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My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulge every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, mock idiots and posers, sleep with more women than is safe or reasonable, and just generally act like a raging dickhead. But, I do contribute to humanity in one very important way: I share my adventures with the world. from the Introduction Actual reader feedback:
"I am completely baffled as to how you can congratulate yourself for being a womanizer and a raging drunk, or think anyone cares about an idiot like you. Do you really think that exploiting the insecurities of others while getting wasted is a legitimate thing to offer?" "Thank you, thank you, thank youfor sharing with us your wonderful tales of drunken revelry, for teaching me what it means to be a man, for just existing so I know that there is another option; I too can say `screw the system' and be myself and have fun. My life truly began when I finished reading your stories. Now, when faced with a quandary about what course of action I should take, I just ask myself, `What Would Tucker Do?'and I do it, and I am a better man for it." "I find it truly appalling that there are people in the world like you. You are a disgusting, vile, repulsive, repugnant, foul creature. Because of you, I don't believe in God anymore. No just God would allow someone like you to exist." "I'll stay with God as my lord, but you are my savior. I just finished reading your brilliant stories, and I laughed so hard I almost vomited. I want to bring that kind of joy to people. You're an artist of the highest order and a true humanitarian to boot. I'm in both shock and awe at how much I want to be you." "You are the coolest person I can even imagine existing. If you slept with my girlfriend, it'd make me love her more." |
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| 10-07-08 | 2 | (NA) |
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I borrowed this book on a deployment when reading material was very scarce. I read a little over half of it before I grew bored. Every story is basicallf the same. Some guy gets drunk, has sex, and does something humiliating or some varitation of that formula. The writing is mediocre at best and lacks any memorable prose.
However I think the most irritating part about this book is that the author claims all the stories are true. They are not. Some may be but most are not. Of the 6 stories/chapters I read, 4 stories I had heard before in the early to mid 90s either in college or in the army. They are Frat/Army/Young male urban legends. They always start something like "My brother was telling me about this guy in his frat who -Insert drinking/sex/humilaiation story here". There is nothing wrong with these stories. I have told a few of them myself. However the main draw of this book seems to be that the srories are true. When they are obviously fiction or at least exaggerations it detracts from the book and makes it sort of silly. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-10-08 01:19:53 EST)
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| 10-07-08 | 2 | (NA) |
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I must caveat this review by saying I only read a little over half the book. I borrowed the book during a deployment when reading material was scarce. The stories were mildly amusing and the writing was mediocre at best. No shining one liners and the prose was entirly forgettable. The stories are all pretty much the same, A guy gets drunk and has sex or makes a fool of himself publicly or some variation of that formula. All in all not a very good book and not worth reading.
The other irritating thing about this book is that the author claims that all the stories are true. They are not. There are twelve chapters or stories in the book. I read seven. Five of the seven stories I read, I had heard told previously by several different people, most in the early to mid 90s. They are the kind of stories that start "My brother told me about this guy in his frat who"-insert drinking/sex/humiliation story here. They are frat boy urban legends. I went to college in arkansas and have been in the army for 12 years. So it is highly unlikely that I was hearing stories about the author. It seems like the big selling point of this book is that the stories are true. When you take that away, all you have left is a poorly written book of urban legend drinking stories that have been floating around for years. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-10-07 11:10:16 EST)
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| 10-04-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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Hilarious and entertaining. Too crude for my taste at times, but 90% of the time I apprecaite Tucker Max's sense of humor. I must have laughed out loud at least 30 times reading this piece of work...definitely one of my favorite books I've read in the last few years.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-10-07 00:14:34 EST)
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| 10-01-08 | 4 | 1\1 |
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Outragiously funny, but morally wrong. This guy is truly a bad person (It even says so repetedly in the book) but, some of the stories are so funny. My roomies and I couldn't stop laughing. If you're a guy- you'll love it. If not, well, it's a good read.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-10-05 00:33:01 EST)
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| 09-29-08 | 1 | (NA) |
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I just set up my account to say I own this book and I hate it so Amazon would stop recommending it to me. It's been telling me for years that I want to read it. I've given it a shot, even a few pages, and it just looks stupid.
