carrie fisher book postcards from the edge

Anyone can play - just copy the first paragraph of the first chapter (or prologue) and include a picture of the book cover. Perhaps stick to recounting stories about yourself and not using a straw man in the form of Suzanne Vale.First Chapter, First Paragraph, is a meme hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea. Thank you Madam Fisher for your insights. If only to honour her recent passing, I will likely try the second Vale piece and see what comes of this, but I am certain to list RETURN TO SENDER on this particular postcard. This was not a story as much as it was a means to express herself without using her own name and experiences. A few characters who were lacklustre and a plot… was there one? At times I was unsure what I was reading, wondering if this might be some form of monologue that sought to tell stories and anecdotes. Fisher seeks, I think, to portray a form of herself in the Vale character, but it comes across more as a justification for acts and serves as a trivial and superficial approach to life. However, like all people, actors are people and have to face the everyday world. I also am sure that it is difficult to be a Hollywood actress and face the rigours of the bright lights and paparazzi on a daily basis. I respect that everyone has their life and ideas that shape them. Truly a scattering of thoughts that tries to relate back to her own life, Fisher may have work her side-buns too tightly if this is supposed to be high quality writing. By the end of this short piece, she has found a form of amorous connection, though it is unclear if it will be long-lasting. However, as seems to be the yoke of all those who have tasted fame, she finds herself in a form of purgatory, unsure where she fits in and how others will see her. Released back into her real world, Vale begins the slow process of re-establishing herself, securing a new agent while trying to return to the life she knows so well.

While there, she recounts some of her views on fellow addicts and the trials of life on the inside. Suzanne Vale is an actress who has succumbed to the horrors of addiction and finds herself in a treatment facility. In her first piece of fiction, Fisher seeks to relay some sentiments through this quasi-biographical story.

Carrie fisher book postcards from the edge