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Přátelé, lásky a ten ohromný průšvih by Matthew Perry

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hollierhiannon's review against another edition

5.0

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I finished watching Friends for the first time a couple of weeks ago and was left with a hole inside me because of how much I loved these characters, particularly Chandler Bing. I decided then that I would listen to him tell his story and my goodness, what a story. This broke me to the point I was crying on the train listening to him. He certainly doesn’t shy away from the gory details and is so raw and honest. It hurts me even more that he talks about quitting smoking so that he could live well into his eighties. Rest in peace, Matthew. Thank you for everything 🤍

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booksalacarte's review against another edition

3.5

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3.5⭐️

Celebrity
Alcoholism
Drug use
Medical trauma
Abandonment

Reading this after Matthew Perry has passed is very eerie.

I’m not a Friends Fangirl. But I did enjoy this memoir.

I found myself having second hand embarrassment so often. His self depreciation sense of humor is funny, ironic and sad. He’s so self aware of his issues thanks to all of his stints in rehab and therapy. It makes for a very blatantly honest memoir.

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kojafar's review against another edition

3.75

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A must-read if you want to understand addiction and all of its fucked up, devious ways, and how it can eat away at an otherwise excellent human being. Matthew Perry is incredibly eloquent and self aware throughout this great-wrenching and brutally honest memoir. Having read it after his death, and on audiobook,, his words are especially poignant and devastatingly sad but still inspiring as he always lives in hope that things will go better again one day.

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thebookishbunny's review against another edition

2.5

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aleesha_mcnair14's review against another edition

5.0

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This was such a heartbreaking book. It made me laugh, giggle and emphasise with an actir that played such a huge role for me as a child growing up watching friends. I never once until later life knew or began to understand the torture he was hoing through with addiction. The stories about all the women he had dated, cheated on and instantly regretted it made me slap my head in annoyance just as he probably did. Discovering all the celebs he dated, only to end things because he believed he wasn't enough was sad to read, especially with his relationship with Julia Roberts. I giggled at all of his stories about friends. A show I loved and forever will that delved deeper into how big of a support network they all were for him. The rollercoaster ride of addition was something of an accumulation of rising factors from his abandonment issues to his growing need for fame and something to fill the void. In parts it was hard to understand due to the time jumps, however his stories were still interesting to read. The last chapter was the saddest for me. Matthew stated that he had accepted who he was and refused to be defined by his addition and for his most famous role in friends. He atated that he wanted children and marriage and in doing so had to come to terms with the idea that he could just be Matthew and be loved for that. I do hope he found peace before he passed away as he always achieved his greatest desire of making people laugh which millions loved him for.

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jadiedaffodil's review against another edition

3.0

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jax10124's review against another edition

4.0

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Ok vibes for this book: troubled waters, but hope on the horizon.

He always talks about the view. He loves a good view. And this both makes me smile and feel like he and I would get along (cuz so do I) but also makes me sad because the last photo I saw of him was after his death as we saw him in his pool looking out at the view.

The book jumps around a lot, but I think that was intentional… can’t say that for sure because I did audiobook, but the interludes were continual but disjointed from each chapter, so… connected but jumpy.

And the ending made me sad because it’s hopeful and we know what happened after it was published. But overall, I found it hopeful and I think it helped to point out to those that don’t understand addictions that there’s different brain chemistry. They can’t do anything about it. But hopefully one day we will learn something that can help better than what we have now.

RIP Matthew. You deserve to have some peace. 🕊️

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helenferg's review against another edition

4.0

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frejaligatr's review against another edition

3.0

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sofiadelprete241's review against another edition

5.0

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