The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher

The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher-257 pages

I wanted to read this since Carrie Fisher just passed away and I am a fan of Star Wars. I enjoyed reading this and it was enthralling to read her candid thoughts, both at the time and now, on her affair with Harrison Ford, her becoming a celebrity/star, and being Princess Leia. Overall, I am glad that I read it. It is an easy, flowing read.

Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life by Melissa Joan Hart

Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life by Melissa Joan Hart - 276 pages

This is Melissa Joan Hart's memoir of her life in show business.  She talks about her childhood as attending school in the suburbs while moonlighting as a commercials and theater actress.  She then talks about her two big series - Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.  She makes it plain that a lot of her "clean" image is simply from the fact that nobody ever got photos of her drunk or doing drugs - which she did quite often before marrying.  She also talks about her marriage, her sons, and trying to work as a mother.
The book is written in a very conversational style which makes it extremely easy to read.  I don't usually read biographies / memoirs, but this one was fun.  She tells enough stories and names enough names to make it interesting without really trashing anybody too much.  A fun read!