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A Royal Review

"I must be who I am and people adjust to it. Don't try to rush or influence
the decision. Do not let what you think they think of you make you stop and
question everything you are. Surely between the various yous, you can find 
that you not only have enough going for you to keep you going, but to 'take
you far.' Maybe even to Alderaan and back,". 

Reading Carrie Fisher's memoir The Princess Diarist was enlightening in more ways than one. Throughout the piece, Fisher shares with the reader that in her early adult years she was contemplating between who she was and who she wanted to be. The diary entries Fisher shares within this memoir are insightful as to who she was not only as an actress, but as a woman and a writer. Her poetry was beautiful and inspiring, followed by her prose that was intimate and eye-opening. Fisher clearly held more thoughts in her mind than most people, including being her worst critic. I find her ideas and thoughts interesting--not many people are willing to divulge any "dirty laundry" or "frowned upon" actions, but Fisher had no problem doing so. I find this empowering for her--she is simply stating to people, almost directly embracing the quote in the beginning of this post, that everyone should take each other as they are and take who they are themselves as well. A majority of this memoir discusses Fisher's 3 month affair with Harrison Ford during the making of Star Wars Episode IV. Even though she admits to what happened between the two of them, the intimate details and specific instances are kept quite short and guarded from the readers. I don't necessarily find this odd, considering what happened between the two of them has been kept secret for a number of decades. The decision to share it makes Fisher look as if she wanted to get things off her chest and put skeptical rumors to rest, which she indeed accomplished in writing this memoir. I'd recommend this memoir to anyone interested in getting a more intimate look at Carrie Fisher's lifestyle--not Princess Leia Organa's just to be clear. Fisher's memoir establishes who she is as a person, a real-life woman named Carrie--not a galactic, sassy princess.   

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