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The Best Awful

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The Best Awful

By: Carrie Fisher
Narrated by: Carrie Fisher
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 This sequel to the bestselling Postcards from the Edge contains Carrie’s Fisher’s trademark intelligence and wit that brought Postcards to the Hollywood movie screen.

When we left Suzanne Vale at the end of Carrie Fisher’s bestselling Postcards from the Edge, she had survived drug abuse, rehab, and Hollywood celebrity. The Best Awful takes Suzanne back to the edge with a new set of troubles—not the least of which is that her studio executive husband turned out to be gay and has left her for a man.

Lonely for a man herself, Suzanne decides that her medication is cramping her style, and she goes off her meds—with disastrous results. The “manic” side of the illness convinces her it would be a good idea to get a tattoo, cut off her hair, and head to Mexico with a burly ex-con and a stash of OxyContin. As she wakes up in Tijuana, the “depressive” side kicks in, leading Suzanne through a series of surreal psychotic episodes before landing her in a mental hospital. With the help of her movie star mom, a circle of friends, and even her ex-husband, she begins the long journey back to sanity.

The Best Awful is by turns highly comic and darkly tragic, a roller-coaster ride through the dizzying highs and crushing lows of manic depression, delivered with fast and furious wit.©2004 Deliquese, Inc.; (P)2004 Simon & Schuster, Inc. AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc. Biographical Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Women's Fiction
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I was always a huge fan of Carrie Fisher. Yes, I loved her when she was a Princess and I had posters of her everywhere and even an action figure or two. Well my memories of her are fond, well, they were. After listening to this download I began to feel guilty for my fandom. Clearly she was being manipulated and was not enjoying the celebrity journey. I recall her being interviewed in the 80s and just wanting to be old enough to ask her out. Had I known she was on drugs and our of control, I am sure I'd have questioned my choice. This is a great book. Its hard hitting if you have ever fantasised about sharing a moment with Carrie Fisher.

Fantasy catches up with me and knocks me flying.

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could read this book over n over again and not get bored with it. just a shame we wont be seeing any more books from carrie 😢 . may u r.i.p 💖

fantastic

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Would you recommend The Best Awful to your friends? Why or why not?

I would prefer one of Carrie's autobiographies instead.

Any additional comments?

Basically the same as her autobiographies but with different names attached.

Wishful Drinking in fictional form

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Good and kept me hooked all way through..Found Carrie Fisher easy to listen to .

Had me hooked...

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