Tough Shit

Fun, informative, and funny. Classic Kevin Smith. The book feels a little out of date. A lot has happened since publication. I wonder if he will update it in the coming years.

Great book, but I felt that I would have enjoyed it more if I wasn't an avid SModcast listener. A lot of repeated stories that the man himself has told before on that particular show.

In the first chapter, Smith writes: “It's advice; don't fight it. Either make something of the advice or simply discard it, but don't try to fight it.”

Tough Shit is full of little nuggets of wisdom and of personal experiences. Taking the line above into consideration, some of the book I found very insightful, helpful, and will take with me in how I act/think in the future. The other parts, well I'll just discard them.

Even those discarded parts are fun and entertaining to read in a familiar style if you are a fan of Smith's other endeavors, like myself. Who am I kidding. If you are a fan of Smith's, you probably have already read this.

Tough Shit is an entertaining book by an entertaining author. I found it insightful and have gleaned a lot from it in a time when I need some motivation.

Funny, inspiring, with plenty of his trademark colourful language. The chapter on how he met his wife and how much he is grateful for her sacrifice is honest and funny at the same time.

I'm a geek, a comic nerd, I love pop culture and so does Kevin Smith. Having grown up about the same time Kevin Smith did I can relate to his movies and many of the stories he wrote in this book. Tough Sht: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good is a glimpse of where Kevin has been and where he is going while also passing along so great advice for anyone that wants to enjoy life. That advice is simple, do what you love and enjoy yourself. It was also fun to read about the movies Kevin has made and how why he stopped making movies and turned to podcasting instead. Tough Sht: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good is a short and easy to read book that will make any geek or nerd smile a little and relate to the stories within.