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January 1st 2006
by Citadel Press
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Paperback, 288 pages
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0806527285
(isbn13: 9780806527284)
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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 con...more
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Read in February, 2008
recommends it for:
troglodytes with impaired imagination
"My name is Tucker Max and I'm an asshole.." Mate, your name is "Tucker" and you attended law school, so the second half of that sentence seems redundant to me.
The humor here seems to be the continuation of a long line of misogynist, sometimes crypto-racist, mostly Caucasian males: Andrew 'Dice' Clay, Howard Stern, Morton Downey Jr., "Animal House" (while funny, did spotlight frat-boy antics), Frank Zappa's more misogynist moments (think "Dinah-Moe-Hum"...more
The humor here seems to be the continuation of a long line of misogynist, sometimes crypto-racist, mostly Caucasian males: Andrew 'Dice' Clay, Howard Stern, Morton Downey Jr., "Animal House" (while funny, did spotlight frat-boy antics), Frank Zappa's more misogynist moments (think "Dinah-Moe-Hum"...more
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Most negative reviews of this book are from people who balk at this guy's lifestyle (that being, he's an asshole, an alcohlic, and fucks lots of girls). As someone who is debatably at least one of those things, and probably 2, I don't really give a shit about his lifestyle. I like assholes. Alcoholics are pretty interesting, or at least have interesting stories. But I cannot stress enough that anyone with half a brain will hate this book because this guy is the WORST WRITER EVER. I don't un...more
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recommends it for:
fans of the Man Show who can barely read
Lending the fifteen minutes it took me to finish the first three chapters of this book is perhaps my biggest regret in life. I received it as a gift from a co-worker who scanned the back cover and thought it might make for an amusing read on the train ride into work. The most amusing thing about the book, however, was that a supposed Ivy League graduate thought it a wise literary maneuver to forego employing an editor.
The material lacks substance, is repetitive, and the quality of the writi...more
The material lacks substance, is repetitive, and the quality of the writi...more
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Read in June, 2008
Tucker Max is an inexplicable success story. He wrote emails to friends about his drunken, debaucherous sexual exploits. This turned into a blog. This became a book. This became a New York Times bestselling book. Now there is a movie.
Though an impressive exercise in excess and gall, Max’s tales of drinking and sex are mostly unremarkable. Most youths half-conscious for high school and college will be able to meet Tucker half-way with his mildly shocking anecdotes of modern bacchanalian adv...more
Though an impressive exercise in excess and gall, Max’s tales of drinking and sex are mostly unremarkable. Most youths half-conscious for high school and college will be able to meet Tucker half-way with his mildly shocking anecdotes of modern bacchanalian adv...more
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Read in January, 2008
I get Tucker Max. I do. My proclaiming to everyone on his website, on the dust jacket of his book that he is an asshole, he doesn't have to take accountability for anything. Because, hey, I told you I was an asshole, right? I get it. And I've used that tactic before. That doesn't make me like the book any better, though.
Admittedly, I loved the title and I thought I was buying a smart, witty, off-color book written by a guy whose irreverant rants on life would be hilarious. Not so much. ...more
Admittedly, I loved the title and I thought I was buying a smart, witty, off-color book written by a guy whose irreverant rants on life would be hilarious. Not so much. ...more
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Read in December, 2007
recommends it for:
No one, really
Let me preface this review with the following:
(1) I have only read the first 41 pages of this book (and intend to read no further);
(2) I purchased this book without performing any preliminary research (the title just seemed funny);
(3) I had a seriously bad date this weekend.
OK, here I go: Honestly, Tucker Max should be commended for his profound ability to memorialize life as it is perceived by a beer-drinking, ass-getting, womanizing, I'm-entitled-to-be-a-dick-so-deal-with-it frat boy...more
(1) I have only read the first 41 pages of this book (and intend to read no further);
(2) I purchased this book without performing any preliminary research (the title just seemed funny);
(3) I had a seriously bad date this weekend.
