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A review by rokinjaguar
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
I feel a little mixed on this book. It was honest and informative and I loved his attitude. He spoke plainly but with grace about people and situations that have hurt him, but also took full responsibility for his actions. I really respected that
It just felt a little disorganized to me, like it was hard to know when something was happening in the timeline. I also have a hard time connecting with the “hope-filled conclusions” that are always the bookend to when people tell their life story. I’m not sure why. Maybe I’m just not a memoir person.
Either way, I’m glad I read it and I see the value in this book. I think it’s just subjectively not the type of thing I like to read, I guess.
It just felt a little disorganized to me, like it was hard to know when something was happening in the timeline. I also have a hard time connecting with the “hope-filled conclusions” that are always the bookend to when people tell their life story. I’m not sure why. Maybe I’m just not a memoir person.
Either way, I’m glad I read it and I see the value in this book. I think it’s just subjectively not the type of thing I like to read, I guess.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Medical trauma, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Grief, Medical content, and Mental illness
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Vomit
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Gaslighting