Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

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

58 reviews

hsage's review against another edition

funny sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Great story and loved getting to hear Matthew narrate his own book, but it was crushing to listen to knowing how his story ends. He repeatedly says “I shouldn’t be alive”/“I can’t believe I’m alive” and it was a gut punch each time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

lilybarna's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

His story deserves to be shared, even though he is no longer here to share it himself. He told it beautifully and without frills. Gave me chills to hear his voice, I listen to all my audiobooks in at least 1.5x speed which worked well here. We miss you Matty, I hope you’re having a laugh up there now 🤍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Car accident

booksalacarte's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

reagannbrookee's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jennafur's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content

marleen02's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

monica_moser's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

kck7866's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

A must read for anyone who loves an addict and /or is one themselves. I devoured this book. It is heartbreaking and beautiful and funny and deeply unsettling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

erica_reads_things's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Reading this in light of Matthew's death was absolutely heartbreaking. Him and Friends was a large part of my media growing up and I am so thankful to be able to have gotten this insight into his life, struggles, and ultimate path to a life that he was happy and fulfilled with. A life that was much much too short. I really enjoyed hearing him narrate this himself - his voice and personality really shine amongst the humor and heart of this memoir. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity

kristyhill's review

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail