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	<title>Chasing Education &#187; Wishful Drinking</title>
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		<title>wishful drinking&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a few months since I read Carrie Fisher&#8217;s Wishful Drinking which is also a stage memoir. I have been hesitant to write a review, because I don&#8217;t have much to say. To rave about this book would be to celebrate mediocrity– a practice I do not condone. But to give a negative review [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i173/ohsodramatric/wishful_drinking.jpg" alt="" width="242" height="312" />It&#8217;s been a few months since I read Carrie Fisher&#8217;s <em>Wishful Drinking </em>which is also a stage memoir.</p>
<p>I have been hesitant to write a review, because I don&#8217;t have much to say. To rave about this book would be to celebrate mediocrity– a practice I do not condone. But to give a negative review would also be unjust.</p>
<p>I bought the book because the title was catchy. I knew nothing of the stage memoir and all I knew of Carrie Fisher was her Leia days– about which she speaks humorously in this memoir. I&#8217;ll admit the book was funny–sometimes laugh out loud, share with your friends. Fisher&#8217;s conversational tone makes it an easy read. But it was just missing something.</p>
<p>I spent the whole book waiting for the climax, the epic emotional breakdown,  the details of her electroshock therapy. Luckily, I wasn&#8217;t waiting for very long–the book ended just 176, short, large-print pages.</p>
<p>I wouldn&#8217;t recommend that anyone go out and buy the book–I didn&#8217;t laugh <em>that</em> hard– but if you can get your hands on it for a bargain price or borrow it from your local library, it&#8217;s a fun read.</p>
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