Sex and Alcohol: Max Lives Out Every Frat Boy's Dream

(U-WIRE) This story was written by Tula Batanchiev, BC Heights

If you don't know who Tucker Max is by now, you must have been living under a rock. When The New York Times said that Max's memoir - I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell - was "highly entertaining and thoroughly reprehensible," it was right on the money. The title really does say it all.

Admittedly, there is no better way to spend a lame spring break than reading about the wild, albeit demoralizing, adventures of a favorite Duke Law student. (Luckily, he realizes his law days are numbered and now focuses on his writing; the world can breathe a big sigh of relief.) Max breaks all boundaries with his shocking real-life scenarios. Easily segmented and labeled, each tale begins with the date of its occurrence followed by the date Max eloquently wrote it. This not only provides clarity for the reader - it's nice to know that some details may be skewed due to the time lapse between the actual event and the date it was written - but it also allows for a chronological sequence of the events in Max's life.

Max never pretends to be something he's not. From the very beginning, he lets his readers know that his intentions are not good. He readily admits that he is narcissistic and self-absorbed. He knows he will never be welcomed at the pearly white gates - hence the title of his memoir - and that he will probably never find love. He knows outright what it takes a reader 271 pages to realize: Tucker Max is - as he states so matter-of-factly - an ass. His book is pervaded by two things: drinking and sex. Basically, Max's life is every college guy's fantasy. No wonder the book has been on The New York Times' Best Seller List 21 weeks in a row.

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