Carrie Fisher’s new memoir, “The Princess Diarist,” is about her short-lived affair with Harrison Ford during the shooting of “Star Wars,” when Fisher was 19. “The Princess Diarist,” by Carrie Fisher (Blue Rider)But this memoir is also educational, if you overlook its authorial excesses. .” Cringe-worthy writing, yes, but thank goodness for that “otherwise.”Too many cringe-worthy jokes: Remember that Fisher is the product of the song-and-dance-team Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, so some stand-up is expected. too much information: During the filming of “Star Wars,” Fisher was lathered in lip gloss, so much so that “if I was licking my lips in some come-hither way, that still wouldn’t account for that slap of sticky shine. These poignant entries remind us of the universal, indeed galactic, wish we all have to be loved and desired.

Source: Washington Post November 17, 2016 15:45 UTC