One of my close friends is one of the characters in the book. He met Tucker while they were at Duke law school. I got to meet Tucker on a number of occasions including my friend's bachelor party and wedding.
A few of us went to see the opening of his movie here on NC States campus. It was hilarious to see everyone out protesting to movie.
From what I'm told most of the stories are true, however I'm sure some details got embellished.
I'm not sure what people think when they read his book, but I was on the floor laughing literallly, however I think a lot of that is due to me knowing some of the people in the book.