It was interesting. I managed to get through it. But all I'm left with is the fact that Jenna Jameson really is an idiot. I thought that maybe this book would bring something up about her "hidden intelligence and worth" but I think that may have been a pipe dream.

name99's review below was just about what I came here to write, so I'll save myself the effort and point you downward a few posts. ( )

I initially thought it might be interesting reading about one of the top celebrities in the industry but it became really boring and redundant pretty early on. I felt bad for her in some parts, but in others, I just wanted to walk away from the book. The book lacked any real depth and the narrative was pretty basic and uninteresting. ( )

In this book, Jenna Jameson, a popular adult film star, shares the story of her life. She discusses tragic events in her life and dissects how she became the star she is today. When reading the book, you can discern that Jenna is a smart woman, but she is also annoying. Her story consists of bragging about how men desire her and women are jealous of her. Yes, yes, Jenna, we understand. This is a good read for those who are interested in the adult film industry, but it does not really contain the "how to" it claims.

This book was fun to read. Although I've never read a book where the author (?) had so many pictures of oneself. ( )

I really enjoyed this book. It taught me alot about Jenna Jameson as a person, and her work. ( )

This book is nearly 600 pages, and yet I read it in only a couple of days. Clearly I enjoyed it if I read it so quickly while having as busy of a life as I do. And yet at the same time, I would also offer up a few rather critical comments. The first is that it's the most self-indulgent autobiography I've ever read. If Benjamin Franklin's autobiography can clock in at under 150 pages, anyone's can. The author(s) leave no stone unturned. EVERYTHING is crammed in this book. Diary entries, pictures (but not too many - only about half a million or so), interviews, even transcripts of her movies (this may or may not come as a surprise, but a word for word transcript of a porn is incredibly dull and obnoxious to read). All that's lacking is a detailed schedule of her bowel movements. In an age where everyone seems to have a blog and uses it to record the various angles of their navel-gazing, this book fits in perfectly in its information excess.

It was definitely the first non-fiction work I've read that I would classify as pulp non-fiction. Still, I won't be a snob and pretend I didn't like it. I did. It was a good read with some interesting insights here and there on everything from the industry in which she works to drug use to family. But as the saying goes: this ain't shakespeare. ( )

Neil Struss is an awesome ghostwriter, even if I don't like the person I'm tempted to read his stuff. Honestly though reading about a pornstars life almost seems a bit tame compared to Marilyn Manson and Motley Crue, though all make appearances in this book. I tend to be more. The thing that stuck out to me most in this book (outside of the fact that you don't really get to learn how to fuck like a porn star, it's just a book on her life and her whole life wasn't porn). Is her quote "Whomever has the least commitment in a relationship holds the reigns" that and learning more about crystal meth addiction. Funny her life parallels in some rather interesting similar to another friend of mine who does porn, who in some regards is at the other side of the spectrum comparatively, but it could just be that everybody has some things in common. ( )

Damn, if there ever was a book to turn you Republican, this is it.

This woman's life is a complete freaking train wreck pretty much from birth, as are the lives are pretty much ever other person she talks about, from her loser brother, father and his stream of girlfriends, to the alcholic grandmother, to her stream of boy and girlfriends.
Yeah, sure, she had a tough childhood, but the fact is that from her teenage years on she did one stupid thing after another, had plenty of opportunities to escape, and blew every one of them.

Another issue well covered is just how pervasive and ruinous drugs are among the idiot underclass.

All in all, actually very depressing. You come out of it thinking that there's this huge pool of people that are desperately unhappy, but that also deserve to be unhappy because they are so destructive to themselves and everyone around them. You don't want to help them, you just want to arrange your life so that you never have to come into contact with them. ( )

For a review, see: http://www.thetruthasiseeit.com/2006/... ( )

Great, sort of tragic but happy story of how Jenna Jameson became a porn star, and now successful business woman. While she has achieved much, it also shows the downsides to the business and what happens to most women who get involved ( )

I like Jenna Jameson. I think she seems like a really cool and sweet girl, and I definitely think she's a lot smarter than most people give her credit for. However, I'm not sure you would get that impression from just reading this book. I remember watching her E! True Hollywood Story and getting that sense from her and I kept thinking back to that as I was reading the book. She's definitely been through a lot and it was good to see exactly what she went through to put her where she is, but the interesting thing is that she never used the negative aspects of her childhood as an excuse for getting into the business. She even said herself that she'd been through enough therapy to know that had she not gone through those horrible experiences that often are the reason behind women going into this sort of industry, she still would have ended up where she is because she felt it was her destiny. She didn't want people judging her based on the negative aspects of her childhood or to view her as a victim and I really respect that.

Still, Jenna Jameson is an adult entertainer. She deals in fantasy and I'm pretty sure a good portion of this book was her (at least) embellishing on things she'd seen and gone through while working as a stripper and porn star, and maybe even a few things from her childhood such as her dad's drug use and some things he'd done with them as kids. She's a smart business woman and knows exactly what she's doing, which is why she's got so many 5 star reviews over at Amazon. From me, she gets a 3 star rating. The book is average. It's entertaining enough, but definitely not a must read. If you've got some time to kill, and are interested in knowing about her and how she got to where she is, plus some inside info on the adult entertainment industry, then I'd recommend it. It's a quick read. Surprisingly, it only took me about a day and a half to read. ( )