Hyena

I will be brutally honest. This book is amazingly delightful. I giggled throughout the whole book with some parts having me in tears from laughter. Some very rude content in there but iff your into honest writing without a filter than you need to buy this book! I read it from front to back within one sitting because i just couldnt put it down! Well done Jude!

I listen to Sir Angelini's show every once in a while on my drive home. The guy is hilarious, point blank. Early on after researching him, finding out he was the same guy from the Jenny Jones show, from Pontiac Michigan, and caucasian, I was dumbfounded. Not because he was a throwback semi-celebrity, from a nearby area and white, but he didn't fit the image I had in my head. While listening to Sirius one day, I heard his commercial that he had written a book and that a show was being made about him on HBO. I immediately jumped on amazon, ordered the book and this is by far the fastest book I've ever read. I know my wife was tired of me stopping her from her day by me reading her entire chapters at a time.I heard Jude's distinctive voice throughout the book, which made it much more vivid. After reading the book, and knowing what he has going on in outside activities, my desire for the All Out Show to go to a 90% talk format is a pipe dream. Jude is off to bigger and better stuff, as long as he allows it without blowing up his spot. I do think this is where Jude stands above some of his peers, he has a desire to move forward, and doesn't seem afraid of success.Back to the book... if you enjoy raunchy humor, vivid storytelling and cringe inducing situations, you're doing yourself a disservice if you haven't read this book.And Jude, whenever you're back in MI, come up to Flinttown and we'll tear up LLT & Cloud Nine.

I can't profess to having listened to Rude Jude on the radio; I found this book via James Altucher, who recommended it on one of his podcasts. I'll now be seeking out his shows. Hyena is written in an approachable, digestible style with short chapters which can be read in minutes. The content can be difficult - it does get somewhat graphical - but there is an underlying honesty in Angelini's writing which makes Hyena less gratuitous, more observational and not just in terms of the author's background but of society in general. There is humour and sadness in equal measure. It won't be for everyone but, for many readers, Hyena should be an urgent read.

Not for the faint of heart. There’s some actual jaw dropping reveals in this book.

A funny, and oftentimes, even sad view into the life of Jude Angelini, this book gives us insight into a world some of us may not otherwise see or know about. The author writes in a way that allows you to feel as though he's speaking directly to you, giving you his testimony, sharing his honest, raw, brutal view of the world, and opening up in a way that many authors don't for fear of how the world would judge them.In his follow up Hummingbird, he continues with that raw emotional appeal, maybe even on a deeper level. His gut wrenching, but often humorous struggles with love and life, give us a glimpse into the mind of a man who struggles with self acceptance, yet continues to strive for more.The book touches on themes of substance abuse, sex, relationships, breakups, but twists them into humorous short stories that are palatable, heart wrenching, and hilarious.If you're going to read this book, follow up with Hummingbird. Jude's writing style reminds me of a more vulgar Frank McCourt. His ability to connect to the reader using writing that is not full of flowery words, but rather fraught with meaning despite that, is uncanny. Neither book is a disappointment, but rather can't be put down. I read Hummingbird in one day and Hyena in 2 days. Believe the hype.