It thinks I'd be interested because I read books on NLP. NLP got linked to picking up chicks through some aggressive marketing which was very successful but also provocative and somewhat antisocial. There's also the fact that it works. Unfortunately, if you study NLP, whether for the purpose of picking up chicks or not, you end up meeting these people who are into it, and most of them just suck. The NLP stuff for picking up chicks, you can use that to make your girlfriend a very happy woman, you can change her life, but the army of losers this material attracts makes the community around it horrible. Amazon uses a system called collaborative filtering, which basically says if you buy book X, and most people who buy book X also buy book Y, Amazon will conclude you will also want book Y. This book, I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, is book Y. I do not want it. Amazon's theory is wrong. The only reason I know this book even exists is because of the aforementioned teeming legion of losers who buy books on NLP. They keep buying books on NLP and books about picking up chicks, and they keep buying *this* book, and every time I buy a book on NLP, or God forbid, meeting women, Amazon tells me "oh you totally want this book, buy this book." I don't want this book. I've tried to read a few pages. I didn't like it. I've been better with words than this guy since I was in junior high. I also pity people who enjoy beer. LSD is better for sex, more fun, and it makes you smarter. Two Nobel-prize-winning geneticists, Dr. Kary Mullis and Dr. Francis Crick, were using LSD in their recreational hours at the time they made their Nobel-prize-winning discoveries. I read a book about some guy who drinks a lot of beer and I just pity his ignorance, that he thinks this is a big party, something to brag about. It's beer. They feed that to rednecks. And the rednecks feed it to their dogs. Dude like that doesn't know what a party is. Anyway, since I'm so tired of Amazon recommending this tiresome, dull book to me over and freaking over, so many times that I've actually caved in and read pages of the damn thing, only to discover it sucks, let me dissuade you from reading it. Let me tell you how I think it relates to the seduction community. Ross Jeffries has a system that only works for a very small number of people, but does truly remarkable things for the few who manage to figure it out. Mystery Method is a dumber system that has less power but works for more people. Mystery stole a lot of Jeffries' thunder because Jeffries' coarse marketing attracted a lot of people who were just too stupid to make his system work for them. Mystery gives you a system where what you do is you dress snazzy and you talk to a lot of chicks. For the average nimrod, this is a lot easier to figure out, and they get somewhere. Nowhere special, but somewhere. This made the community dumber and bigger. MM adopted a lot of Jeffries' systematized style, but filled it with more simple content. This led to more simplistic thinking. That's where Tucker Max comes in. Tucker Max appeals to a simplistic mindset. As far as I can tell, this is a book about how teenage boys like to imagine college and how middle-aged men like to remember it. Older guys rewrite their personal college histories in their minds. Younger guys think college is the promised land. I could be wrong. I'm going to read "The Game" be Neil Strauss and it may change my mind. But this is my perception. Jeffries used coarse marketing to sell something weird and remarkable. This attracted coarse people who were looking for coarse products. Mystery played Pied Piper and stole them all away, selling them the coarse, obvious things that they had come looking to buy all along. Tucker Max is another guy who sells coarse, obvious things to coarse, obvious people. I think he's going to make a lot of money, because he's found a market niche and people want to buy what he's selling. But if you even took the time to read this gigantic review, there's a good chance that you're not one of those people. If you want to know about being a man, read Hemingway. Tucker Max doesn't know a thing. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-10-01 00:14:32 EST)
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| 09-19-08 | 1 | 2\3 |
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This book is the worst book I have ever had the misfortune of owning. The writer is crude and disgusting and enjoys abusing women. After the third story I had to remove the book from my house to feel clean again.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-30 00:14:20 EST)
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| 09-18-08 | 2 | (NA) |
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The smartest, wittiest, most venom filled sentences were direct quotes from his favorite friend "Slingblade".
