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Listening to this audiobook after his passing made it even more heartbreaking. Here‘s to hoping that he has finally found peace ❤️

I don‘t feel comfortable reviewing this.

Matthew Perry‘s memoir accounts his life in somewhat of an anachronistic order from his life with his mom in Canada and father in LA, to lifelong struggles with addiction. At the end of his memoir, Perry seems to have overcome his biggest battles, but sadly we know where his story ultimately ends.

Definitely tough to hear about all of Matthew Perry‘s struggles with addiction and his health, especially after his passing. This was really interesting book to hear about his life and what he went through and some backstory about his career. I really enjoyed this one, even though it was tough to know that he passed away shortly after he wrote it.

Wasn‘t sure I wanted to read this one, but I needed an audiobook today and it was available. Chandler was absolutely my fave character on Friends. It is really hard listening to this book and even though I knew what it would be about… Addiction and abandonment issues 😢

Ooof, Matthew Perry‘s story was a lot rougher than I realized. Very glad I read it though, definitely a page turner. RIP.

I thought Perry came across really shallow, self centered, and vain in this book. He writes about all the great things he did and women he slept with and drugs he did. But he never knew any sort of peace or satisfaction. Sad story in my opinion.

Listening to his self-narrative memoir. Enjoying it so far!

As much as I loved Matthew Perry and Friends, I didn‘t have a big desire to read his memoir. Until he died. His death BROKE me. And so I felt I had to read about this troubled soul. However, this is not the most well-written memoir. Lots of repetition & timelines jumping back & forth which just made it confusing. But overall, I‘m mostly just sad. R.I.P. Matty. 😢

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It pains me to give this a so-so rating because it seems mean-spirited to speak ill of the dead. However, this memoir by Matthew Perry, which describes his lifelong battle with addiction in exhaustive and harsh detail, is fairly repetitive with a rambling timeline. It may have been cathartic for him to write; it‘s a bit of a struggle to read. Especially now. What a sad, tragic story. Would that it could have ended differently.

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This audiobook was on my library holds list since it's release. When it became available to me a few weeks ago, so soon after his death, I jumped at the chance to borrow it. I don't know what else to say, other than to say that this memoir was very insightful and entertaining, and I would recommend it to any Chandler fan. ;)

Listened to the audiobook which is narrated by Matthew Perry. He was a favorite actor of mine and Chandler was my favorite character on Friends. He didn‘t hold much back in this book and really put himself out there.
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An interesting read. When you watch someone in a favourite show you have no inkling of what their real life is like.

Next up . . . A colleague added it to our works library, seems like the right time to start it 😢

This was an interesting read. Brave of himself to put his whole life in a book. Not everyone can air their faults and be comfortable doing so.
With his humor aside, he went through A LOT.
May he rest in comfortable peace.

I enjoyed this book. I got to see Matthew Perry‘s cute & charming sense of humor. He reminds me so much of Chandler Bing from Friends. I had no idea he had this disease that brought him close to death so many times. You never know what anyone is going through. But I‘m glad his dream came true and that he was able to write this book & have it published so other people who are going through the same thing can see that they are not alone. Bless him!

This was on my TBR pile and after his death I jumped right on it. What a great book to read via audio! RIP Matthew Perry. Your autobiography is truly your legacy.

I picked this up after his tragic death and I regret not reading it sooner. My review is too long and in the comments. Book #68 in 2023

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Oh man…. Friends was and still is my favorite show. Matthew Perry was a fighter and it‘s sad that he‘s left this world. 😢

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Having listened to this so recently, I can't say his death came as a shock today... and yet, it did 💔

I‘ve had this memoir on my TBR pile for a little while now. In light of what‘s just happened, I feel compelled to read this right away. ‘Hi my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And I should be dead. If you like, you can consider what you‘re about to read as a message from the beyond, my beyond.‘ … how hauntingly poignant the opening paragraph is. RIP Matthew Perry, you beautiful, fabulous man.

Oh, Mathew 😭💔

I just can't believe he's gone 😭 Friends has been, & always will be one of my favorite shows of all time & it's because of this man. Friends was always there for me when I had a bad day or didn't feel well or just wanted something comforting. I've rewatched it countless times & the characters became my friends too. My husband & I fell in love while watching the show together.
Now I need to go watch the show for the billionth time & cry😭😭😭😭😭

No clue what happened… but how very sad.

