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In the Midst of "Star Wars" Madness: The Healing Power of Carrie Fisher
It's no secret life can be a dick. In these times, it's useful to return to beloved books for wisdom, comfort, and/or distraction.
Carrie Fisher is ubiquitous again--thank god, b/c all of us benefit greatly--and I'm super-pro-Princess/General Leia.
BUT, too often the general populace forgets Fisher is an acclaimed writer and a bad-ass eccentric in all the best ways.
When on the cusp of gargling Drano, I often re-read Fisher's first book "Postcards from the Edge" or watch the film adaptation, for which Fisher wrote the even better screenplay. Mike Nichols demonstrates why he was one of the best directors in film history and, nearly a quarter century after its release, I still maintain naysayers are wrong and Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine are wholly believable as mother and daughter. Plus, Gene Hackman rules so fucking hard, as he is wont to do.
I enjoyed Fisher's "Surrender the Pink" and "The Best Awful" (though, really, "The Best Awful" likely would have been edited more vigorously if she weren't a marquee author) and I bypassed "Delusions of Grandma", though I love the title.
"Wishful Drinking" holds a special place in my heart, though, b/c it's delightfully bonkers. Fisher details her singular place in Hollywood history and her family's well-documented lunacy and copious talent. My friend Jade gave me an autographed first edition a few years ago and I treasure it more than a white dude in his twenties treasures his still-in-the-box Chewbacca figurine.
Carrie Fisher is ubiquitous again--thank god, b/c all of us benefit greatly--and I'm super-pro-Princess/General Leia.
BUT, too often the general populace forgets Fisher is an acclaimed writer and a bad-ass eccentric in all the best ways.
When on the cusp of gargling Drano, I often re-read Fisher's first book "Postcards from the Edge" or watch the film adaptation, for which Fisher wrote the even better screenplay. Mike Nichols demonstrates why he was one of the best directors in film history and, nearly a quarter century after its release, I still maintain naysayers are wrong and Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine are wholly believable as mother and daughter. Plus, Gene Hackman rules so fucking hard, as he is wont to do.
I enjoyed Fisher's "Surrender the Pink" and "The Best Awful" (though, really, "The Best Awful" likely would have been edited more vigorously if she weren't a marquee author) and I bypassed "Delusions of Grandma", though I love the title.
"Wishful Drinking" holds a special place in my heart, though, b/c it's delightfully bonkers. Fisher details her singular place in Hollywood history and her family's well-documented lunacy and copious talent. My friend Jade gave me an autographed first edition a few years ago and I treasure it more than a white dude in his twenties treasures his still-in-the-box Chewbacca figurine.
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