friends lovers and the big terrible thing book review

That or an extremely protracted fifth step, where he’d possibly missed the point of the fourth step. For most of this book, I felt like I was in a meeting listening to a newcomer complain about how everyone else had wronged him. At this point in my life, I have 18 years sober and have spent my fair share of time in AA meetings. I don’t usually go into my own personal history but I need to comment on it here. I couldn’t find much that was positive or uplifting in there until the last chapter or two and by that point, it was a bit too late for me. “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing” interpreted by Wombo DreamĪt some point near the end of the book, I found myself wondering why he’d written it. Possibly if I’d read it, I would have chuckled a few times but his delivery was so monotone and slurred that every joke fell flat or came across to me as snarky and bitter. It starts with his colon exploding and dives headlong into multiple addiction treatments before circling back to his early life and career. So, if you haven’t listened to the book, don’t expect it to be funny. I applaud him for coming out this honestly about his life and struggles with addiction, but given the physical toll it’s taken on him, maybe narrating an audiobook wasn’t the best method of delivery. I want to note, before I get any comments from people upset with me, my entire review is on the audiobook, not the message in the book and it’s not meant to be commentary on Matthew Perry or his life. I happily started listening and my first thought was, “Did Matthew Perry have a stroke?” Obviously, I don’t keep up with pop culture and I didn’t watch the Friends reunion, so I was shocked when I expected Chandler Bing and didn’t get it. Finally I used my Audible credit to get it.

Apparently everyone else really likes him too, because I waited, and waited, and waited. And I really like Matthew Perry, so I waited for it from my library. I was going to buy this to read, but a good friend insisted that I need to listen to it.

Friends lovers and the big terrible thing book review