I am so heartbroken over the news of Matthew‘s death. I read his memoir earlier this year and was really rooting for him to live his best life. RIP 😭

Rest in peace ☹️

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I'm heartbroken to hear of Matthew's death. 😥

This is not the big, terrible thing I wanted to hear about today. I read Matthew‘s book last year and was really rooting for him in recovery. He didn‘t get enough time.

He sure made me laugh as Chandler for a lot of years, though. Thanks, Matty. RIP.

https://www.tmz.com/2023/10/28/friends-star-matthew-perry-dead-dies-drowning/

This was incredibly sad. And hard to read, as a friends fan. A little triggering for someone with an addictive personality

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Reading this one at the moment too. I started reading it back in May and I was struggling with it because it‘s Non-Fiction and I don‘t really read Non-Fiction novels. I love the show Friends and I‘m a fan of the actor, that‘s why I borrowed the book and started reading it. It‘s funny so far. I can definitely see that Matthew Perry is a lot like the character he played on Friends. Can he be anymore like him?! 😂😂

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/jZqi-9rAmCs

Enjoy!

An interesting memoir that really dives into the horrors of addiction and how it‘s not a choice, but a disease. Although it touches on Friends and his experiences in film and TV, it‘s more focused on how his addiction impacted those experiences. Always nice to listen to the audiobook with the author‘s own voice.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ I don‘t know… He‘s gone through a lot and I wish him the best. Parts of the book were engaging. I don‘t want to minimize his very real challenges, but also, he‘s so incredibly privileged and pampered that it‘s a little exasperating listening to what seems like the same cycle on repeat for decades. From the book his growth seems sort of surface level and the story is not particularly satisfying.

I love Friends, and I‘d heard a lot about Perry‘s battles with drug abuse and alcoholism, so thought I‘d give this memoir a shot. Perry‘s writing is very honest and open, albeit a tad too casual and informal. I didn‘t enjoy the “writing” but I did appreciate the candour with which he dealt with his demons and his experiences struggling with abuse. Really sad what he‘s been through, but kudos for fighting through it. But not a book for everyone.

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Quite a book! His colon burst from overuse of opioids and he had a 2% chance of survival at that point. Addiction can really age a person.

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3.5 out of 5

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Even not being a ‘Friends‘ fan, this one was on my radar. If for no other reason than pure curiosity.

I‘m happy to report that, although I‘m probably on the #UnpopularOpinion team, I enjoyed this one. It was a frank memoir of an addict. No🐂💩& no holds barred, as it should be imo. A great #ImpulseRead audiobook for today!

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It‘s the ‘Victoria Day‘ long weekend. Everyone‘s official summer start where I am so, I‘m taking advantage of the extra reading time.

This audiobook🎧📕 #ImpulseRead is brought to me by Libby🤣🤓📚 Came in just in time for me to take a quick walk to get some☕️🥛.

Mine looks to be the #UnpopularOpinion but, so far at 15% in, I‘m liking the no🐂💩/frank approach he has with speaking about himself👏🏻

Matthew, I always give biographies 5 stars as I'm not in the business of rating people's lives but this is one hot mess.

I'm a big Friends fan but I didn't need your book in my life.

If this was published 15 years ago I'd roll my eyes. I expect better from a book published in 2022.

I tell you where there is a bias Matthew, it's in publishing, as men like you get paid to write to write and promote this kind of narrative.

Ugh, what a mess.

Too little, too late? MP is assuming his book will get other printings?

Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name.

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On this weeks Manuscript Monday Kim recommends this book not because it‘s good but because she want to know if others felt the same way she did. If you‘ve read it let me know. https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/manuscript-monday-friends-lovers-and-the-bi...

Audio and puzzle done! #AwesomeApril readathon in full swing 👏🏻👏🏻 of course I lost a piece 🤦🏻‍♀️ my bench mark of being better than Prince Harry continues 🤣😬 and this is. MP can write. He is not likeable but the book is engaging. This is my third celebrity memoir about addiction, I‘m going to need to take a break from substance abuse