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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
I had intended to read this at some stage, and when Matthew Perry sadly died recently I decided to reserve it from the library. It arrived quicker than I expected! I haven't seen all the episodes of the TV show Friends (236, apparently) - maybe 100 or so, because I watched some of the reruns with my daughter when she was a teen. There is so much in popular culture that comes from this show: the Rachel haircut, Joey's "how you doin'?", Ross's "Pivot!"... that I was interested enough to want to read about Perry's time on Friends and the "Big Terrible Thing", which was his drug addiction and alcoholism. I found parts of it good, but there was an awful lot of name-dropping, blaming of other people, and repetition that made it feel like wading through treacle at times, although it's a short book so I was happy to persevere. There isn't an awful lot about Friends in it, which was a shame. I did feel very sorry for Perry. He was clearly facing some terrible demons. There is no conclusive cause of death yet, and I'm not going to speculate, but I do hope that Matty, as his family and friends called him, is now at peace.
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
emotional
funny
slow-paced
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I put this on hold at the library 3 days before Matthew Perry died. It recently came off of holds and I decided to read it. It was so eerie, but incredibly worth the read. Matthew Perry uses his familiar humor to narrate his life and the way he connects it to how he was being perceived in public during the time was chilling. I really enjoyed this one - time to rewatch Friends for the millionth time. Last book read of 2023.
dark
sad
medium-paced
I started reading this, coincidentally, as we started rewatching Friends. To see this beloved character transform on screen due to the heartbreaking story I was reading, was very confronting. To know how much pain someone can be in, yet appear so happy, floored me.
I cannot recommend this enough. One of my favourites of the year, and of all time & would EASILY put this as equal favourite memoirs with Open by Andre Agassi.
Just, holy fuck. Get this book, stat.
I cannot recommend this enough. One of my favourites of the year, and of all time & would EASILY put this as equal favourite memoirs with Open by Andre Agassi.
Just, holy fuck. Get this book, stat.