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Not sure what Matthew Perry's endgame was in writing and publishing this memoir. He seems to say he wants to help fellow addicts but if I were one -- this book might make me despair. Perry is 53 and according to recent interviews still lives with a sober companion. He hasn't been sober that long to write a book that will "help" other alcoholics and addicts as far as I can see - because the jury would seem to be out on how long he'll retain his sobriety this time. I also felt the book would have benefited from a sharp editor. It jumps back and forth in time -- and it's repetitive. Especially the jokes. It seems as though Perry's trauma origin story is being put on a plane at age 5 by himself to go to LA to see his dad. While I'm sure it was not fun, the phrase "unaccompanied minor" is like a mantra in this book. He clearly has a big and loving family and incredible friends who have stood by him despite his many harrowing relapses. The book was painful & unsettling to read because it seems like such an exercise in self-loathing. It's telling that Robert Downey Jr. keeps his sobriety mainly to himself.