FRIENDS, LOVERS, AND THE BIG TERRIBLE THING A Memoir

Narrating his memoir, actor Matthew Perry sounds like the beloved Chandler character he played on "Friends" but with far less enunciation. Addiction has taken a toll on every aspect of his life. Both self-deprecating and self-aggrandizing, Perry shares memories that can sometimes irk listeners. He uses humor to heal, but throwing shade at another actor and being sarcastic about the length of time it took doctors to resolve a lifesaving medical complication does him no favors. Perry uses his iconic cadence to emphasize certain words: "Could this show BE any hotter?" he says of the sitcom. "That is NOT true," he says of rumored methadone side effects. Going into his "why," Perry's audiobook is a fascinating listen. A.L.C. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2022]