Well, here are some reviews from readers:
Fan Reviews [all real emails from real fans]:
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"My wife made me sleep on the couch because I was laughing so hard at your book that it was making the bed shake at 3 AM. Then I was late to work because I was up all night ingesting the stories like crack. Thanks Tucker."
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"Mr. Max,
I have just received your book due to UPS being terrible at handling an influx of packages around the holiday season. I flew threw the entire book within the day and all I can say to you is thank you. I used to comment that "The Godfather," was the bible for how to be a man, but now I must ammend that statement. Puzo wrote the old testament. You sir have just comprised the gospels of the new testament.
Thank you."
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"Fucking-A. I am a 31 year-old man. I am responsible. I have a good job. I have a girlfriend. I can do my own laundry. I drink liquor, watch football, and change my own oil. I am saving money to buy a house, and to make sure my retired parents are taken care of.
And yet gladly spent Christmas night back at my parent's house, reading Tucker's book in my old bedroom under the sheets w/ a flashlight after-hours.
It's like reading Mad Magazine & my first Playboy all over again... In the past month, you & Neil Strauss have been responsible for me regressing my maturty at least 15 years.
Nice work."
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"I just got a copy of the new book and it fucking rules! I'm looking forward to the next one man!"
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"I just got the book yesterday at Borders, and it was the only copy left. I tried to get it at Barnes & Noble the day before, but it was already sold out.
Anyway, I read it today and laughed my ass off. The story about Slingblade had me in tears. All of the new stories are just as funny as everything else you have written. I can't wait to read the conclusion for The Worst Tucker Story Ever.
I'm sure people will read the book and see it as a book about glorifying drinking and sleeping with lots of girls and fail to see what it is really about. These stories are about how Tucker lives his life the way he wants, and never changes who he is for anyone. Regardless of whether or not you agree with him or the way he lives his life, you have to admire him for being true to himself.
With that I say please keep the stories coming because you entertain millions of people, and more importantly you inspire them become the best possible version of themselves and give them the tools to lead the life they always wanted."
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"I just finished your book. Fucking hillarious. You rock my face."
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"My wife bought my copy on 12/24 from the Torrance, CA Borders. She said since I talked about how funny the stories on your site are she had been trying to get that book before Christmas for the last few weeks.
I just finished re-reading every story in the book over the course of most of the afternoon and tonight. (I was reading it while ignoring most of my family on Christmas...) I was laughing so hard that more than once I had to get up and wipe my glasses and eyes from the tears of laughter. And at least once I laughed so hard that I coughed and gasped for air. It's 2:30 AM now, and in the last two hours I woke my wife up twice with her saying, "Are you OKAY?" because I was laughing so hard.
The Worst Tucker Story ever left me a little disappointed. [spoiler redacted]. But all in all the plot of this story stays on point with the rest of the stories: Tucker gets into a ridiculous situation that only Tucker can, and then charges in with all balls on the table ending with "someone" paying the consequences of bad decision making. Only in this last story of the book, that "someone" is Tucker.
That story also left me with a few quesitons, and I am impatiently waiting for the post story on the book site to be released.
I recommend everyone buying this book even if you have already read every single story. For me it is much more enjoyable laying on my couch reading a book then it is to be hunched over my computer chair for hours. Re-reading the stories was just as fun as the first time. Thank you for the amazingly comedic read."
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"I bought your book today and you are my hero. That is all."
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"I am taking my time reading your book. I want it to last. When I read the 1st book I flew through it and was disappointed that it was over. I adore Slingblade. I just watched that movie for the 1st time about a month ago so I can hear him speak when I read the stories now.
If anyone wants to dislike Tucker for his content they can go right ahead and keep that stick up their ass and the look of eating lemons on their face. If anyone wants to argue with the quality of the writing and the talent of the author they will have a fight on their hands. Anything I read that can keep me occupied for the time it takes to read it is ok. If I retain the story, characters and imagery long after I have put it down like I have with these 2 books and all the other stories that is an amazing feat, in my eyes anyway. When people at work are coming up to me and ask what I'm reading that is making me laugh like a damn hyena, we obviously have another winner."
