Customer Reviews

Assholes Finish First

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4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(19)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(34)

 

 

I was a huge fan of the last book, I've read it 3 or 4 times. It was hilarious. But this book was such a let down. It only had a couple good stories and the rest were the kind of boring regular stories that everyone has. Most of these stories aren't even good enough to tell a couple friends over a few beers let alone put in a book. Instead of telling hilarious stories Tucker has chosen to tell a bunch of average stories trying to stress how much tail he gets and how great he thinks he is. He really over does it trying to stress that point. And most of the stories happened before the last book even came out which leads me to believe that these are just the stories that weren't good enough for the last book. This book was almost as bad as the his movie, which if you were lucky enough to have not seen it was aweful. The movie was one long boring chick flick about friendship and understanding.

Seriously, in one story a girl starts out cool but then gets crazy and ends with her throwing an ipod at him...that's it. Or some virgins want him to be their first and he slept with another midget. There wasn't any actual stories behind these subjects, just him saying that he did this stuff. There are only two good stories in this book, the rest is just some sad and creepy older guy trying to make the younger kids think he's still cool. Tucker started a new genre then became the Carson Daily of it. He took something great and made it suck just like Carson did with music videos.

So save yourself the time and money and skip this book, just re-read the last one.

Hoped for something funny. Makes Dane Cook look like Louis CK. Unbelievably bad storytelling, topped with annoying self affirmations every other sentence. Think american psycho starring stuart smalley.

This book was a huge dissapointment. I really enjoyed IHTSBIH, but this book pales in comparison. Tucker Max seems to have bought into his own "celebrity" and it's quite annoying. "I AM TUCKER MAX!!!"...how many times do I have to read this line in all caps?!? He shouts so much during this book because he has so little new to say. What we have here folks is a one hit wonder. Do not bother with this one unless someone gives it to you for free and even then you probably will want your money back.

Tucker Max does it again. He shows a little more to his crazy lifestyle, but it is still ALWAYS hillarious. A tad more grown up, and a more complete perspective into his crazy world. I LOVE IT!!

This is a total bust. You'd think that someone with this education would come up with something a little more challenging. He got the name of the book right however.

Once again Tucked Max delivers. I actually read this before IHTSBIH and I really liked this one over te first book. So many womens activists went all crazy about how horrible this books is and that its teaching young men to treat women badly. Please, get over it. I am a woman and this was not at all offensive to me. Mind you, I wouldn't ever think of being one of his stories, I just find them funny. Its a nice change of pace from very serious drama filled novels that we are used to.

What a big disappointment. I love I hope they serve beer in hell and could not wait for Tuckers new book but this was such a big letdown. I would not waste my money on this book. It could not even keep my interest to finish it.

I can't help it but roll my eyes when I read some reviews of this book. People are so offended by the entire thing, namely with Tucker Max.

I'm so sorry.

Were you expecting depth? A thoughtful, sensitive protagonist, perhaps? You honestly thought you'd get that out of a book entitled A******s Finish First? By a guy who is the self-admitted King of all Debauchery?

Really?

...

Okay. I'm done laughing now, I promise.

But I mean, really.

While Tucker Max is a grade A jerk, he is something much more than that: he is an intelligent, well-educated, and eloquent grade A jerk... which makes him much more dangerous. This guy knows his stuff, unfortunately. And he knows he knows it. And he knows you know he knows it... which makes for some pretty quality, arrogant-as-ever debauchery, in my opinion. (Tucker was a law school student who went to UChicago for undergrad and Duke for law... something he mentions quite a bit to show that, yes, he's better than the rest of us... debatable.)

Not only is Tucker an extremely witty individual with a natural ability for brutal, mean-spirited honesty, but that combined with his intelligence (yes, intelligence. He is a very intelligent individual, education-wise) makes his narrative all the more interesting to read. No, the subject matter is not profound. All of his stories consist of some cocktail of drunken depravity, sexual escapades and mishaps, and the subsequent property destruction.

Another thing that I didn't expect to see in this book: Tucker's humanity. I kid you not. It's there, especially towards the end of the book. Maybe he's realizing that he's getting old and he is a long way from being able to have a family or raise kids at the rate he's going. Maybe he's trying to justify his actions somehow. Or maybe he's just tired of all the stuff he's done in his life and wants a chance of pace, for once (doubtful). I got the impression that that is something Mr. Max is unsure about: his future. If you can wade through all the self-idiolatry and the "I AM TUCKER MAX!!"es sprinkled throughout the book, you get a glimpse of this uncertainty here and there. It makes me think just how much of his persona is a front.

Overall, I found A******s Finish First to be a superficial, albeit entertaining and brutally honest book. It certainly has been the pioneer of its literary genre: fratire. No, it's not deep, and yes, some of it is quite offensive. Even Tucker apologizes in advance of some of his stories. But that's not the point, at least, not when I was reading it. This book is an escape from reality, a look at the life of one guy who has lived, at the very least, the most unique and wild life I've ever read about.

Bottom line, Tucker Max pushes boundaries, sometimes illegally, most times offensively.

Hilarity ensues.

So you know, Tucker is my guilty pleasure occasionally, like many people -- I was surprised when half-way through the book he actually starts to demonstrate something of a character arc -- he more or less admits, in the story about deflowering virgins, that even he is more or less disgusted and wearied by his lifestyle.

Then he meets and dates a girl in LA who is pretty much his match as far as being selfish, childish and manipulative.

So I don't know if he succumbed to editorial pressure or what in ending the book with the seemingly triumphant release of his film and a 3-way sexual enocunter; instead of admitting that the movie tanked, he had to close his own message board because his fans were giving him so much grief, and (if I'm remembering correctly from the website) the 3-way combination of which he speaks ended in disaster the second time it was attempted.

Me, I would have really liked a tragic "cliff hanger" ending, leading to a 3rd book -- Tucker's ceaseless and undoubtedly exaggerated bragging about his exploits would be a lot more palatable if he occasionally admitted weakness.

As it is, he remains just another guy who won't shut up about all the chicks he's banged and chaos he's caused and consequences he's escaped.

This is the second book from this author that I have read and it was as good if not better than the first. I really enjoyed reading this book as it was funny and engaging to read. Tucker Max did a excellent job writing this book and had me laughing out loud while I read. The book has some shocking tales that will make great conversation with your buddies. I felt I could relate to Tucker Max's stories. If like a good comedy that has some shocking stories than you will enjoy reading this book. Not a book for the sensitive. I felt this was a great book and I would recommend it. I'm sure that once you read it that you will agree with me as well!