Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing
By Matthew Perry
In an extraordinary story that only he could tell, Matthew Perry takes readers onto the soundstage of the most successful sitcom of all time while opening up about his private struggles with addiction. Candid, self-aware, and told with his trademark humor, Perry vividly details his lifelong battle with the disease and what fueled it despite seemingly having it all.
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that shares the most intimate details of the love Perry lost, his darkest days, and his greatest friends.
Unflinchingly honest, moving, and hilarious: this is the book fans have been waiting for.
Review
"My brain is trying to kill me..."
Matthew Perry has shone a glaring light on an illness that is the second leading cause of death in the world for those aged 15-24 years. Mental health is a disease that is so often misunderstood and downplayed and yet it kills, it has killed both my brother and my cousin, so this book really hit close to the heart. Perry has bravely written about his struggles with his own mental health as well as his addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs with candid honesty. He does not whitewash the struggles that he has been through, nor does he make endless excuses, he simply speaks from the heart.
What really moved me was his realisation that he had hurt so many people along the way and that it was never his intention to do so, and yet this book gives him a chance to apologise for his behaviour, which he does most sincerely. Perry presents himself as a man who had it all in the eyes of the world, but behind the dazzling light of Chandler Bing was an actor who experienced abandonment issues and insecurities, a man who did not know his own self-worth. I thought Perry was very brave to open up about his past and tell his story as it was for him. I really hope he can remain sober and drug-free and continues to get the right help.
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