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: Think When You Read
Summary: 4 Stars
I wish they would allow me to give this book four and a half stars.
While the writing mechanics can be rough at times, but that's the only flaw to be found here. In a way, Max's writing takes Gonzo Journalism to the next level. He not only inserts himself into the story, he makes the reader feel as if he or she is part of the story, right there with his motley crew of miscreants wreaking havoc and mayhem on the world.
Max's keen insights into the people, and the into the dark corners of the human mind allow this book to transcend it's humorous genre. Those who read his work and merely think, "he's a alcoholic bastard appealing to testosterone-fueled frat boys," really are missing the point.
This isn't just a book about getting drunk and getting laid. It's a book about life, and the lessons learned therein. There are great subtleties in Max's writing, and one should read it with an open mind.
I wouldn't hesitate to give a copy of this book to my mother.
Book Review: Funny, vulgar, and absolutely entertaining
Summary: 5 Stars
I found myself laughing so hard at some of the passages in the book (particularly anything involving Tucker's friend SlingBlade) that I had trouble breathing. Tucker Max is the type of person that, in real life, I would find revolting for a lot of reasons. But, he is a phenomenal story teller - just the way he tells the stories of his life is engaging and truly hilarious.
If you're easily offended, clearly this is not the book for you. Tucker Max does a lot of really offensive things. The part that I found funny was that people (really, women) keep hanging out with him despite the fact that he is rude, vulgar and, frankly, a pig to most of them. That's kind of the point - and it seems that he acknowledges that he's rude to people because they let him be rude.
During law school and in my time living in D.C., I met a lot of guys who had some of the characteristics of Tucker Max. None of them could write this well to make their antics half as interesting as this book. Bravo.
Book Review: Hilariously Offensive
Summary: 5 Stars
Tucker Max's stories are the kind you can laugh at because they happened to other people. Or because they happened to you 5 years ago, and looking back on it you can think, "Yeah, that was definitely funny."
Being a woman I found all of these stories slightly offensive but hilariously forgivable. Tucker knows he's a jerk, and doesn't hide it from anyone. To all the women who refused to see this, you asked for it. And..thank you for doing so, as your embarassment provided me with hours of laughter.
This is just the kind of break we all need from our serious lives which might include, listening to your boss drone on about annual sales at the monthly meeting, reading boring economics textbooks for hours on end, or watching the same story on the evening news for the eigth day in a row.
If anything like these stories has happened to you before, maybe you should consider writing a book - I'm sure we would all get a great kick out of your shenanigans, as we do Tucker Max's.
Book Review: the funniest book EVER
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're easily offended, you might want to skip this book. Or, better yet, you should get over yourself and read it anyway. You might feel guilty for laughing, but I guarantee you'll find it hilarious. I rarely laugh out loud while reading anything, but I found myself doing just that more than a few times as I turned the pages of "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell."
In the book, Max gives us stories of his drunken fun and bed hopping without holding anything back. One of the things I love about his writing is the very honest, direct way he approaches his subjects. He succeeds in saying what many people must be thinking in similar situations.
I like his very un-pretentious style as well. He's good at bringing you into the story with his "I'll write this how I'd tell it out loud to my buddies" method.
I can't wait for his next book. If you're not sure about his stuff, go check out his website. You can read a lot of his stuff there.
Book Review: Tucker is a good writer but I'm still much better than him generally.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had a copy of "I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL" on the shelf next to my toilet for about a month now.
About 15 times in the past month I have heard hysterical laughter coming out of the bathroom. One of my buddies was in there so long I had to scream at him to "Get the hell out of there, NOW", at which point I heard a crash and opened the door to see my shower rod and curtain torn off the wall and my buddy rolling around with his pants around his ankles on top of them. He had sat on the toilet reading for so long that his ass and legs had been totally cut off from circulation and when he tried to stand up they completely gave out underneath him causing him to frantically grab for whatever he could.
On a recent trip to Florida my brother read the entire book in about 6 hours, and he is borderline illiterate.
This book is great and even if your personality sucks, people will like you if you buy it for them.