I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
by Tucker Max
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Book Reviews of I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
Book Review: You Had to be There
Summary: 2 Stars
Tucker Max's account of his life reads more like all those jokes and stories you hear that are shortly followed by "you had to be there" or "it would be funnier if you had been there." The various stories seem more like well described inside jokes.
I thought I would really enjoy this book, but unfortunately I was ultimately disappointed. While outrageous, his stories were really not that engaging or interesting. The first half of the book was truly juvenile with not a lot of substance or worthwhile stories. I love stories about jerks and unworldly encounters, but Max's presentation or lack of organization in his delivery is unsettling.
The stories improve in the last half of the book. However, there is only so many stories about how drunk someone got, how many women someone slept with, etc. I can stand in 300 pages. This book seems like it could be written by someone in high school who likes talking about how wasted he got over the weekend (which I suppose is ultimately the point).
Do not get me wrong, there are some great moments of recollected dialogue and verbal exchanges; but, ultimately, they are too few and far between to enjoy this book. If you like reading outrageous stories about booze and women, I recommend this book to you. Otherwise, it is not worth it.
J.Stoner
Book Review: For What It Is Worth. . .
Summary: 4 Stars
Honestly, for what this book is supposed to be, it does the job almost perfectly. It's a bunch of stories - one almost more insane and unbelievable than the last - of a young man's exploits. Plain and simple.
Trust me, I was at first surprised to even be buying the book, let alone reading it, and lastly to find myself enjoying it. I was. But I'd be lying if I didn't say I got quite a bit of enjoyment from it. Quick easy stories, if you have a strong stomach and remember to take it all with a grain of salt.
Do I think it all really happened? Yes, I actually do. Do I think it all sounds a heck of a lot better after writing, re-writing, editing, and re-editing? Absolutely. The way the book is written makes it enjoyable. The stories alone wouldn't make for a great book. But the way they are told does.
In the end I will take two things away from this book. One - people like Tucker Max do exist and that I, personally, would rather just read stories about people like him than actually be friends with them. Two - girls like those that appear in Tucker's book, they exist too. So I guess overall I'm just relieved that those two types of people exist in this world to compliment each other. And if the rest of us can get a laugh or two out of it, then that's fine with me.
Book Review: Is it raunchy? Definitely. Is it smartly written?
Summary: 4 Stars
As much as I love the Tucker Max stories and everything they represent, I am forced to give this book only 4 stars for a few niggling reasons.
Firstly, the content of the book is absolutely fabulous and everything you'd expect from Tucker Max. It had me laughing so hard I cried, had me giggling like a school girl, and overall just left me wanting to be like him.
But, we can't all be as Tucker Max.
However, Tucker Max, for all his recollective abilities and comedic eye, is not a completely perfect author. If there's one thing that really bugs me when I'm reading it's errors that an editor should have caught.
I saw at least 4 or 5 straight-up spelling errors, and the grammar is weak in places.
These kinds of things are acceptable online, but in a PRINTED book there really should be a standard of review between what's been printed online and what makes it to the page.
If they come out with a new version that corrects these problems, I will be the first in line to buy it, and I will change my rating to 5 stars because the stories deserve that.
I also have converted 3 of my friends to the preachings of Tucker Max, and I am supremely proud to be able to say that.
~Franco
Book Review: I Hope They Serve Beer When You Read This Book
Summary: 3 Stars
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.
Book Review: intriguing
Summary: 5 Stars
I officially disapprove of 98% of I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell's content. I find it morally reprehensible and emotionally bankrupt.
Um.
But.
Having read this book at least five times, I wonder if maybe, just maybe, I not only relate to Max's stories, but sincerely admire them. Is there a loftier moral mandate than defining your life's path? And is there a riskier emotional journey than betting everything on personal passion?
Yet it's not all high stakes and complicated ethics. I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell is a universally funny experience. People will use words like "hilarious," "uproarious," and "outrageous" in review. Remember "funny," though? Without complication? This book is funny, like funny was meant to be. Witty with a twinge of snob appeal, crass with a twinge of trash appeal. In other words, precisely human, and did I mention funny?
Hopefully, somewhere between laughter and shock, you'll stop to ask yourself, "If Tucker can get away with all this, what can I do?" Perhaps this book will spark an individual journey as sensational and unique as Max's. If not, it's a pretty fun consolation prize.