Chat corner 90: The Princess Diarist
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dreamwarsWelcome to the Monday chat corner!
It occurs to me that we haven’t done meta/behind-the-scenes material in a while. So, this week the topic is The Princess Diarist, Carrie Fisher’s last memoir, based on the diaries she kept around the time she filmed Star Wars in 1977.
Have you read the book? Do you have any thoughts?
(Also, if you have meta/behind-the-scenes books, documents, or other media you’d like to talk about, please share!)
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Date: 2023-01-10 03:50 am (UTC)I have not read this particular book, but I have read Wishful Drinking and a recording of the stage show it was based on, which covers some but not all of the same territory. There was a hell of lot more going on backstage and behind the scenes than I was aware of as a kid!
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Date: 2023-01-10 09:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-01-11 12:23 am (UTC)Don't know if it's still up, but the version I saw was streaming on HBO Max for a while.
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Date: 2023-01-11 06:10 am (UTC)I've read Wishful Drinking and I'm really glad I did. The writing and story is pretty raw, but it has so much personality.
(I find myself avoiding the words "I liked the book", but tbh it really doesn't apply to my experience. I feel like I have been punched in the face by it, but in a good way. *shrugs* Carrie!)