Tough Sh-t

Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good

By: Kevin Smith

Narrated by: Kevin Smith

Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

Profane, honest, and totally real advice from comedian and director Kevin Smith - one of America's most original voices....

Take one look at Kevin Smith: He's a balding fatty who wears a size XXL hockey jersey, shorts, and slippers year-round. Not a likely source for life advice. But take a second look at Kevin Smith: He changed filmmaking forever when he was 24 with the release of Clerks, and since then has gone on to make nine more profitable movies, runs his own production company, wrote a best-selling graphic novel, and has a beautiful wife and kids. So he must be doing something right.

As Kevin's millions of Twitter followers and millions of podcast listeners know, he's the first one to admit his flaws and the last one to care about them. In early 2011, he began using his platform to answer big questions from fans - like "What should I do with my life?"- and he discovered that he had a lot to say. Tough Sh-t distills his four decades of breaking all the rules down to direct and brutally honest advice, including:

• Why he has accepted Ferris Bueller as his personal savior, and what the Tenets of Buellerism can teach about hiding in plain sight and lip-syncing in the face of danger
• Why it's really fun to eat but not so fun to be fat
• What to do about people who don't like your policies ( for starters, tell them to pucker up and smooch your big ol' butt)
• What Kevin's idol Wayne Gretzky can teach us about creativity and direction

For anyone who's out of a job, out of luck, or just out of sugary snack foods, Tough Sh*t is an unabashedly honest guide to getting the most out of doing the least.

©2012 Kevin Smith (P)2012 Penguin Audio

Loved it

I enjoyed this book, about as much as his movies, It’s a great listen for sure.

Inspiring

I have been a fan for years and just rediscovered the once to fat to fly man Kevin smith via smodco podcasting it became a stroll down memory lane if you will. Great listen!!!

A fantastic yarn about life, love, family, and all things need!

Our Mr. Smith leaves nothing on the table as he weaves us through his geek-centric upbringing in New Jersey to his Cinderella-like rise to filmmaker and pop culture guru. Along the way, we get an intimate look into the influences that shaped his work with intimate detail on just how they affected him and his life. His unabashed, no nonsense insight into the entertainment industry is on point. If you want to hear from a TRUE Hollywood insider – this is your guy. PLEASE NOTE that this tome was written and released prior to the scandal that surrounded Harvey Weinstein. While I would not dare to speak for Mr. Smith, I am not certain that his adoration would take on the same shape as it did nearly 10 years ago. This is not judgement – just a friendly PSA. With that, he also regales the listener with stories about his family, the love of his life, and the resulting family man that he became. I dare you not to cry as a young Harley-Quinn Smith reads her tribute to her father. This is an absolute must for any fan of Kevin, movies (his or otherwise), comic books, and devotees of all things pop culture. Lastly… 1,000 points goes to Jen Schwalbach for the Best Audio Book Cameo that has ever been put to digital for posterity!

Written and read

He wrote it he read it. It's pretty good advice. Very nice to hear a fat guy who isn't a failure or a jerk. You aren't dead because you are fat. You are not dead after thirty. Live the life you were given.

Amazing

This book both written and read by Kevin Smith is amazing I love everything this's not does he is awesome.

Great

I enjoy listening to kevin speak and to hear his story is great, just great

Wonderful look back

For people who have been following Kevin Smith work outside his movies this book has a mix of old stories you have heard and new ones. It is a wonderful look into his past and what he did to get to where he is, and why he did it. The stories he tells are very frank and full of passion and the audio sounds like he is speaking to you directly.

Vulgar but very entertaining

I enjoyed it. I laughed a lot but this one is definitely for adults who don't mind irreverent comments about sex and marriage.

Quite an enjoyable listen. I would recommend

I enjoyed this audiobook. if you are at all a fan of Kevin Smith, I believe you will like it.

Motivating

I've read this multiple times. Always inspires me to do something, create something, and never take you can't do it as an answer. Instead of asking why do something, ask why not.