Jullov och oj vad jag hinner med att läsa. Har ett så lugnt tempo, vilket är så skönt. Idag hade vi dock jullunch med min morfar, det var mysigt. Men ikväll ska vi bryta av all julmat med att göra snabba langos på färdig pizzadeg. Återkommer om det blev gott eller inte.
En bok som jag hunnit med att läsa är Matthew Perry’s självbiografi. Den var tung men också väldigt intressant. Han skriver verkligen utlämnande om allt, mycket humor med också väldigt mörk. Bakom humorn är det en väldigt trasig människa. Man önskar honom ett mycket bättre öde än det han mötte.
”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.
Jag läste den på engelska, kändes som att mycket skulle gå förlorat i översättningen när det kommer till hans sätt att uttrycka sig.
Nu ska jag köra iväg mamma som ska iväg med sina kompisar.
God fortsättning ❤️
Elins matdagbok 