OK, here I go: Honestly, Tucker Max should be commended for his profound ability to memorialize life as it is perceived by a beer-drinking, ass-getting, womanizing, I'm-entitled-to-be-a-dick-so-deal-with-it frat boy...more
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
awful human beings; twentysomethings who forgot they are no longer in a frat
Oh please. Am I supposed to be amused? This little prick recalls his "true life" biography of fratty, immature romps around town being a dickhead to fat girls and having sex with everyone in every way. I've never heard of someone shitting and vomiting on himself so often. I read it because a friend recommended I see what life is like for the other side. I don't recommend it to anyone. In fact, I felt worse about myself after reading it and am upset that I even have anything to sa...more
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Read in January, 2008
Well, where to start?
This book is genuinely a great bathroom read: short stories, easy to pick up and put down without hesitation.....but Tucker Max, although a great story-teller, is really not too adept with his words.
He does what annoys me the most (and would have made my favourite English teacher die inside), and quite often too: he is insanely repetitious in his words and concocts the same descriptions over and over. His vocabulary is limited, and it seems like he just discovered...more
This book is genuinely a great bathroom read: short stories, easy to pick up and put down without hesitation.....but Tucker Max, although a great story-teller, is really not too adept with his words.
He does what annoys me the most (and would have made my favourite English teacher die inside), and quite often too: he is insanely repetitious in his words and concocts the same descriptions over and over. His vocabulary is limited, and it seems like he just discovered...more
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Read in January, 2008
Dear Satan,
I humbly request that you serve Tucker Max plenty of beer once he joins you in Hell. However, please first insert a glass rod into his urethra and then break it in several places.
Very best,
Mark
I humbly request that you serve Tucker Max plenty of beer once he joins you in Hell. However, please first insert a glass rod into his urethra and then break it in several places.
Very best,
Mark
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Whoa, boy. There was a guy in college we called “Nast” and now I feel bad… Tucker Max is much more deserving of the title than that poor guy!
This book definitely had some downright hysterical parts but by the end it was a little “much” for me. I just got tired of his schtick after awhile. Some of the tales weren’t even that crazy. The dog vomit one? I’ve known like 10 people with virtually the same story. There were times where I thought, I know much better stuff than that! Don...more
This book definitely had some downright hysterical parts but by the end it was a little “much” for me. I just got tired of his schtick after awhile. Some of the tales weren’t even that crazy. The dog vomit one? I’ve known like 10 people with virtually the same story. There were times where I thought, I know much better stuff than that! Don...more
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, generally, I wouldn't
I'm not sure how to rate this book because I found it horribly offensive and downright archaic in the way in views women or for that matter how people treat each other in general. However, that is not to say that several of the stories had me laughing fairly hard (mostly at the author's expense). The author is a narcissist and I mean that literally in every sense of the word. Serously, remember Narcissus? The author actually has a story of a drunken night where he meets a girl he could see himse...more
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Read in October, 2008
This work of genius puts my sexual life to shame at the same time it aggrandizes those moments of shameless exploitation! In defense of Trevor however, he's not a user, he's simply knowledgeable about how to take what is already being offered.
Without spoiling this work of contemporary shock-art, I'll simply say that this book is a collection of short stories from Trevor Max's college years beginning in his undergrad at the U of Chicago and spanning through his debauchery as a Duke Law Studen...more
Without spoiling this work of contemporary shock-art, I'll simply say that this book is a collection of short stories from Trevor Max's college years beginning in his undergrad at the U of Chicago and spanning through his debauchery as a Duke Law Studen...more
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Read in September, 2008
recommends it for:
people who aren't easily offended
Tucker Max is a gigantic douchebag, yet he's strangely un-self-aware for a guy who makes his living writing outrageous lies true stories of his drunken debauchery. Throughout his book of stories, Max talks about himself like he is the undisputed coolest guy in the world, and continually disparages other men in the book as tools and douchebags, unaware that he is them. Funny how that works.