Max is a 30 something year old fraternity boy. Or worse, he has become a frat boy cheerleader. A few of his stories were entertaining enough for me to tolerate the rest of this book. Understated, it's repetitive. The typical story line is as follows: He gets drunk, insults some fat/stupid chicks, takes a drunk hot chick home, then runs home to brag to his friends about his "crazy" night. I'm disappointed that Maddox (infinitely more talented and interesting than Max) promotes Max on his website. I thought he had better taste than the likes of this chump. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-19 11:02:49 EST)
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| 09-15-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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I couldn't put this book down. I laughed until I cried. There were parts that I found a little too graphic, but it just helped create a more visual picture of the events. Much funnier than similar books by other writers.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-19 02:06:16 EST)
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| 09-15-08 | 5 | 1\1 |
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I bought this book in the airport on a two hour layover in Salt Lake City (I can't believe they sold this book in the Mormon capital). I couldnt put it down. It was one of those books that tells a story that you wish you could live. Tucker Max has lived the Great American Male Dream. It's exactly what you expect it to be from the minute you read the first page. All American males between the ages of 18 and 30 should read it to realize how great life could be.
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| 09-15-08 | 5 | 1\1 |
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Tucker Max is rude, crude, narcissistic and awesome. I love the web site and loved this book. I was in tears laughing so hard.
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| 09-15-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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Tucker Max is a genius and the stories in this book are priceless. Excellent read!
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| 09-15-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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Tucker Max is a genius and the stories in this book are priceless. Excellent read!
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| 09-09-08 | 1 | 1\2 |
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Too bad Tucker Max stayed sober for the 10 hours it must have taken him to write this repetitious, self indulgent book. I want my money back, if I wanted to be regaled by tales of drunken stupidity I would go to my next high school reunion.
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| 09-05-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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While it was obviously published at a fairly low-cost and a surprise hit, I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell has some stories that are truly hilarious. If you enjoy the misadventures of Hank Chinaski, but with less self-loathing and a lot more humor then Tucker Max is up your alley. So, crack a beer or ten and prepare to be horrified and laughing. Horrified at the stories and also at yourself, for enjoying them so much.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-10 01:13:07 EST)
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| 09-04-08 | 2 | (NA) |
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We all know this guy is a pig. With that said, I found The Game by Neil Strauss much more entertaining. Same with Mystery Method. Same with Cougars, Poptarts & One Night Stands by Billy Conroy. After the first couple stories, Tucker Max's book was predictable.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-05 09:42:37 EST)
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| 09-04-08 | 4 | (NA) |
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Highly amusing. Not for the easily offended though. Was great for a few great laughs.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-10 01:13:07 EST)
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| 09-03-08 | 5 | 0\1 |
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Tucker Max should have a monument erected in his honor! This book is beyond hilarious and is definitely worth reading. I seriously couldn't put it down. BUY IT! I repeat, BUY IT!
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-06 01:13:50 EST)
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| 09-02-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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I had heard of Tucker Max from his website and while walking through the bookstore, I came across this book and decided to buy it. I had not read a book since college, it is not something I enjoy doing, but the book looked hilarious and I have not been able to stop telling people about it. We are passing it around my group of friends so everyone can have a chance to read it.
We have all seen guys like him in the bar and I know the kind of girls he picks up. I see them walk out of the bar and I always wonder... what happens next... is it really as I would picture? WELL... Now we can find out! I told some of my young friends they have to read it before they turn 21 and start going to bars because it will be a wakeup call for the innocents! LOL I would love to sit in a bar and see Tucker Max work.. but until then, I love the book! (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-04 01:16:50 EST)
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| 09-02-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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This book is hillarious. Ever single thing in it just reminded me of something a friend or I had done and I would get caught laughing out loud while reading it. Buy this book.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-04 01:16:50 EST)
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| 08-30-08 | 1 | (NA) |
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I barely managed to get through the book's preview on this website. This is by far the most uninteresting stuff I've ever read. I'm so glad you guys at Amazon offer search inside.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-02 09:44:44 EST)
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| 08-28-08 | 3 | 1\2 |
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Yes, Tucker is creepy. Yes, his writing is puerile, relying on cliches and ALL CAPS so often that after a while you are half expecting him to start tossing in emoticons. Yes, he treats women horribly. To make matters worse, he admits he is reprehensible as a disclaimer. But he always spares us the painful details that would hit home what his brand of abuse is all about. All the women he deals with are asking for it in some way, either through their loose morals or inflated self-opinions or extreme horniness or low IQs. And usually it is all of the above. Tucker's sex partners are never conquests. Most come to him with open arms and open legs.
But he never humanizes a sex partner. In one story Tucker beds a fat chick he picks up online through some poorly articulated dare/bet/homoerotic duty to his nameless and faceless Greek frat chorus of absolute buddies, the only people in his world that are real and interesting, lovable and loving. Tucker tosses the girls clothes out of his window and forces her to make a midnight run out of his apartment naked. He does this because he is faced with a choice: treat this woman like an animal or lose face in front of his roommates. Great stuff. But I would have liked to have heard the woman's parting words, or a line from the email she sent him the next morning. Not because I wanted to see Tucker get what is coming to him. (As Tucker freely admists, God will take car of that.) Just because I require more in a narrative. As they stand, Tucker's stories (as most of the reviewers at Amazon have pointed our) have the effect of dirty jokebook jokes --shocking, worthy of a guffaw, but ultimately disposable. Tucker Max is a womanizer. But his biggest sin ultimately is his corniness. His stories may be true, but they are not real. All this is not to say that I did not read the book from cover to cover in three sittings. Why? I won't call Tucker a hero, a zen alcoholic, but there is something a little fascinating in Tucker's choice to reject the sterile, career-centric, empty adulthood that most of us tolerate. Most dropouts and outlaws get rejected by society first. Tucker, on the other hand, had it all, looks, brains and a great education. A corporate legal career was his for the taking. He instead opted for a life dedicated to nickel wing nights, boilmakers when you are too drunk to stand and coming to in the morning with a stranger's thong on your carpet. The media sells the image of the party life; in reality very few have the stamina or moral black hole to live it. Tucker does. Again, I am not saying that I have more than few ounces of respect for the man. One idiot reviewer has championed him as a free speech hero. What a load. Tucker's only value is that his exploits beg the scary question of whether adulthood really exists anymore. I believe it does, but I am not so sure after reading this book. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-31 01:15:00 EST)
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| 08-25-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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This book was entirely too funny! Reminds me of too many guys I knew when I was younger, but the stories! Sometimes I wonder if this could actually happen to a person- then I realize that I had my own stories.... Definitely a good read!
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-29 01:15:26 EST)
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| 08-25-08 | 1 | (NA) |
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This could be the worst read in the history of literature...the fact that I'd have to characterize this as literature makes me ill. This idiot completely fabricates every single story in the book, and sounds like a pathetic loser the entire time. I feel bad for him and his family and hope to god he doesn't attempt to write another book. How can one write dialogue after consuming 35 drinks? I'm not sure it is feasible. Don't buy this book, such a waste of money.
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| 08-21-08 | 3 | (NA) |
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You find out most of it's fake. I hate how all these guys such as Tucker Maxx and Maddox write these books about being men and how they're saviors but it turns out Tucker's stuff is mostly fake and Maddox doesn't even update his site but once a year now and looks like something out of Harry and the Hendersons. Tucker is the frat boy who couldn't score real chicks without some kind of alcohol or drugs and Maddox probably dates fat chicks! Tucker's stuff was funny at first and I read the whole book along with Maddox but after seeing how these guys handle themselves with, "book fame", it's kind of weak. A real man keeps it real not real fake. I thought these guys were legit which makes it funnier but now I could really care less.
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| 08-21-08 | 3 | (NA) |
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I got this book as a light read for vacation, and I think it served its purpose well. I heard of this book because Tucker Max's celebrity was emerging while I was in law school. He and his blog were often a topic of discussion in the library and between classes. It's a fairly short book broken into small sections where he essentially tells a different story with each break.
The stories are truly legendary. I found myself laughing out loud and retelling some of the stories to my wife. They range from the outrageous to the gross. While the book has several weaknesses, the stories really are the lifeblood of this book, and aren't overshadowed by flowery writing or unnecessary "stretching" by the editors. As far as weaknesses, I'd have to say that the writing is just not very strong. Mind you, this is Tucker Max's first book, so there's always room for improvement. The writing is stilted at times, extremely simplistic, and repetitive, though I guess that still can't ruin a good "crapping your pants" story. Since these are recollections of stories that occurred at different times, several elements are repeated a little too often. Some readers may be turned off by the author's carefree rich kid attitude, but Max makes no apologies for it, and I think it actually adds to the stories. I would recommend this as light reading on the beach. It's a short, easy, entertaining read for when you're just looking to have a good laugh. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-25 11:49:48 EST)
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| 08-18-08 | 3 | (NA) |
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The first time I picked up this book, it was at a friends house after a few beers and I started reading random pages. It was hilarious! Irreverent, arrogant, fun - much like the evening we were having. I thought I had to have this book, since Tucker Max would probably be my new hero.
When I actually bought the book, it was right before a 5 hour flight when I really needed to be sleeping, and was completely sober. Not quite so funny. If this guy is so smart and could have been a lawyer, can he please drop the word 'like' from his writing? I get it, it's supposed to be conversational, you're supposed to feel like his buddy, but at this point, the dude's 30. Grow up. (not in his behavior, just his word choice) I was also put off by how frequently he refers to women as 'b*tch' or other degrading words. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with the many degrading things he does with or to them, and it he really said it to someone's face, great. But don't call someone you met once a bitch when she doesn't even know she's being talked about. His stories are absolutely hilarious, but I think you have to be in the right mood to go along with him and his friends on their ridiculous drunken adventures. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-22 00:51:03 EST)
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| 08-18-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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Slightly degrading, but hilarious nonetheless. Laughed the whole time I read it, and afterword thanked God that my moral standards are SLIGHTLY higher than the respective author's.
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| 08-17-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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Dirty raunchy toilet humor wrapped up in what would be best expressed as at least one moment in every mans life.
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| 08-16-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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Hilarious, that's all I have to say about this book. The book had me laughing so hard I was crying. I read it in two days; any guy who loves to party will definitely enjoy this.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-19 01:18:08 EST)
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| 08-15-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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This is a great book and arrived earlier than I expected it to... Great experience all around
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| 08-13-08 | 4 | (NA) |
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A comedy for all ages, this collection of stories has a little something for everyone: camel back death mix, shameless sexual exploits, red bull and vodka, fat girls and beauty queens. I also recommend other book about loveI Love You. Now What?: Falling in Love is a Mystery, Keeping It Isn't
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| 08-11-08 | 4 | 0\1 |
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Tucker Max is obscenely hysterical. There isn't really any other way to put it. I do have to admit though that some of what he wrote made me think, "Did this honestly happen?"
Some of it (okay, all of it) is just obsurd. Regardless, it was a great retreat from some of the other types of books that I normally read and it made me truly laugh out loud. I applaud him. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-12 09:51:04 EST)
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| 08-07-08 | 1 | (NA) |
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Now that Tucker Max has come out of the closet, it's time to take another look at his earlier pre-gay work. And what do we see? Well, we see a portrait of a very sad man trying to hide his true nature.
