Matthew Perry Documentary, Netflix Top 10 & NYT Best Sellers
Every Friday, I’ll bring you the Top 10 Netflix shows in the United States and Brazil, the New York Times Best Seller lists for Fiction and Nonfiction, and one book from my own bookshelf, along with my honest review.
The lists may surprise you, the books may challenge you, and my opinions are entirely my own. So grab a coffee, settle in, and let’s see what the world is watching, what readers are buying, and what one retired American living in Brazil thinks is worth your time.
Your weekend starts here.
I watched the Matthew Perry documentary, and I thought it was very good, but also surprisingly revealing and incredibly sad. Knowing more about what he was going through makes watching an episode of Friends a very different experience. There he is, making millions of people laugh, delivering his lines without missing a beat, while behind the scenes he was fighting a battle that most of us never saw.
That is perhaps the saddest part of his story. You look at someone who had fame, money, success, friends, family, and access to some of the best help available, and you wonder why none of it was enough. Addiction is a powerful disease, and perhaps that is the hardest thing to understand from the outside. We tend to think that if someone has enough going for them, they should be able to overcome whatever is holding them back. His story is a painful reminder that it simply doesn’t work that way.
The documentary also left me with an uncomfortable feeling about the people around him. Some appeared to care, while others seemed to see an opportunity in his vulnerability, taking advantage of someone who was already struggling. It makes you wonder how much of what he experienced was genuine support and how much was people benefiting from his circumstances.
There is something heartbreaking about knowing that someone who brought so much laughter into people’s lives was carrying so much pain of his own. We watched Chandler Bing for years and laughed along with him, but we didn’t really know the man behind the character. Matthew Perry’s story is a reminder that sometimes the people who make us laugh the hardest are fighting battles we know nothing about.
Netflix
United States
Netflix weekly ranking · November 2–8, 2026
| Rank | TV show |
|---|---|
| 1 | Taken: Natalee Holloway – Season 1 |
| 2 | The One About Matthew Perry – Season 1 |
| 3 | Nobody Wants This – Season 3 |
| 4 | From – Season 1 |
| 5 | Raw: November 2, 2026 |
| 6 | Mistletoe Murders – Season 1 |
| 7 | From – Season 2 |
| 8 | From – Season 3 |
| 9 | Love Is Blind: Season 11 – Boston |
| 10 | The Fall of El Mayo – Limited Series |
Brazil
Netflix weekly ranking · November 2–8, 2026
| Rank | TV show |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Gift of Deceit – Season 1 |
| 2 | Lupin – Part 4 |
| 3 | A Couple of Lies – Limited Series |
| 4 | Dead-End Job – Limited Series |
| 5 | Lupin – Part 1 |
| 6 | Taken: Natalee Holloway – Season 1 |
| 7 | Lupin – Part 3 |
| 8 | Lupin – Part 2 |
| 9 | Anaesthesia – Season 1 |
| 10 | Where the Mask Ends – Season 1 |
New York Times Best Sellers
A. Hardcover Fiction
| Rank | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Court of Splintered Harmony | Sarah J. Maas |
| 2 | The Hollow | Michael Connelly |
| 3 | Threshing Day | Rebecca Yarros |
| 4 | The French Illusion | John Grisham |
| 5 | The Witch | Freida McFadden |
| 6 | Partita | Barbara Kingsolver |
| 7 | The Calamity Club | Kathryn Stockett |
| 8 | A Married Little Christmas | Abby Jimenez |
| 9 | The Family Cross | James Patterson |
| 10 | Chain Reaction | Lee Child and Andrew Child |
B. Hardcover Nonfiction
| Rank | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | And I Will Tell You Mine | Sophia Bush |
| 2 | In the Shadow of Eight | Collin Gosselin with Allie Kingsley Baker |
| 3 | Princes and Thieves | Matthew Cole |
| 4 | Vibe | Adam Grant |
| 5 | Uniting the States | Brian Kilmeade |
| 6 | The American Way of Killing | Malcolm Gladwell |
| 7 | Andy’s Bravo Scrapbook | Andy Cohen |
| 8 | The Steps | Sylvester Stallone |
| 9 | Blockers | Michael Lewis |
| 10 | Swan Song | Charles Spencer |
C. Paperback Trade Fiction
| Rank | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theo of Golden | Allen Levi |
| 2 | The Keeper | Ana Huang |
| 3 | A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas |
| 4 | Dungeon Crawler Carl | Matt Dinniman |
| 5 | Christmas Staycation | Meghan Quinn |
| 6 | Verity | Colleen Hoover |
| 7 | Brain Damage | Freida McFadden |
| 8 | Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir |
| 9 | Red Rising | Pierce Brown |
| 10 | Carl’s Doomsday Scenario | Matt Dinniman |
D. Paperback Nonfiction
| Rank | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel van der Kolk |
| 2 | Family of Spies | Christine Kuehn |
| 3 | All About Love: New Visions | bell hooks |
| 4 | Bad Blood | John Carreyrou |
| 5 | 50 True Stories That Will Scare You to Death | Sebastian Krahl |
| 6 | Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea | Emily Wilson |
| 7 | Braiding Sweetgrass | Robin Wall Kimmerer |
| 8 | The Gales of November | John U. Bacon |
| 9 | Signs | Laura Lynne Jackson |
| 10 | Bread of Angels | Patti Smith |
Book Review
Killers of the Flower Moon Review: History, Greed, and Justice
Book Review: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Rating: ★★★★★
A Crime Story That Reveals Something Much Bigger
Some books tell a compelling story. Others change how you look at history. A rare few manage to do both.
