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jordynbixman 's review for:
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
by Matthew Perry
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
i loved listening to this! Matthew Perry’s voice is really comforting for some reason. could definitely be bc i love Friends so much!
i just realized that tomorrow will be a year since his death, so it’s funny i decided to listen to it now.
the only note i have is that it did feel like we jumped around a lot so timelines were somewhat difficult to grasp. i would love to physically read this to get a better idea of the sequence of events!
everything in this book was so raw, honest, and vulnerable. he doesn’t try to make the hard topics more palatable even though they can be really difficult/disturbing to read/listen to.
to be clear, the book still has funny moments. there are definitely light-hearted breaks between the heaviness, which can feel very necessary when the majority of the book is about his struggles throughout his life.
overall, i really wish i would’ve physically read this while listening, or at least had a physical copy to refer to when the timeline became too convoluted. i do feel like it was impactful to hear him narrate, though! highly recommend!
i just realized that tomorrow will be a year since his death, so it’s funny i decided to listen to it now.
the only note i have is that it did feel like we jumped around a lot so timelines were somewhat difficult to grasp. i would love to physically read this to get a better idea of the sequence of events!
everything in this book was so raw, honest, and vulnerable. he doesn’t try to make the hard topics more palatable even though they can be really difficult/disturbing to read/listen to.
to be clear, the book still has funny moments. there are definitely light-hearted breaks between the heaviness, which can feel very necessary when the majority of the book is about his struggles throughout his life.
overall, i really wish i would’ve physically read this while listening, or at least had a physical copy to refer to when the timeline became too convoluted. i do feel like it was impactful to hear him narrate, though! highly recommend!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol