F**k It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way

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The story is never about fulfilling the list. It's about what that list is to the two girls as individuals and to them as best friends. This book tried to be an overtly funny alternate version of "Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl," but ultimately failed with that because the humor was too forced and the focal points were shallow in presentation. Some of it was funny, but the vast majority of the time - I wasn't laughing, mostly cringing.

I really like the philosophy behind this book - the idea contained herein is that we need to stop stressing so much over everything ("Am I good enough? Holy enough? Peaceful enough? Loving enough? A good enough spouse, child, parent, employee, person, citizen?") and just say "f--- it" to things that we can't control (and even quite a few things that we can) and learn to relax a little. It's the Total Perspective Vortex of books - you're not important, and you never will be important (not on a universal scale, at any rate), so you might as well live the best life you can and not stress over the details. And while all that philosophy CAN be explained in just those few sentences (or even just in the title!), there's a lot more here to delve into, in terms of HOW to actually live that philosophy and be happy. As a preface, this review is coming from someone who vaguely knew who Action Bronson was prior to reading this book.From the first chapter/part of the book - “no one knows anything” to the last chapter/part - “the answers you need are in you”, Ron gives you the questions you need to ask yourself, the warmth of an old friend, and the friendly push one needs to make a choice. The book also makes one realise that while we all might be living purely different lives, it is this different, unique and yet common ‘human experience’ that binds us all as people. Is it the best book of its kind ever? Probably not, but it helped structure thoughts and introduced the genre in a very relateable way. That’s great This book also had more to do with graphic displays of sex, which normally if it had a purpose in the novel, I wouldn't be so squirmy about, but not only is this a YA novel (and people probably have different comfort zones with that mention - so this is definitely not a novel for young teens), but also the mentions of it overtook the novel I think, from its primary focus. Really, there were more focal points on Alex's sexual encounters with Leo than with dealing with Becca's cancer, though I understood there was focus in the story in Alex's attempts to deal with her father's grief, her grief over Becca's cancer, AND another grief story that surfaces in the details of the tale later on.

I do most definitely recommend this book if you don't mind a bit of tongue-in-cheek consciousness streaming mixed in with your philosophy. It started well. I like the premise of saying "f**k it" to life. It means that we shouldn't worry, we should do what we want, we shouldn't be afraid to take the big life-changing decisions. The book and I were merrily sailing along at five stars. Great book. I technically wanted to write a full review of this and have it say everything I want to say about "The F-it List", but this is going to be short and sweet because I don't think it's going to take much for me to reflect upon it. Through the course of completing the f-it list, she strengthens her friendship with Becca, finds an incredibly thoughtful, supportive, and real boyfriend, and connects to the things inside her she's forgotten about.I absolutely loved this book. It was very well written and thought out. I can relate to this book because of all the "teen topics," like bullying, sex, and going through rough things at home. I was very moved by this book because it's almost like you're in the book experiencing what the characters are. I've also experienced a loved one who's had cancer, so it's a very close topic. For a "cancer" book, The F-It List, is surprisingly funny. It's easy to expect quirky and/or touching when it comes to "cancer lit," but I can't remember the last time I literally laughed aloud; there is usually a lot more crying than laughing happening. Alex and Becca, however, keep living, with the help of the f-it list, and never give into the cancer that threatens Becca's future. It's clear from the start, when Becca flashes her neighbor to fulfill a goal on the f-it list and decides to shave her head to beat the chemotherapy to taking the hair she's so proud of, that she isn't the type to go down without a fight. Am I going to read the book end to end again? No very unlikely but if I’m ever feeling jealous I will be reading about Pete Best again and thinking how miserable the wrong values has made Dave Mustaine for 20 years. Alex was a complicated character, she was still dealing with the loss of her dad and now her best friend had been diagnosed with cancer. She didn’t really know what to do. Alex was also one of those characters who because she was afraid, she wouldn’t allow herself to get close to anyone else. Some readers may find this characteristic in Alex annoying especially when they meet the lovely Leo, who seemed perfect for Alex. But when you get under Alex’s layers that she keeps so she won’t get hurt, you understand why she does this in the first place. At times there is a lot of faffing about and time lost between Alex and Leo, but the realisations that Alex comes to and the character which emerges in the end I think was worth some of the heartbreak.