It's interesting that this overcompensation and the limited "fame" that it brought with it are what caused his homosexuality to be dragged out into the light. Of course, Max never pretended that the stories contained in his work were ever the truth. If he had, even the sort of gullible man-children who bought into the Million Little Pieces fraud would have balked at the clear stupidity of these stories. Still, the lie is there, the lie that Tucker Max actually even wanted these stories to be true. Max sold a counterfeit fantasy based on what he expected his readers to want. His own desires had to be hidden. That does a lot to explain the low quality of the writing. When a man types out each word through the tears of frustration and self-hatred, there's not much room left for literary style. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-12 01:16:07 EST)
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I tried. I bought a used copy. My friends told me it was hilarious. It's not. So boring, so fake. If you're more than a year out of community college, don't bother. If you are, or if you actually went to a real school, really don't bother.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-14 01:15:26 EST)
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| 08-06-08 | 1 | (NA) |
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There are a couple funny parts (mostly stories about slingblade) but overall it is awful. As I read it I was thinking ...he sure has a good memory for a drunk guy...then I realized that the stories are "drunk true" with his parts added in where he can't remember to make them what they are...bad fiction. For those of you who hate Tucker Max, don't worry his 15 minutes are almost up.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-07 09:40:19 EST)
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| 08-03-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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Without a doubt, this is one of the best books ever written (aside from many editing errors. Who the hell edited this thing?). I am a 46 year old woman, and my partner and I read chapters out loud to each other and laughed ourselves to tears. We have loaned the book countless times and have ordered additional copies because we keep losing them. Tucker Max is a legend, a hilariously unapologetic writer, and a totally worthless human being--and for that, we love him. He took one (or twenty) for the team and made us all laugh in the process. (The story of the McGriddle is enough to send me into tears, and the race across the hotel lobby in his boxers was priceless.) Tucker, please keep writing. I don't know how you manage to be so scummy and yet make us love you and laugh in the process. But please-- continue on. You're a gem.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-04 01:15:26 EST)
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| 08-03-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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Without a doubt, this is one of the best books ever written (aside from many editing errors. Who the hell edited this thing?). I am a 46 year old woman, and my partner and I read chapters out loud to each other and laughed ourselves to tears. We have loaned the book countless times and have ordered additional copies because we keep losing them. Tucker Max is a legend, a hilariously unapologetic writer, and a totally worthless human being--and for that, we love him. He took one (or twenty) for the team and made us all laugh in the process. (The story of the McGriddle is enough to send me into tears, and the race across the hotel lobby in his boxers was priceless.) Tucker, please keep writing. I don't know how you manage to be so scummy and yet make us love you and laugh in the process. But please-- continue on. You're a gem.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-06 01:16:18 EST)
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| 08-02-08 | 2 | 1\1 |
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This book is okay for about half of the book then you begin to think to yourself that this so called non-fiction is just the author's over active imagination. If he would have drank as much as he claims, he would have been long ago dead of severe cirrhosis of the liver. If he would have bedded down as many women as easily as he claims he was able to he would be in the Guinness Book of World Records or dead from a multitude of STD's. It's a very funny book with great tall tales but do not insult my intelligence by calling it non-fiction. I enjoyed much of it until it just became boring and monotonous and I just had to put it down. A great read if you are into fiction or better yet, have the maturity level of a middle school student.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-03 01:32:39 EST)
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| 08-02-08 | 2 | 1\1 |
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Okay for about half of the book then you begin to think to yourself that this so called non-fiction is just the author's over active imagination. if he would have drank as much as he claims, he would have been long ago dead of severe cirrhosis of the liver. If he would have bedded down as many women as easily as he claims he was able to he would be in the Guinness Book of World Records or dead from a multitude of STD's. It's a very funny book with great tall tales but do not insult my intelligence by calling it non-fiction. I enjoyed much of it until it just became boring and monotonous and i just had to put it down.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-02 10:27:45 EST)
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| 08-01-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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This book was great and has some hilarious moments.
