His over-the-top stories about the depths to which young adults will sink in order to acquire a sense of belonging make for lively reading. Unlike the R-rated Animal House which had to make it through the mid-1970s production studio mentality and past the censors, The Real Animal House doesn’t hold anything back. While other frat boys abide by the conventional rules of fraternal conduct in the icy, all-male environment at Dartmouth, the Adelphians take great pride in breaking them. They set fire to their body hair, sponsor vomiting contests, create new alcoholic mixtures, seek unusual places to defecate, eat things not meant for human consumption, explore different ways to use body fluids, and relentlessly search for new sexual partners. On rare occasions, they actually read their class assignments and study for exams.

This is an outrageous coming-of-age story that leaves little to the imagination. Miller’s lively writing style, wordplay, and attention to detail will make you forget the artistic liberties he certainly must have taken in his storytelling. The book includes a foreword by director Harold Ramis, who along with Miller and Doug Kenney wrote the screenplay for Animal House. Like the film, the book concludes with a "Where Are They Now?”" section in which he says what became of Otter, Hardbar, Rat, Goosey, Scotty, Moses, and the other various characters (or combinations of characters) mentioned in his memoir.

Essentially the book is an X-rated version of the R-rated movie. If you enjoyed the film and want to get an even raunchier re-telling of the Alpha Delta Phi story, then grab a beer (better yet a keg) and start reading The Real Animal House.