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

Kevin Smith rocks!

Braden sign into life if you're a Kevin Smith fan and can get all the references luckily I am both

It's the Sh-t!

Nicely done and funny as hell, in a sad way sometimes. I nearly wet myself. It's a good listen for almost anyone, it's 'deeper' than you might think. Tough Sh-t is some of Kevin's best work yet, what a story! Thanks for the laughs, even if it was at the expense of the 'too fat to fly' guy...

The Geek who made it !

Interesting Read and insight into the history of some of Kevin’s work and his life . An enjoyable journey . Kevin is truly a funny guy who is just like a friend you have .

Definitely recommended 😊

Phenomenal!

I love everything Kevin Smith does and this is a book about Kevin Smith doing what makes him the person he is. It's a truly inspirational experience

Kevin Smith Always Entertains

I laughed until I cried. I cried until I laughed. I was inspired by Kevin sharing the wisdom of his experience.

Love Kevin!

The story has such a great message about being true to who you are and how you want to live your life. I wish I had the courage and talent to follow my dreams.

I couldn’t put it down.

I’m true Kevin Smith fashion, the telling of the journey that is his career, this book is and funny, full of wit, crude and endearing all at the same time. His reading of it, and the special treat that he gives the listeners by occasionally getting off script to tell you stuff that’s not in the book, makes it all that better. I loved this book. I honestly couldn’t put it down. How he arrived at success is a beautiful unlikely story, which we all get to enjoy due to his special charm, talent, and a unruly way wit. He’ll make you cringe, root for him, laugh and then want to hug him.

Classic Kevin

These stories are what his fans like. Honest, wordy, but real. Similar to his Q&A live specials you get a sense he had some bigger stories to write down and tried to keep it to the most interesting.

Such a likable slob!

I like Kevin Smith despite myself - - and him. The essence of this guy is a really sweet, funny, and ridiculously smart "artist" as he insists on calling himself and others. The need to slip into 6th grade boy humor and more swear words per square inch then you can believe possible doesn't prevent even a quasi-prude like me from really enjoying the person who lies at the heart of this "artist." If you've seen and liked any of his films like Chasing Amy or Clerks (or my personal favorite: Dogma) then you'll really like this book as well. What makes it more special is that he occasionally goes off script and you get that spontaneous humor that makes him so entertaining. If you like his movies, you'll like this man, and you'll like this book and agree with him: he's an artist.

As Good As It Gets

I love Kevin Smith and have always enjoyed his movies, especially his early ones. He’s a New Jersey guy like myself. He is a huge hockey fan like myself. And like myself, he is a huge George Carlin fan.

He is a great writer and I loved hearing about the making of his movies and especially loved hearing about his saga with Bruce Willis. I also loved hearing about Wayne Gretzky. I may need to purchase that book too now.

In any event, this is a great book and is very funny right from the very beginning up until the very end.

Smith also does a great job narrating too. Two thumbs up!!