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Přátelé, lásky a ten ohromný průšvih by Matthew Perry

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jaduhluhdabooks's review against another edition

4.0
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A beautifully haunting memoir about people and addiction and the truth behind the reality of strongholds like alcoholism and drug usage. The deep reality of mental illness and the journey of life with it is not an easy story to tell and I think the organization of the book speaks to the vulnerability of that truth and maybe that’s an unpopular opinion, but I think it symbolic. 

I also listened to Matthew read his story a part from reading it and that allowed me to grasp the full affect of the organization of the book and intently listen to Matthew’s story. Memoirs are powerful and this one was no different. I always feel so honored after reading someone’s story, to be invited in is a gift alone.
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Ik heb geluisterd naar het audioboek. Dat deed aan de ene kant deugd, hem zelf z'n verhaal horen vertellen. Aan de andere kant zó triest hoe hij vertelt over z'n dromen en hoop voor de toekomst, wetende dat die toekomst maar zeer kort meer zou mogen duren voor hem. 

Bedankt voor alle keren dat je me deed lachen, Matty. Het ga je goed, waar je ook bent 💖
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leigh_andarna's review against another edition

5.0
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greena92's review against another edition

5.0
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Holy shit Matthew Perry can write. There was humour and darkness and you really felt you got real insight into him. I read this after he died so that really had an affect particularly how he wrote such a
hopeful ending for the future.
Read it in a weekend and didn’t want it to end. Full of honesty and redemption, he holds nothing back and doesn’t sugarcoat his scars and the mistakes he’s made. Truly an amazing memoir. 
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redheadbookgirl's review against another edition

5.0
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▫️Addiction/drug abuse
▫️Brutally raw + honest writing
▫️Autobiography spanning decades
▫️Not just a 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 memoir

Could I 𝐁𝐄 any more heartbroken after reading that last page? How do I even begin to write about this book + how it made me feel? Poignant, raw, and utterly heartbreaking, there are certainly undertones of the dry wit that we came to know Perry for, but ultimately this a was devastatingly vulnerable and honest account of the decades of struggles he endured. 

I don’t think I’ve ever been so heartbroken by a celebrity’s passing + I knew from the off that this would be a difficult read. I, like many others, knew some of Perry’s struggles, but not the extent. From Kudrow’s foreword: [𝘏𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘰 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘺] & the book’s opening line: [“𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥”] I had already lost it and was bawling. It’s eerily surreal + hits even harder reading Perry’s story, knowing he is no longer with us. 

I also had no idea how much parallel was held between Perry and the character of Chandler. He was, and always will be, my favourite friend but he was so much more than that + it’s heartbreaking to know he was battling such severe demons every day behind that smile and those one liners. He was struggling to live, but he still made us laugh, he still helped so many people and he still created a legacy. Perhaps saddest of all, was how hopeful he sounded at the end of the book and how close he seemed to his real fresh start. 

This book was an incredibly difficult read but I am so grateful to have understood Perry a little more + feel honoured to have had an insight into his story. May you finally be at peace Matty🤎
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tinkerbell2706's review against another edition

5.0
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I found the book really insightful into Marty’s life and the hold that addition had on his life. 
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allieskat17's review against another edition

5.0
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An honest and heartbreaking story of the addiction that ran Matthew Perry’s life. This book chronicles his struggles with trauma, mental illness, and addiction in many different forms. Towards the end he even says he knows that it will kill him which is sadder to read since his death
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maddyrosem's review against another edition

5.0
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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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5.0
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This look behind the curtain is heartbreaking. As someone who will always remember Matthew as Chandler, I will now remember him for his willingness and desire to help others through what he too was suffering from.
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