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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

23 reviews

julieyael's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This is a very deep and profound view of what addiction is, and life as an addict, as well as the everyday struggle against this addiction. 
It’s well written in a quite light and funny style, which makes it more bearable for the reader but also doesn’t diminish the hardships the author went through. 
Be prepared for a tough read, but a good one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Cursing, Excrement, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit, Car accident, and Death

likeagilmoregirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Vomit, Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Car accident

lovelybubbles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Cursing, Addiction, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Car accident, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Mental illness

artemisx's review

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Addiction, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

wander_read_love's review

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Addiction, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Abandonment, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Car accident

maddyrosem's review

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Brilliantly written and narrated. Perry does a great job of explaining what it’s like to suffer from addiction. Despite some of the very dark topics he’s been through, he keeps it just light enough to keep you reading whilst understanding the weight of it all. Now knowing everything he’s been through, it’s even more heartbreaking knowing he passed so young. RIP Matthew Perry

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Car accident

bookbinbaby's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

This was some real insight of the man behind so many beloved characters not least of all 'Chandler Bing' of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. What others have said about it needing to have been edited better is valid, as there is no clear order but perhaps this is reflective of a person just meandering through their thoughts on moments in throughout their tumultuou life...? There were parts that could have been put together so the flow was better and would need less repeating/re-explananation of it connecting to another memory for example, however there was a part towards the end that did jar me a bit as I felt I had definitely read it earlier in the book word for word... Saying that to me it was a sad read of a person crying out for help but not being able to (due to their childhood experiences) let their guard down enough to show just how vulnerable and wounded they were, instead it tended to careen into self destruction, although definitely highlighted the opioid crisis that has and still does grip the USA. Can't say I felt good about how blasé and insincere they came across in regards to their close relationships, every woman being an 'angel' yet being treated as they were by him (again self sabotage and ego?). There were a lot of issues and unresolved baggage for Perry to overcome but avoided at all costs due to fear and pain. I feel a lot of sadness for him. May he RIP. It was interesting to get a brief insight into the industry and who he met/knew and considered friends (don't understand the repeated snub against Keanu Reeves though that seemed a bit targeted and mean spirited) and who was a rising star and who wasn't, the impact he had on others and moments in cultural history and in making things happen in terms of show making like 'Friends' and in movies etc, but he struck me as a profoundly lonely human who found it hard to see things from a POV other than their own, sadly used by other people at times which just added to his many issues, and seemed to want to be better than anyone else which he realises and says of himself. Some deep insecurities there and fear of making himself vulnerable (understandable of course) just so sad. The last chapter is really reflective and full of hope and gratitude and feels like a real corner has been turned in terms of recovery but also maybe with what is known now like a goodbye. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Drug use, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Pandemic/Epidemic, Car accident, Vomit, and Excrement

amygracewillis's review

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

2.0

I don’t usually post reviews or ratings.

Who ever the editor is for this book should look for a new profession. If I have to be told one more time that he is the funniest person in the room at any point and how many girls he shagged in California in the 90s and 00s one more time I will scream.

There is absolutely no timeline to follow, you just get random stories with no context, good luck trying to figure out what year we are in at any point. 

I just wanted to find out a bit of behind the scenes stuff about friends and a bit about his struggle with addiction, but instead I got to learn that when he got sober he used to go to clubs to pick up girls because being sober was more attractive to them at 2am? What the fuck?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

Minor: Car accident, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Cancer, Confinement, Excrement, and Self harm

tays_books's review

reflective sad medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Abandonment, Addiction, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Cursing, Self harm, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Excrement, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident and Infidelity

chasingpages1's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, and Excrement

Moderate: Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Abandonment, and Car accident