Filled with anecdotes about some of the ratbag things he's gotten up to in his life, plus a few recipes thrown in for good measure, this book is a fun read with lots of heart.

Nat has zero qualifications as a philosopher or life coach, and he doesn't feel like becoming one anytime soon. Nat's What I Reckon was the tattooed lockdown saviour we didn't know we needed, rescuing us from packet food, jar sauce and total boredom with his hilarious viral recipe videos that got us cooking at home like champions again. If you’re looking for some laughs with a touch of introspection and a new winner to add to your dinner repertoire though, then you’re spot on with this one. My only gripe personally is that I found myself beginning to lose interest in the sayings themselves and wanting him to just continue the trajectories of subjects he was talking about rather than bullet pointing them with new topics, but I think this is a testament to the entertainment value and grip of Nat's ranting, story-telling and hypotheticals.Nat is honest, raw and very funny in his very descriptive account of life and his mental and physical adventures.

SHORTLISTED FOR ABIA GENERAL NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 Learn how to be a better d*ckhead with Nat's deep and meaningful guide to life.If you follow Nat, you know some of the things included in the book already, but you are about to learn more. Nat’s What I Reckon was the tattooed lockdown savior we didn’t know we needed, rescuing us from packet food, jar sauce and total boredom with his hilarious viral recipe videos that got us cooking at home like champions again. Like most everybody, I first found Nat's What I Reckon during the first year of the pandemic (isn't it kinda scary that we can measure it in multiple years now?

This foul mouthed, larrikin Aussie helped lift my spirits time and again during the darker days of Melbourne’s endless lockdowns, constantly delivering some of the most genuine and hilarious content on socials that I’ve ever followed.

But it's very much in Nat's voice and when I was listening to the audio book, there was something about him addressing me directly as "champion" that got me right in the feels.