The book is the third memoir Fisher wrote, in addition to four novels and a one-woman Broadway show.

[3] The book describes Fisher's affair with co-star Harrison Ford in detail.

[4] The Washington Post's Sibbie O'Sullivan described the book as cringe-worthy, but said, "this memoir is also educational, if you overlook its authorial excesses.

"[1] Anthony Breznican writing in Entertainment Weekly gave the book a rating of B−, saying, "There isn't a lot of insight into the character or the creation of a movie that means so much to so many, but there's tremendous insight into the volatile heart of a young woman, seen through the eyes of her wiser, older self still seeking her place in the universe.

"[5] In early January 2017, shortly after Fisher's death, it topped The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Sellers.