Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

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

59 reviews

readorperish's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.25

First off, I’m not a “Friends” fan. It doesn’t represent my generation and I don’t find it funny or interesting. However, I have seen the author interviewed on Dave Letterman’s show and found him funny and quick witted. Tragically, the book was published right before Perry’s death. Do we blame addicts for their demises? Does the fact that Perry was rich and famous make us less sympathetic to his plight? Is it fair to blame his parents? I’m guessing Perry would have traded his fame and wealth for a wife and children, but ultimately he came to that realization too late.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, and Excrement

julieyael's review

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

holliesatchell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Medical content, Cursing, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Vomit, Excrement, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

maukingbird's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Vomit, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

marleen02's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Alcohol, Addiction, Medical content, Vomit, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lay_kone's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug use, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Medical content, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Vomit

ericanoll11's review against another edition

emotional funny sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Vomit

emilyandthewhippet's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Vomit, Body shaming, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, Medical trauma, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Infidelity

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

beklovesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

2.5

The whole thing is just so sad knowing in the end his addiction won out. It’s also difficult to hear how much he used women. Ultimately, his story makes sense- he had a real set up in life to be a drug addict . He references the Big book and 12-step a lot. There’s a little about his friends co-stars and tons of other name-dropping. Heartbreaking, but Just ok. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Drug use, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, and Addiction

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Toxic friendship, Cursing, and Sexism

Minor: Ableism, Vomit, Violence, and Abandonment