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If you're a big fan of Chandler Bing, Matthew Perry or both... prepare to have a reality check with this book.

First, I want to give props to Perry to bringing to light his battle with addiction. It's not a pretty journey to say the least, and major trigger warning to anyone who suffers from addiction of any kind. But he told his story with the Chandler Bing dark humor that we (most of us) know and love.

However, I think we repeated the same part of the story over and over again. He struggled with addiction to drugs and alcohol, talked about his family, friends, girlfriends and hook ups, rehab, and how he is Chandler Bing wherever he goes (is that a blessing or a curse... who knows) but not everyone cares. Also threw some celebrities names under the bus... but I'm writing that one off as a joke that didn't quite land.

Coming into this book, I was expecting all of the answers to my questions about Matthew Perry's addiction and troubles he faced while shooting Friends. I mean, Chandler is my favorite character and Friends is one of my favorite shows, who wouldn't want to know? I got my answers, and a lot more detail about hook up culture, infatuations with certain women, and "oh my god can you believe I ever let Julia Roberts go?"

I've seen criticism from the women mentioned in this book that they wish their lives weren't written out on the page for all of the world to see. I get that. If I was one of them, I would be just as upset. There were a lot of details that didn't need to be included. It's like we walked through the start and end of every major (and some minor) relationship he has ever had. And they all end due to his insecurity with women leaving him, so he leaves them first.

There we other parts of this book that were inspiring. His come to God moment where he finally realized he needed to turn his life around or he was going to lose his life, it's a perspective I haven't heard from before and these parts really spoke to me.

I really enjoyed the pictures he included. Sometimes pictures can say a lot more than words ever can. The one that made me cry was the one where he said he wished he had a kid of his own.... it still gets me, because I think he'd be a great dad.

Overall, I'd say that if you're even remotely interested in Matthew Perry to give this a listen (he narrates the audiobook, so the jokes are especially good). While some parts aren't for everyone, I think everyone can get something out of it.