I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell : with 16 page photo insert Author: Visit Amazon's Tucker Max Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0806532254 | Format: EPUB
I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell : with 16 page photo insert Description
- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Citadel; Mti edition (September 1, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0806532254
- ISBN-13: 978-0806532257
- Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
People hate this book for a lot of reasons. It is not well-written, for one thing. There are numerous grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors, as well as missing words. Tucker is also not a particularly unique narrator or character. People have enjoyed watching obnoxious jerks wreck havoc since the days of Aristophanes on down to the cast of Seinfeld, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia or The League. The problem is that the folks in those sitcoms are arguably way funnier than Tucker Max ever is, most likely because they have talented writers working behind them.
And therein lies the rift between those who love Tucker and those who don't: the humor.
Tucker Max has one joke -- "Look how rude/drunk/sexist I am! CAPITAL LETTERS MEAN I'M YELLING!" -- and the formula does not vary. If you happen to like Tucker's one joke, I can understand you enjoying part of the book, but the joke is told over and over, and without much panache or wit. Some of what he considers funny is actually baffling to me, since it sounds so obviously puerile and childish. Tucker Max still thinks it's hilarious to call people "nerds," makes fun of his buddy for having a black best friend, and attacks fat people who happen to be walking by. "If this were Lord of the Flies, you'd be dead already," he says to a "kinda fat" guy. Ha ha! Because he's fat, you see. That "joke" contains the essence of every other joke Max has to say: obviousness, stupidity, and a lack of originality.
So why have his books sold so well?
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