Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing (English, Paperback) By Matthew Perry

In this candid and often harrowing memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, Matthew Perry reflects on a career defined by fame and fueled by profound personal turmoil. Best known for portraying Chandler Bing on Friends, Perry recounts decades-long struggles with addiction—often taking up to 55 Vicodin pills a day, spending over $9 million on rehab and treatment across 15 rehab stays, 65 detox cycles, and countless therapist sessions. He survived life-threatening crises including a ruptured colon and months-long coma in 2018 that left him with only a 2% chance of survival. His honesty in describing painkiller dependency, emotional insecurity, and relentless cycles of relapse and recovery gives this memoir raw emotional depth and stark gravity.

Critics have praised Perry’s self-written narrative for its unfiltered nature—haunting, deeply flawed, yet often darkly funny. Though readers may find the voice disarming, his ultimate aim was to connect with people suffering from similar challenges and offer a pathway toward empathy and understanding.

Buy this book from Kitabharu and bear witness to a life both luminous and broken—an unflinching journey of survival, regret, and ultimately, a raw search for redemption through brutal honesty.