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The Fuck It List: All The Things You Can Skip Before You Die
Face it, life is short and who has time to see 1000 places, read 1000 more "classics" or see 1000 movies somebody else deems essential, and all that nonsense? Here is a list of 101 things you should never bother with from the fiendishly clever mind of Kevin Pryslak. The F*ck It List is a hilarious middle-finger salute to all those absurd life goals that will ensure an anxiety-filled middle age will be followed by shame-filled golden years. It pokes a sorely needed pin into a bloated rite of passage that's ripe for deflation. Do you really need to firewalk or didn't Oprah and Tony Robbins take care of that for us? Swimming with sharks is a really dumb idea, so let's leave that with the gullible reality tv desperadoes, shall we? Kevin Pryslak has come up with a "to don't list" that will have you laughing out loud and leave you with lots more time to do the all the things YOU really want to do!
264 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 8, 2015
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February 17, 2018
Don't know why this says the author is Peter Connors, as it's Kevin Pryslak. Not sure how to fix that.
Anyway, a fun book. Some entries were okay, some were funny, and some were damn funny! But, he missed one: Fuck it: I'm Not Getting a Tattoo. Yes, I know the author has at least one, but I don't. And never will.
Anyway, a fun book. Some entries were okay, some were funny, and some were damn funny! But, he missed one: Fuck it: I'm Not Getting a Tattoo. Yes, I know the author has at least one, but I don't. And never will.
June 8, 2022
FUCK IT: I’m Not Going to Write a review for such kind of book:)
August 25, 2018
Very funny. Please keep writing so I can add those titles to my Fuck It List as well.
August 17, 2021
F*ck it is right.
Why do these things? He’s right. No reason whatsoever. Funny book. I enjoyed reading it. Going to put revising books on the list.
Why do these things? He’s right. No reason whatsoever. Funny book. I enjoyed reading it. Going to put revising books on the list.
May 15, 2017
A fun read
Funny, irreverent and with a measure of wisdom. The author does not mince words and lays out why we should not have bucket lists. People should have goals, aspirations and principles, instead of having a checklist of places to go and things to do before "kicking the bucket." I laughed and chuckled through this book, and only have it rated at four stars because I felt it should have been longer.
Funny, irreverent and with a measure of wisdom. The author does not mince words and lays out why we should not have bucket lists. People should have goals, aspirations and principles, instead of having a checklist of places to go and things to do before "kicking the bucket." I laughed and chuckled through this book, and only have it rated at four stars because I felt it should have been longer.
June 12, 2017
Nothing educational or introspective here, thank goodness. This was a hilarious, quick read about things I, too, have no interest in ever adding to my bucket list (e.g., climbing Everest, running a marathon, drinking tiger's milk, etc.). A fun antidote to the "I must do everything before I die" mentality that ripples through our society.
March 22, 2018
Reads like someone's notes for a stand up routine. The kind of comedy where lots of "fuck it's" are the punchlines. But it was just the kind of thing my brain could handle after getting up early to catch a flight only to have it delayed 6 hours.
January 19, 2018
Really funny and true!
January 20, 2023
As a person that is happiest at home with my husband and my dogs, (FYI: I am currently sitting at home with a blankey and two dogs cuddled up against me), I can totally relate to the issues raised in this book. Why would I possibly want to jump out of a perfectly functional plane in midair?!
I don’t have a bucket list and after reading this I’m not getting one.
I don’t have a bucket list and after reading this I’m not getting one.
May 28, 2017
Hilarious
Great for a quick read, very funny material! Much of it is relatable and you'll chuckle a lot. Highly recommended, unless your feelings get hurt easily, because the author doesn't hold back on making fun of anything!
Great for a quick read, very funny material! Much of it is relatable and you'll chuckle a lot. Highly recommended, unless your feelings get hurt easily, because the author doesn't hold back on making fun of anything!
July 17, 2017
Mildly amusing.
It could have been cleverer and funnier. Just using the F word does not make the submission either. The movie "The Bucket List" was sweet and moving. This book is neither.
It could have been cleverer and funnier. Just using the F word does not make the submission either. The movie "The Bucket List" was sweet and moving. This book is neither.
March 20, 2018
Just the right amount of cynicism, and at times even educational. It was fun hearing him tell me why people kiss the Blarney Stone, and essentially convince me it was worth doing, while also destroying the premise itself.
March 20, 2018
Good for a smile or two.
