Summary Of Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing:: A Memoir by Mathew Perry

by Allison G. Garcia

This is not a book written by Mathew Perry. It is an independent publication written to summarize the original book Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible A Memoir by Matthew Perry. It gives a review of the original book.

ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK

“Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And I should be dead.”

So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, there was five-year-old Matthew, who traveled from Montreal to Los Angeles, shuffling between his separated parents; fourteen-year-old Matthew, who was a nationally ranked tennis star in Canada; twenty-four-year-old Matthew, who nabbed a coveted role as a lead cast member on the talked-about pilot then called Friends Like Us. . . and so much more.

In an extraordinary story that only he could tell and in the heartfelt, hilarious, and warmly familiar way only he could tell it Matthew Perry lays bare the fractured family that raised him (and also left him to his own devices), the desire for recognition that drove him to fame, and the void inside him that could not be filled even by his greatest dreams coming true. But he also details the peace he’s found in sobriety and how he feels about the ubiquity of Friends, sharing stories about his castmates and other stars he met along the way. Frank, self-aware, and with his trademark humor, Perry vividly depicts his lifelong battle with addiction and what fueled it despite seemingly having it all.

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that is both intimate and eye-opening as well as a hand extended to anyone struggling with sobriety. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and uproariously funny, this is the book fans have been waiting for.

34 pages, Paperback

Published November 14, 2022

Reviews

[Tina Donaldson · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a life. Crazy unbelievable life. So sad.

[Rory Dolan · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the moment I started listening to this book my heart was broken. Mathew Perry narrates the memoir of his beautiful tragic life. His voice is an immediate give away, he’s not doing well. This memoir is a raw honest depiction of what addiction is, a terrible disease that ruins the lives of the extraordinary people who have it. Mathew Perry didn’t want to be an addict. He just was. His story demonstrates that it just takes one time and a doctor’s prescription can ruin you. On the outside he was handsome and funny but inside he was sad and lonely which was partially the result of childhood trauma. Warning ⚠️ you will need a box of Kleenex and you will love him more and yell at him to fight for his life, which he does some 63 times! In the end we all know addiction destroyed his body in ways you can’t imagine, eventually taking his life and leaving this world without his genius.

[Basil Murad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perhaps cause I do identify with Mathew’s story, I gave it 5 starts. As for the writing-style and the story-telling, I believe he could do better.

[Monica Darwish · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved that. He had faith in God. That was a nice surprise. His addiction sounded horrible. It’s so sad he is gone.

[Maria Aleksovska · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a sad book .