Max's book is outrageous (as in almost completely untrue), misogynistic, crude, and offens...more
Max's book is outrageous (as in almost completely untrue), misogynistic, crude, and offens...more
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recommends it for:
No one that has a functioning brain
Tucker Max declares himself an asshole right from the beginning, and well, yes he is. With a name like "Tucker Max" however, there can only be one of two conclusions: yes, he is an asshole of the highest order, or he is destined to become a genius in some field, whether it be writing, artistry, or acting. People like Garrison Keillor or Caspar Weinberger are perfect examples of the "Unique Name Destiny" effect, for instance.
It seems our boy Tucker has decided that life ...more
It seems our boy Tucker has decided that life ...more
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Read in February, 2007
recommends it for:
fans of Charles Bukowski/frat boys/humor aficionados
Tucker Max is not the kind of guy you hope your daughter will bring home. By his own admission, the dust jacket (and his website) proudly proclaims: "My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole."
Tucker found infamy as a blogger way before it was cool. In detail, Tucker relates his many outrageous stories of drinking to hilarious excess and bedding more women before he was 30 than most men do in five lifetimes. On the surface, that might sound crass and purient; I would agree, but...more
Tucker found infamy as a blogger way before it was cool. In detail, Tucker relates his many outrageous stories of drinking to hilarious excess and bedding more women before he was 30 than most men do in five lifetimes. On the surface, that might sound crass and purient; I would agree, but...more
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Read in May, 2007
recommends it for:
people who like to think they have the best drinking story
You WANT to hate Tucker Max. In fact, you probably already hate Tucker Max. Because Tucker and his friends are "Those People" - you see them at the bar or the club, maybe you've been unfortunate enough to have been hit on by one of them, and you loathe them for being loud, obnoxious and yet getting away with all of it. Even when you start reading his stories, you still WANT to hate Tucker Max, but with every page it becomes increasingly difficult to risit simply going along for the ...more
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Read in June, 2006
recommends it for:
Men/Biography
If you are a typical guy who believes he's some kind of ladies man, this book is for you. Every guy has been a complete prick in his life and this book allows you to feel a bit better about yourself all while allowing you to still identify with this womanizing Zeus of an individual. Mind you there is nothing impressive about the guy. He isn't the best looking, or best built, in truth he is a bit above average at best, but hot damn he is entertaining!
Maybe I'm a really bad person but I freaki...more
Maybe I'm a really bad person but I freaki...more
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The only reason it didn't get 5 stars, is because most of the stories can be found on his website for free. Probably about 30% of the book is new content. If you haven't read his stories - DO IT NOW.
There's a lot to admire about Tucker. First - he's really smart. A University of Chicago graduate (3 years, with honors). And a full scholarship to Duke Law.
Second, his stories are some of the funniest you'll ever read. Most of the stories revolve around his stories of hooking up with...more
There's a lot to admire about Tucker. First - he's really smart. A University of Chicago graduate (3 years, with honors). And a full scholarship to Duke Law.
Second, his stories are some of the funniest you'll ever read. Most of the stories revolve around his stories of hooking up with...more
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Read in January, 2007
recommends it for:
anyone who likes to laugh. (aka, anyone)
The synopsis covers the whole book. The guy is quite possibly one of the worst human beings on the planet. But his stories are so amazing, you know they can't possibly be made up. Also the fact that the guy has the guts to share all of these stories is honorable. The stories are ludicrous and some are even a bit offensive, but it taught me a couple of things. 1. How not to be a model person. 2. Alcohol does horrible things to ones state of mind. But most importantly: Tucker Max has inspired me t...more
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Read in June, 2006
Tucker Max is an egotistical, alcohol-abusing, womanizing ass. He is also a brilliant storyteller. This book is pure man-gossip. Imagine sitting around with a group of your buddies swapping stories of conquest over a few pints. Now imagine that your friends' stories were actually worth listening to.
Max's straightforward, unsugar coated words bring even more hillarity to his already outrageous lifestyle. I found myself literally crying from laughter. It took all the will power I had to put th...more
Max's straightforward, unsugar coated words bring even more hillarity to his already outrageous lifestyle. I found myself literally crying from laughter. It took all the will power I had to put th...more
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