This is a quick read that has a section or two that most people can relate to. I enjoyed the author’s basic Fuck it attitude that pokes fun at the elitist attitudes surrounding many bucket list goals. Heavy on sarcasm with a little bit of humor. 😆
This is a quick read that has a section or two that most people can relate to. I enjoyed the author’s basic Fuck it attitude that pokes fun at the elitist attitudes surrounding many bucket list goals. Heavy on sarcasm with a little bit of humor. 😆
May 10, 2020
Quirky little book that makes light of many of the things we all possibly have on our bucket lists. Gives a satirical, yet practical critique of some of the more common bucket lists items that makes you feel good saying “fuck it, I’m not doing that”.
October 23, 2020
When this book ended, I was left wondering why the author might have written it, except maybe to prove the point that it is possible to publish something so utterly meaningless. The writing was dull, the ideas were bitter, and the message was... Well I'm not entirely sure what the message was.
July 24, 2021
Funny but too short
Seems like this book could easily have many sequels made up of reader submissions collected over time. I would agree with the author on most topics here but argue about others.
Seems like this book could easily have many sequels made up of reader submissions collected over time. I would agree with the author on most topics here but argue about others.
May 12, 2017
Very quick read
April 11, 2018
Very slight. Overgrown set of blog posts. But funny.
April 28, 2018
I figured this would be a funny little read. Some parts made me smile, but mostly it was just rambling.
September 24, 2018
A fast read and super funny. I was reading on the train and literally laughed out loud at a few of these.
February 12, 2020
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
October 6, 2021
Like it
It's the best book to let it go and live without expecting anything just live and enjoy and don't give a d..mn about people's opinions
It's the best book to let it go and live without expecting anything just live and enjoy and don't give a d..mn about people's opinions
November 26, 2023
Seda raamatut ei pea lugema.
January 18, 2024
I really liked the intro and then some parts were funny, some less funny, but overall I agree with the point of this book.
January 21, 2024
It would've been funny, if the writer wasn't so bitter.
March 27, 2024
Parts had me laughing out loud. Parts were way too cynical for me. A quick read and mostly funny.
April 21, 2018
I purchased this book on a BookBuB sale while on vacation. It came across as a funny light hearted book about Bucket Lists, which I have (it’s fun to dream). This book had a lot of potential, but fell flat for me. A vacation book that I should of been able to read in 1 day become a book that I didn’t want to finish, but slowly did hoping it would get better
July 11, 2017
Irreverent, sarcastic, caustic and at the same time realistic, a short but funny reading about bucket list.
Even if some of the items are on my own to do list and I have already done a few of them, I found however that a lot of things listed were uncommon or quite unusual in my opinion.
Eventually, after reading this book, the next time "a thing to do before you die" comes to your mind, you'd better ask yourself the following questions :
- do I really want to do this or do I just want to do it because someone I know did it / everybody is supposed to do it ?
- will I really miss something if I have not done it before I die ?
- do I really want to do it or do I just want to brag about it ?
- being honest with yourself, do you still have the time, money or fitness condition required to accomplish it before you die ?
It may save you some time.
Even if some of the items are on my own to do list and I have already done a few of them, I found however that a lot of things listed were uncommon or quite unusual in my opinion.
Eventually, after reading this book, the next time "a thing to do before you die" comes to your mind, you'd better ask yourself the following questions :
- do I really want to do this or do I just want to do it because someone I know did it / everybody is supposed to do it ?
- will I really miss something if I have not done it before I die ?
- do I really want to do it or do I just want to brag about it ?
- being honest with yourself, do you still have the time, money or fitness condition required to accomplish it before you die ?
It may save you some time.
August 16, 2018
This is a fun book I read over my lunch break.
A play on 'bucket list' (obviously) Kevin Pryslak takes typical goals and turns them around on you.
"Swimming with sharks is a really dumb idea"
In a world where society takes so much pleasure on doing things for attention and "likes" and less on actually enjoying them, or living in the moment, Pryslak asks the question "why" and says what a lot of us may be thinking.
This may not be the book for those who can't laugh at themselves, because chances are you will find one of your own bucket list goals in this book.
A play on 'bucket list' (obviously) Kevin Pryslak takes typical goals and turns them around on you.
"Swimming with sharks is a really dumb idea"
In a world where society takes so much pleasure on doing things for attention and "likes" and less on actually enjoying them, or living in the moment, Pryslak asks the question "why" and says what a lot of us may be thinking.
This may not be the book for those who can't laugh at themselves, because chances are you will find one of your own bucket list goals in this book.
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