Me and my friends could of easily wrote this book on just our stories. Most of these stories I had encountered in life and it was great reading about someone elses antics. If you are one of those people that don't like the loud greek life and complain about the loud partying neighbors this book is not for you. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-04 01:15:26 EST)
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| 07-31-08 | 3 | (NA) |
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Those of you who are angered by the author's book, ethos, etc. - I wouldn't get too worked up about the guy. I've met him in passing in a professional environment. He's basically the court jester. The fool who dances for our amusement. Let him dance. It's funny. You know how when a strange dog humps your leg publicly it's hysterically funny for a minute and then it's boring and irritating, so you move on? Same deal. Just move on if you're bored and/or irritated.
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| 07-31-08 | 3 | (NA) |
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Those of you who are angered by the author's book, ethos, etc. - I wouldn't get too worked up about the guy. I've met him in passing in a professional environment. He's basically the court jester. The fool who dances for our amusement. Let him dance. It's funny. You know how when a strange dog humps your leg publicly it's hysterically funny for a minute and then it's boring and irritating, so you move on? Same deal. Just move on if you're bored and/or irritated.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-04 00:52:02 EST)
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| 07-31-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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Tucker Max, Every Woman's Nightmare!
Every Summer I purchase a dozen books to read over the course of the season of various genres, I love nothing more than to sit outside in the sun on the weekend and read for pure pleasure. It's even better when I get to go on a vacation and lay by a pool or on a beach and indulge in this lazy, self-gratifying past time. This year, among my summer readings, I picked up "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" by one Tucker Max. Ladies, your nightmare man is out there, and his name is Tucker Max. Although I do find his blatant approach to writing about his womanizing antics amusing, I must say that I am concerned for all of the unsuspecting women who fell prey to his carousing antics. The sad part is, many of these women that he knowingly duped into sexual escapades at their expense, probably had the mistaken anticipation that he was actually interested in them as a human being. This is SO not the case. Tucker Max's book is all about game. He goes out, he drinks, he hooks up, he moves on, and this is his accounting of said antics. If you are single and out there and you want to learn more about how to spot a "Nightmare Man", you really should read this book, it will save you a lot of pain and suffering, and it will also reinforce to you the necessity for adopting some of the principles I have stated in my many relationship blogs. If you follow the concepts that I have written about, over and over and over it seems at times, it will be highly unlikely that a man with no moral character like Tucker will be able to penetrate your life. This is a must read for the single woman simply for the fact that it is a rude awakening to how callous and uncaring some men can be, and learning to spot them early on will protect you from a potentially painful experience. I must warn you that the book is very graphic and sexually explicit; there are also many incidents in the book that are graphic to the point that you may become nauseated and need to skip a chapter or two. To help protect yourself from becoming a notch on some Tucker's belt, I highly recommend that you read my Relationship Coaching Blogs, a good place to start is with "The Dating Game". Start "Tucker Proofing" Yourself Today! Search for Brigid Bishop. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-01 01:15:44 EST)
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| 07-31-08 | 5 | 0\1 |
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Tucker Max, Every Woman's Nightmare!
