Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I probably listened to this book at the wrong time. It was a terrible time in my life and the wounds of that terrible time are still excruciatingly fresh and raw and made me mature and age about a hundred years in the span of two weeks. My expectations of this book could not have been any different from what it turned out to be and now looking back on it as my growing pains have subsided, I feel I missed the point.
The beginning sounded so completely autobiographical and I assume it actually is, but it so suddenly changed tone and direction by clumsily introducing the main character that I felt at a loss for most of the book. It also seemed to jump a lot in time and in between scenes, which made it sometimes difficult to follow.
On the other hand, I greatly appreciated Fisher’s honesty which she infused into the character and her narration. It is rare to find works by an author that appear to be so brutally honest and not ashamed to describe what most people are too afraid to acknowledge: mental health issues.
Overall, it was still a very entertaining book and made even more engaging by Fisher reading it herself. I would definitely recommend it to someone, who is in a good place in their life.
