Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

By Matthew Perry,

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The BELOVED STAR OF FRIENDS takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this “CANDID, DARKLY FUNNY...POIGNANT” memoir (The New York Times)

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1 author picked Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I read Matthew Perry’s memoir only a month before his tragic death and was so moved by his honesty and vulnerability to every personal fear and failure.

I imagine reading it now would be a little more difficult, but it still stands as a powerful look inward at ambition, addiction, and fear of failure. 

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