Every Summer I purchase a dozen books to read over the course of the season of various genres, I love nothing more than to sit outside in the sun on the weekend and read for pure pleasure. It's even better when I get to go on a vacation and lay by a pool or on a beach and indulge in this lazy, self-gratifying past time. This year, among my summer readings, I picked up "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" by one Tucker Max. Ladies, your nightmare man is out there, and his name is Tucker Max. Although I do find his blatant approach to writing about his womanizing antics amusing, I must say that I am concerned for all of the unsuspecting women who fell prey to his carousing antics. The sad part is, many of these women that he knowingly duped into sexual escapades at their expense, probably had the mistaken anticipation that he was actually interested in them as a human being. This is SO not the case. Tucker Max's book is all about game. He goes out, he drinks, he hooks up, he moves on, and this is his accounting of said antics. If you are single and out there and you want to learn more about how to spot a "Nightmare Man", you really should read this book, it will save you a lot of pain and suffering, and it will also reinforce to you the necessity for adopting some of the principles I have stated in my many relationship blogs. If you follow the concepts that I have written about, over and over and over it seems at times, it will be highly unlikely that a man with no moral character like Tucker will be able to penetrate your life. This is a must read for the single woman simply for the fact that it is a rude awakening to how callous and uncaring some men can be, and learning to spot them early on will protect you from a potentially painful experience. I must warn you that the book is very graphic and sexually explicit; there are also many incidents in the book that are graphic to the point that you may become nauseated and need to skip a chapter or two. To help protect yourself from becoming a notch on some Tucker's belt, I highly recommend that you read my Relationship Coaching Blogs, a good place to start is with "The Dating Game". Start "Tucker Proofing" Yourself Today! Search for Brigid Bishop. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-04 01:15:26 EST)
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| 07-27-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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Tucker Max is the reason why men have the reputation they do. In one human being and book, there is tangible proof that men are indeed smart, but sex crazed/addicted/obsessed (however the kids are terming it these days). **I realize that I am severely generalizing in my review and I apologize to all the men out there who are NOT Tucker Max** The reality is that even though we outwardly frown upon EVERYTHING he writes about, we secretly are jealous of his lifestyle. Only a select few can actually live that lifestyle and feel good about it; hence why they should serve beer in hell.
This book should only be read for a light read. No one should "look between the lines" or try to "psychoanalyze" why Tucker Max does what he does. Just take the book for what it is and just enjoy!! I personally loved every page and laughed at every story. I practically read the book out loud to my husband because every other minute I was laughing out loud and he needed to know why! Definitely worth it! Remember- THIS IS MY OPINION ONLY... Please read it for youself and make your own! (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-01 01:15:44 EST)
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| 07-22-08 | 1 | 2\4 |
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What a total waste of time. Why would want to read the obviously overblown escapades of a late stage alcoholic who never matured past the bathroom humor so popular during puberty. Most of his stories revolve around the author getting totally drunk yet always being able to perform like a prized stallion. And women are apparently fighting each other off in their eagerness to sleep wih this total joke. I think Tucker Max needs to grow up before he makes more of a fool of himself than he already has. Acting like a middle school boy at his age is not funny. Its just patetic. This book is simply the drunken fantasies of a guy who is unable to mature.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-07-28 01:14:46 EST)
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| 07-21-08 | 5 | 0\3 |
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tucker max, known well through his website, has captivated readers of all ages 18 to 26 in a witty interesting and informational memoir. i understand well how many could be offended and/or disgusted at tucker max,
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-07-28 01:14:46 EST)
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| 07-17-08 | 1 | 3\3 |
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I love to read and this is the worst book I have ever read in respect to both writing style and content...Tucker Max chronicles his drunken escapades which mainly include sleeping with as many women as possible, a lot of vomitting stories and insulting everyone he meets along the way. Most people would look upon this behavior years later and be embarrassed, but Tucker continues to think he is the funniest person alive. The only person I could see enjoying this book would be a frat boy who lacks any moral or ethical compass. I strongly regret having purchased this book and contributing to the financial success of Tucker Max in any way.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-07-21 06:33:23 EST)
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| 07-14-08 | 1 | 0\1 |
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I cannot believe anyone would want to read this book. I bought it thinking it would be funny but, it is just a sick account of someone with no respect for women. Tucker makes fun of all the women in his book that ever hooked up with him. The book is about a shallow childish frat brat who apparently never grew up.
If you want to read it go ahead but I wouldn't waste any money to support the way he degrades women. I feel sorry for the women that ended up in his sick book. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-07-17 12:15:23 EST)
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| 07-09-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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This book is simply guy-hilarious. Rude, crude, and fantastically innapropriate. It's like hanging out with your fraternity brothers at your 20th reunion andwalking down memory lane. My brother passed this down to me. Now I pass it down to you. Enjoy and laugh your A$$ off!
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-07-15 03:16:36 EST)
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