How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale |  | Author: Jenna Jameson
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Rating:  241 reviews
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 592
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 0060539100
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9780060539108
ASIN: 0060539100
Publication Date: February 1, 2010 (In 437 Days)
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Product Description
With the help of writer Neil Strauss, porn superstar turned mainstream sex goddess Jenna Jameson has created an unforgettable autobiography that is many things at once: a titillating sexual history, an insider's guide to the secret workings of the billion-dollar adult-film industry, and a gripping thriller that probes deep into Jenna's dark past. The tales begin in the underbelly of Las Vegas, a cesspool of strip clubs, tattoo parlours, murder, and shoot-outs that turned the gawky brace-faced Jenna Masolli into the bombshell Jenna Jameson, one of the most recognized women in the world. Most of these stories Jenna has never told before, for fear of having to spend the rest of her life living in their shadow. Jameson rebounds in the adult-film business, where she encounters sadistic directors, experienced lovers of both sexes, rock star lovers, bitter rival starlets, and, finally, glory when as a relative unknown she seduces the international media at the Cannes Film Festival and goes on to become the biggest star the porn world has ever seen.
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 A real page turner October 13, 2008
Although I do not agree with or support Jenna's lifestyle, I have to admit, her book was fascinating, intriguing and educational. Well written, this book keeps the reader rivited to every page (including the pictures! haha). I found Jenna to be a highly intelligent, talented and dynamic person. It is unfortunate that those qualities were used in such a negative way. She is the type of person who could have been highly successful at ANYthing she put her mind to. She is just one of those people who stand out in any crowd. Its not that she was prettier or better at sex. Its that this woman was intelligent, had something special in her personality that stood out above the norm, and most of all is an inherently good person despite her immoral upbringing. I just dont think she is a bad or evil person. I feel so sorry that she has had so much turmoil in her personal life. I wish her the best and hope she finds the eternal peace and happiness she is seeking. She deserves it because she is NOT a bad person, she just had a bad upbringing.
A great read October 5, 2008
This is another book I just could not put down. It was a very good book to read and kept me antisipating the pages to come. Even if you're not a huge Jenna Jameson fan (although, I am), this is a good book to read. I have let friends barrow it and they also REALLY enjoyed it.
I couldn't put this book down...for the most part September 2, 2008
I really enjoyed this book. The story itself was entertaining, and I also enjoyed the interesting array of photographs, "How To" lists, and illustrations. I found myself skipping over certain parts of the book (mainly the chapters that include manuscripts of Jameson's movies and conversations with her family), but overall I had a hard time putting it down.
This book is a must-read if you're a fan of Jenna Jameson or you just want to read a juicy story about sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll. It's certainly not Shakespeare, so if you go into with that in mind, it's a really fun read.
 Not what I expected August 22, 2008
When I first purchased this book, I wanted to know what makes a girl into a pornstar and why would she continue to do it if everyone is putting her down. As I read the first 300 pages of this book, I learned that Jenna had serious self-esteem issues to the point of narcissism---sometime that she might still exhibit to this day. That reason for her becoming a pornstar was no surprise but throughout her life, Jenna really hasn't learned anything from her past relationships or mistake and she has not really shed a good light on the sex industry. She claimed that people make stereotypes of her type of lifestyle claiming that pornstars are nothing but sluts. The fact is, she admit she has had sex with many people offscreen even when she was in a relationship. Then what do you call that type of lifestyle then?
I thought reading this book would make me understand the porn lifestyle more but it was as I thought it would be. It was a lot of tragic moments and drama. However, I do give her credit for admitting to the fact that she thinks she is better than everyone else by saying that "half of the world's men are jerking off to (me)" while most pornstars writing a book about themselves would claim themselves to be the victim.
A lot of the events of the book are very skeptical and I wonder how much of it are facts. To some extent, some events are exaggerated to the point it makes Jenna a seriously flawed character who only handles the situation with drugs and running away. Even after she sobers up, she repeats the mistake again. There were a lot of philosophical standpoints in the book which sounded more like a third-person observation (Neil Strauss's) than her own self-analysis and I wonder if she really did write anything.
The ending of the book wasn't really anything spectacular, she just gets married to Jay. If the book continued, it would show that she has divorced him and is dating Dave Navarro and Tito. So she really hasn't gotten out of that "lifestyle."
When she claimed she would have become a pornstar anyway if she did not have such a tramatic childhood, I tend to disagree because hopefully her mother would have taught her to have some self-respect. What made her into a pornstar is that she has a big enough ego and has no shame or humiliation. But I guess if her ego was bigger than her implants, she would have become a pornstar anyways.
A truly cautionary tale..... August 18, 2008
This is an amazing book. It is a very real look at the industry, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Her story is very real and gritty. I found it very captivating and heartbreaking at the same time. I found myself really wondering about the choices, no matter how small, we make and what they lead to in the long term. I found myself laughing at her ability to inject humor in certain humorless situations. My heart broke for her emotional pain and longing, and the horrible downward spiral with drug abuse. Her story is one of redemption and finding her true self, and creating a world that fits her needs; not the other way around. And more importantly finding what it really was along the way- that she wanted.
One warning with this book: Not all may appreciate the photos, so I recommend having a spare page handy as a marker. Her photos in the book are very beautiful, some are more haunting that others. But there are some folks that may be offended both by her story, and her photos.
At first glance, most will think this book a tawdry story about the porn industry. There is nothing tawdry about her story. It's raw, gritty, sometimes humorous, and sometimes painful.
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