How to Make Love Like a Porn Star

Interesting choice, yes? But I can't seem to put the book down. First off, I absolutley love memoirs, and secondly, I'm facinated as to why anyone would want to get into the porn industry. Sure, porn can be useful for somethings as are sex toys, but why someone would subject themselves to be *on film* having sex with strangers, was beyond me. At the same time, I found it daring of these porn people, to go beyond the cultural norm of monogamy.
Anyway, I got interested in Jenna Massoli aka Jenna Jameson, when I started reading religiously my gossip blogs posted the the left over there



One woman kept popping up on them like the flavor of the week. "Jenna Jameson miscarries, Jenna Jameson gets divorced, Jenna Jameson is too skinny, Jenna Jameson . . . " You get the idea. So I asked myself, who the hell is this Jenna Jameson and why is she so popular. I mentioned it to my boyfriend and of course he knew: She's the most famous porn star to date. Oh. Then I asked myself, how can *that* be a porn star? No offense to Ms. Jameson, but I didn't really think she was all that. I liked her tattoos, but other than that, she was orange, skinny and had crazy callogen plumped up lips. That's what porn stars are like? I did not think she was attractive at all (boobs are just so overrated to me, maybe its cuz I have them and men don't), but that made me curious, I had no idea what the porn industry was like. I'd seen some porn on cable at a friend's house when I was younger, but I always picture porn stars as movie stars with bigger boobs, and the men with handle-bar mustaches and oily skin. But for some reason, I liked this Jenna Jameson girl people talked about, she seemed cool, confident, couldn't give a shit and again, she had tattoos which I thought porn stars weren't allowed to have.
Then I found she had a memoir about her life, and as a non-fiction, memoir lover, I had to get it. I think I waited close to a year until my library finally let me have it. I was in line on hold as 2/30 people. Yep, I had to wait.

So far my verdict: I can't seem to put the damn book down at night. Which is good for the book, bad for Andrea cuz she reads at night and 9pm turns into 12am. Jenna's life explains a lot of that nature vs. nurture thing, but what really stands out is her sheer determination to be the best and what she does, it just happened to be something a bit unconventional like stripping and porn. I also like how she can look back and be reflective about the decisions she made in her past and what effect they have on her then and now. I think I also find it/her life fascinating because it was the complete opposite of mine. I had a pretty tame and happy childhood. I was sheltered, loved, taken care of, and given things I didn't need, but I wanted. I was a pretty happy, chubby kid. She was happy and a good girl, up to a certain age.

I look forward to reading this book and delving deeper into here life. I can really see how she's growing from a shy girl, to a confident women, but not without those bumps along the way.