The Princess Diarist

The Princess Diarist
Author Carrie Fisher
Country United States
Language English
Subject Memoir
Published November 22, 2016
Publisher Blue Rider Press
Pages 272[1]
45,227 words
ISBN 0-399-17359-5

The Princess Diarist is a memoir written by Carrie Fisher, based on diaries she kept as a young woman around the time she starred in the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The book is the third memoir Fisher has written, in addition to four novels and a one-woman Broadway show.[2]

The book describes Fisher's affair with co-star Harrison Ford in "cringe-worthy", albeit educational, detail.[1] At the time of the relationship, Ford was married with two children and in his early 30s.[3]

Reception

The Washington Post's Sibbie O'Sullivan described the book as cringe-worthy, but said, "this memoir is also educational, if you overlook its authorial excesses."[1] Anthony Breznican writing in Entertainment Weekly gave the book a rating of B-, saying, "There isn’t a lot of insight into the character or the creation of a movie that means so much to so many, but there’s tremendous insight into the volatile heart of a young woman, seen through the eyes of her wiser, older self still seeking her place in the universe."[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 O'Sullivan, Sibbie (November 17, 2016). "Kissing Harrison Ford and other cringe-worthy moments in Carrie Fisher's book". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  2. Biersdorfer, J.D. (November 29, 2016). "Carrie Fisher Has More to Say About Her Life in 'Star Wars'". The New York Times. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  3. Felsenthal, Julia (November 22, 2016). "Why Carrie Fisher's New Memoir Will Appeal to More Than Just Star Wars Fans". Vogue. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  4. Breznican, Anthony (November 22, 2016). "The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
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