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A review by teacupsandfirereads
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
This memoir is beautiful and heartbreaking all at once. I think Matthew did an amazing job of showing the reality of addiction and what it is like in different forms. He did not shy away or sugar coat the ugly, difficult parts of it. For that, I think he deserves all the credit. Though is seemed a bit haphazard at times, I think it was an important part of it. Knowing he is now gone, makes it even more heartbreaking because you can tell he was really trying to do better. But addiction is a hard thing. He said it himself, addicts are not bad people.
PS. I did not watch Friends
PS. I did not watch Friends
Graphic: Medical content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Addiction, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual content