A Hard Kick in the Nuts by Stephen Steve-O Glover

A Hard Kick in the Nuts

What I’ve Learned from a Lifetime of Terrible Decisions

Author: Stephen Steve-O Glover

Genre: Memoir

Format: Digital ARC (Thanks to the publishers & NetGalley)

Publish Date: September 2022

Read: August 2022

Synopsis: I’m not ashamed to say that A Hard Kick in the Nuts by Steve-O was the very first Advanced Reader Copy I selected. I was genuinely delighted to be able to read this before its publication date. I’ve been a fan of Jackass for ages, so I wondered what kind of sage wisdom the world would get from Steve-O, a man who is famous for doing dumb stunts in front of a camera. Clothing is optional.

Despite the mind-numbingly stupid things Glover and the Jackass crew get up to, Steve-O is a smart guy. Now, he’s healthy and sober, and this book is an exercise in learning from your mistakes, self-improvement, and growth. Throughout the book, Steve-O talks about his addictions (several), his career (varied), and how he’s had a roller coaster of a life.

Likes: I laughed a lot throughout this book, mostly because I heard Steve-O’s voice in my head while reading. The writing is punchy, and there is a flow from beginning to end. Too many memoirs are a series of anecdotes separated by arbitrary chapters. A Hard Kick in the Nuts follows a general trajectory without portraying a calendar of Steve-O’s life.

Comments: Yeah, all the content and trigger warnings are in this book. Very raw, very real, and delivered unflinchingly honestly.

Rating: 4/5

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