When I first read Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, I knew I was reading an excellent work of nonfiction. What I did not fully appreciate at the time was how important the story was. Years later, I may not remember every name, date, or detail, but I remember the feeling the book left behind: disbelief.
How could something this large, this organized, and this brutal remain largely unknown to so many people?
That question stayed with me long after I finished the book.
Book Overview
The book tells the true story of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma during the 1920s. After oil was discovered on Osage land, members of the tribe became extraordinarily wealthy. In fact, many Osage families were among the richest people in the world on a per-capita basis.
Instead of bringing security, however, that wealth attracted greed.
Members of the Osage community began dying under suspicious circumstances. Some were shot, others poisoned, and still others died in mysterious explosions or unexplained incidents. What initially appeared to be isolated tragedies slowly revealed a much darker pattern.
As the death toll grew, local authorities often failed to investigate effectively. Corruption, prejudice, and self-interest clouded the search for justice.
Eventually, the investigation drew the attention of the young Bureau of Investigation, the organization that would later become the FBI.
What follows is part murder mystery, part historical investigation, and part examination of one of the darkest chapters in American history.
What Worked
Excellent Storytelling
David Grann has a remarkable ability to turn historical research into a page-turner.
Although the book is nonfiction, it often reads like a detective novel. New evidence emerges, suspects appear and disappear, and the reader slowly uncovers the scope of what occurred alongside the investigators.
The pacing keeps the story moving while never losing sight of the real people at its center.
Bringing Forgotten History to Light
One of the book’s greatest strengths is its willingness to examine a story that many Americans have never encountered.
History often remembers the powerful, the victorious, or the famous. This book focuses on victims whose stories deserved far more attention than they received.
Grann not only recounts the murders but also explores the social and political systems that enabled them.
The Human Element
The book never allows the victims to become statistics.
Behind every crime is a family, a relationship, and a life interrupted. Grann consistently reminds readers that these events happened to real people rather than historical abstractions.
That human focus gives the book much of its emotional weight.
What Didn’t Work
This is not a major criticism, but readers looking for a straightforward crime story may find that some of the historical context slows the pace at times.
The book frequently shifts between individual crimes, broader social conditions, and the evolving investigation.
Personally, I think that context is necessary, but some readers may prefer a tighter focus on the mystery itself.
Memorable Theme
The theme I remember most is not murder.
It is greed.
The crimes were horrific, but what makes the story especially disturbing is how ordinary motivations often drove extraordinary evil.
Money, power, influence, and the belief that certain people mattered less than others combined to create a tragedy that was allowed to continue far longer than it should have.
The story serves as a reminder that injustice rarely survives on the actions of a few bad individuals alone. It often requires silence, indifference, or complicity from others.
Modern Relevance
Although the events occurred a century ago, the book remains surprisingly relevant.
Much of the story revolves around power and accountability.
Who gets heard?
Who gets believed?
Who receives justice?
Who is ignored?
These questions continue to surface in modern society, whether the topic is politics, business, media, or criminal justice.
The details may change, but the underlying human tendencies remain familiar.
One of the reasons I enjoy reading history is that it often reveals patterns rather than simply recounting events. The names and locations change, but many of the same motivations persist from generation to generation.
Killers of the Flower Moon is a powerful example of that reality.
Final Verdict
David Grann succeeds on multiple levels.
He tells a compelling true-crime story. He uncovers a forgotten piece of American history. And he asks readers to confront uncomfortable truths about greed, prejudice, and justice.
Even years after reading it, I remember the impact more than the individual details. To me, that is often the mark of a worthwhile book.
The facts matter, but the larger lesson matters even more.
Rating: ★★★★★
Not because it is an easy read, but because it is an important one.
Who Should Read It?
- Readers who enjoy narrative nonfiction
- Fans of true crime
- History enthusiasts
- Readers interested in Native American history
- Anyone who enjoys books that combine investigation, history, and social commentary
Final Thought
One of the most unsettling aspects of history is not that terrible things happened. It is realizing how easily terrible things can be forgotten.
Books like Killers of the Flower Moon help prevent that.
They remind us that history is not only about presidents, wars, and famous figures. Sometimes the most important stories are the ones that were nearly lost.
And sometimes the greatest value of a book is not what it teaches us about the past, but what it reveals about ourselves.
Discussion Question
What historical event or forgotten story has had the biggest impact on how you view society today?
And that’s a wrap for this week’s Weekend Watch & Read.
Whether you decide to binge a new series, catch up on a movie, or settle into a good book, hopefully I’ve given you a few ideas for the weekend.
I’ll be back next Friday with another look at what’s trending on Netflix in the US and Brazil, the latest bestseller lists, and a few reading recommendations.
Until then, find something good to watch, something worth reading, and most importantly, enjoy your weekend.
See you next Friday!
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