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"I just finished 'I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL' and it was one of the best books I have ever read, you are now officially my hero."
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"I read in your blog that the book was available in stores now and immediately began calling around to find a Border's near me with it, but the closest store was 45 minutes away (Edit: Only one Border's store had it and the guy was a huge fuckface and wouldn't sell it to me because it wasn't scheduled for release until January 1st, even though I explained that I know of several people who have already gotten theirs from Border's. So I had to call other bookstores) and I was too trashed to get on the highway so I forced my girlfriend (who thinks Tucker is a terrible, awful, unfunny person) to drive me to Waldenbooks.
We arrive a mere moments before the mall is scheduled to close and I don't even wait for her to stop the car to get out, I'm hauling ass through the mall and find the store manager just pulling down the metal gate to the store, but I also see the book sitting there on an endcap with other new releases and can't contain myself. I bolted in, grabbed the book and threw a twenty dollar bill at the shocked man who was yelling at me "I'M SORRY SIR, BUT THE STORE IS CLOSED!" and off I went.
Now I sit here, book completed, staring at my computer screen holding my stomach for two reasons:
1. Thinking back about all the stuff in the stories makes me laugh so hard I feel like I've been doing crunches, every second for the past three weeks.
2. The final story is so fucked up, it nearly made me sick to my stomach. My giving the Waldenbooks $7.05 more than the suggested retail price was definetley the best choice of my life, otherwise I would have had to wait another 9 hours before I could have gotten to this book.
There aren't enough superlatives in my vocabulary to describe how great this book is. Hope to see more in the future."
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"This weekend my (ex) girlfriend of 7 years was finally cleaning her stuff out of my condo. We lived together for 5 years. If any of you have encountered the pure bliss of the "move out" experience you know how close I was to drinking the Drano and calling it a day.
I escaped to the bathroom at one point. I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell was sitting in the bathroom and I picked it up. I ended up laughing so hard at the shitting part of the Austin Road Trip Story that it may have been the only reason I didn't complete the murder/suicide I was contemplating. I came out of the bathroom and she was looking at me like I was a fucking crazy.
It was perfect."
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"I never heard of Tucker Max before I tried to buy his book at Borders with a Barnes and Noble gift card. I bought it anyway...a work of art. Confederacy of Dunces is on the way, but I'm still hung up on the picture of the fuzzy-headed mascot throwing rib punches at the drunkard who didn't want to win tickets to the next game. Bravo."
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"I bought the book yesterday (at Borders in Chicago), and I read it last night. Awesome. I had to put the book down because I was laughing so much (especially during the Vegas Trip story). Great job, Tucker."
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"I have never before encountered a writer who has evoked such an abundance of conflicting emotions with such simple writing. Amazing."
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"Tucker,
I'm positive you receive a million or so emails a day so I'll make this quick. I don't want to date you nor sleep with you. I just wanted to tell you that I found your book on a table on my way out of B & N and the picture & caption caught my eye. I turned to a page in the middle of it, laughed for 5 minutes, put the other 2 books I was going to buy back, and left with yours.
Now, I must tell you that I am a married mother of 2 and therefore am not remotely interested in you; however, you remind me of myself in my younger days. You're basically me with a penis. God bless you. Nothing in your book was offensive or surprising. I'm glad to see there are still people out there living live to the fullest & not apologizing for not adhering to social norms. Live it up while you can; being a grown-up sucks ass sometimes.
Anyway...just wanted to thank you for giving me a good laugh and a stroll down memory lane. I'm sending your book to El Paso (where I'm from) to share with my running mates. Better yet, I'll tell them they have to go out & buy it (I'd hate to think I'd be one to cheat you out of some royalties)."
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"I just thought i'd let you know that I made you some new fans today by reading aloud your book during lunch. Needless to say, everyone wanted one.
BTW, that book is amazing."
It's an autobiography about his escapades during law school, basically being a womanizer and a one man breathalizer failure. It's classic.
