I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

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I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
Author Tucker Max
Cover artist Erin Tyler
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Non-fiction, fratire
Publisher Citadel
Publication date January 2006
Pages 277 pp
ISBN ISBN 0-08065-2728-5
Followed by Assholes Finish First

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell is a book written by Tucker Max, published in 2006, that details his stories of debauchery and belligerence. It made the New York Times Bestseller list in 2006, 2007 and 2008.[1][2][3] It sold an estimated 70,000 copies its first year.[4]

Composed of short stories narrated by the author, the book is told in the gonzo style and often focuses on the narrator's humorous excess. The stories normally deal with themes of insulting people and sexual promiscuity. A sequel to the title is set to be released by Simon and Schuster in November 2008.[5]

Contents

[edit] Stories

The following stories are published in the book, but were not previously published on Max's website:

  • Everyone has "that" friend
  • Quite the vacation
  • Tucker goes to Vegas
  • Floss
  • The Foxfield Weekend
  • My Key West Trip
  • This'll just hurt a little
  • She won't take no for an answer
  • The Sex Stories
  • The Dog Vomit Story
  • The Midland, Texas Story
  • The Worst Tucker Story Ever

[edit] Fratire

Main article: Fratire

Shortly after publication, Max was featured in the New York Times Sunday Section with writers Maddox and Frank Kelly Rich.[6] The piece dubbed their new genre "fratire". The term has come to embody hyper-masculinity and political incorrectness, in response to "chicklit" and other books written specifically for women.[7] The male-centered themes of the book produced a flurry of portmanteu buzz words like mennisance, dicklit, and fratire.[8][9] None of them acquired much widespread usage. However, the genre flourished, and many similarly targeted books have been published since.[10][11][12]

[edit] Film Adaptation

In 2008, Max announced that he was independently financing a movie with the same title, loosely based on The Austin Road Trip story from the book.[13] According to a feature in The Hollywood Reporter the movie follows Tucker and his friends to a bachelor party where he abandons them in pursuit of sex.[14] After being banned from the wedding, Tucker attempts to right past wrongs.[14] Max announced on his production blog that he will not play himself.[15] Bob Gosse is attached to direct.[16] Filming is scheduled to start June 23rd in Louisiana.[14][17]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction 2/5/06
  2. ^ NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction 5/7/07
  3. ^ NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction 4/13/08
  4. ^ Matthew Thornton (9/25/2006). Deals. Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved on 2008-01-14. "his first book, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, has sold more than 70,000 copies."
  5. ^ Matthew Thornton (9/25/2006). Deals. Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
  6. ^ NYT: Dude, here's my book
  7. ^ Crosbie, Lynn (2007), “Fratire: Chick-Lit for Guys, Rudge, Raw and Unreprentant”, Globe and Mail 
  8. ^ Harkin, James. "The return of the real man", Financial Times, 2006-09-16. Retrieved on 2008-02-18. 
  9. ^ Harris, Paul. "The return of the real man", The Observer, 2006-07-09. Retrieved on 2008-02-18. 
  10. ^ Tucker Max (9/01/2006). And to think, it only took five years (my response to Harper Collins) -. Tucker Max Blog. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
  11. ^ Amazon: Mergers and Acqusitions
  12. ^ Amazon: Real Men Don't Apologize published after I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
  13. ^ Max, Tucker, Be Patient, Lots of Stuff Coming, <http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/entries/date/be_patient_lots_of_stuff_coming.phtml>. Retrieved on 18 August 2008 
  14. ^ a b c Goldstein, Gregg (4/16/2008), “'Beer in Hell' gets big-screen treatment”, The Hollywood Reporter, <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3icb0afd62b39381d1fd5a82c656c44fcc> 
  15. ^ Max, Tucker. Why I'm not playing myself. Ihopetheyservebeerinhell.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  16. ^ IMDB: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
  17. ^ IMDB: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

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