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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Listening to this memoir while also rewatching friends was a really insightful experience. I always think hearing the story from the author themselves adds a dimension to a memoir, but also seeing it in the progression of his beloved tv show added more depth for me.
I think at the beginning of the memoir it was hard to have sympathy for him, but by the end you understand those choices were purposeful, and reflected how Perry felt about himself during his darkest times. A raw, unflinching story of addiction and mental illness, and some of it was hard to listen to. You’re rooting for someone so hard, and they keep making self destructive choices.
I think the organization of it left something to be desired; not all memoirs have to be perfectly chronological but I felt like parts of the story at the end were the same as some of the beginning, and it was kind of confusing.
The most heartbreaking part for me, reading it in 2025, was that he had so much hope for his future. He eventually had gotten a handle on his disease by the end of the memoir, and kept saying things like “there’s still time!” And that broke me in half.
Be prepared to go through a rollercoaster of emotions reading this, it’s definitely a gut punch.
I think at the beginning of the memoir it was hard to have sympathy for him, but by the end you understand those choices were purposeful, and reflected how Perry felt about himself during his darkest times. A raw, unflinching story of addiction and mental illness, and some of it was hard to listen to. You’re rooting for someone so hard, and they keep making self destructive choices.
I think the organization of it left something to be desired; not all memoirs have to be perfectly chronological but I felt like parts of the story at the end were the same as some of the beginning, and it was kind of confusing.
The most heartbreaking part for me, reading it in 2025, was that he had so much hope for his future. He eventually had gotten a handle on his disease by the end of the memoir, and kept saying things like “there’s still time!” And that broke me in half.
Be prepared to go through a rollercoaster of emotions reading this, it’s definitely a gut punch.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content
Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Gaslighting, Abandonment
A mix of a little laughter but mostly the cruel world of addiction. I found the book repetitive at times. Having read this after the author passed away I feel he knew this outcome was on the horizon as he survived many things that he shouldn’t have and his body had been through a lot
Tough to listen to (such a tough life), but worth it especially if you are a friends fan or know someone who has suffered from addiction. A bit repetitive at points but overall decent read.
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
“Trust me to take trying to feel better to death’s door.”
“It was times like this when the haze was deepest that I could imagine my life wasn't full of holes.”
“Reality is an acquired taste.”
“I used to want to be the only funny one, but at the ripe age of 24 I knew that it was better if everyone was funny.”
“Now all these years later, I’m certain that I got famous so I would not waste my entire life trying to get famous. You have to get famous to know that it’s not the answer, and nobody that’s not famous will ever truly believe that.”
“It was times like this when the haze was deepest that I could imagine my life wasn't full of holes.”
“Reality is an acquired taste.”
“I used to want to be the only funny one, but at the ripe age of 24 I knew that it was better if everyone was funny.”
“Now all these years later, I’m certain that I got famous so I would not waste my entire life trying to get famous. You have to get famous to know that it’s not the answer, and nobody that’s not famous will ever truly believe that.”
I don’t really like to rate memoirs.
It was very interesting and my first memoir. I will be honest the timeline throughout the whole book was very confusing. There were times where I was like where was he in life during this time because he just jumped forward to COVID to back when he was shooting for friends. Very informative emotionally trying to understand the mental process of an addict.
It was very interesting and my first memoir. I will be honest the timeline throughout the whole book was very confusing. There were times where I was like where was he in life during this time because he just jumped forward to COVID to back when he was shooting for friends. Very informative emotionally trying to understand the mental process of an addict.