Terrrriiiibbblle. Throughout the entire book Jameson is trying to convince us that she is not your typical porn star, but the events described in this book achieve the complete opposite of what was intended.

I didn't have high expectations for this book, considering it was written by a porn star with little education. But I came out realizing that Jenna Jameson has a firm grasp of who she is, where she's been, and how to market herself better than any porn star on the planet. She's witty and introspective; making the traumatic times in her life seem like a mere stepping stone. She's been through so much: the death of her mother, drug addiction, the porn industry, yet she managed to come out of the other side a successful woman who didn't let pain get the best of her. I loved this book! And the pictures throughout aren't bad either!

LOVING this book! Filled with extras like amusing comic strip pieces as well as diary entries from girl to woman hood and a myriad of personal and profesional photos.
Some critics have scrutinised the extras saying it's narrsasistic and over the top- but i though they worked really well, giving a fun and intimate look at her life which broke up the text really well.

The book details personal stories of the relationship with her father, the shenannigans she got up to with her brother,sexual abuse she went through, many stories about the various boyfriends/men in her life, it details accounts of her first sexual incounter with a woman and the lesbian relationships she's had. As well as her career in stripping,nude modeling and adult films.

It chronicles her ambitions and desire for fame in the world of adult entertainment and provides detailed accounts about other performers /co stars as well as sharing an actual adult contract- which is a discustingly small ammmount of pay In my opinion for the sexualal acts they must act out on film (with i may add such tight scheduals. Porn shoots last between 3-6 days, imagine having to have all kinds of crazy sex 6 or 7 times in a small time frame- yeowch.)
I really thought adult film would pay more! You make more money stripping, (ludicress ammounts of cash! good on her!)

The only thing I have'nt enjoyed is the '3rd book' which is an entire section in coversation format with her brother and father, telling stories. It seems to go on forever and seems misplaced in the layout of the book.
It makes jennas actual formatted story hard to follow. Once that 'book or chapter' is finnished it goes straight back to where she left of....multiple pages ago. The 3rd book however does tell intimate stories about jenna and her family.

Very direct, not for those without open minds.
The stories of sleeping with marilyn manson might gross you out like it did me....eek, and the ammount of celebrities that hit on her (not knowing she's a porn star) was shocking.

All in all, I like Jenna- she cool 'yo :)Good on you girl and thanks for sharing your story.
I have to say you may be a porn star but your'e a damn smart buisness woman too with a brain in your head!

Porn film is not my cup of tea and i actualy have never seen any of Jenna's movies, but should i ever get the desire to- she'll be the one Im going to look up. :)

Great read.

I kind of hate how much I enjoyed this.

Although I have never watched any of her movies or scenes, this book captured me (one of the only bios to ever do that).

Ugh.
When I look to read a (auto)biography it has to stand out. I love sports, but I can't just read any old biography by a footballer. I can't even bring myself to read a biography about the greatest footballer in the world, because to me that life isn't interesting enough to read about.

So, one of the most famous porn stars has a biography? I'm not sure how that could be anything other than interesting. I know little to nothing about the industry, so I was intrigued to see what kind of a person ends up, not only doing porn, but becomes one of the biggest names the industry has every had.

This book was not for me, though. Yeah, it was interesting enough. But really wasn't what I was looking for in a biography. Jenna is portrayed as quite a cliche, which really is a shame, because as such a strong woman she seems really easy to like and there were elements of humour; Jenna seems to be quite funny and definitely an intelligent, ambitious girl with her head screwed on.

What really let the book down though was the writing.
It felt so dated. It felt like it came from an issue of Rolling Stone in the 80s. It really struggled to tell an interesting story well. It's too self indulgent. Ridiculously so. It's far too long (by a couple of hundred pages!)
Also, let's talk about the photos.
I'm here reading this woman's biography, regardless of the subject matter, it could be talking about rape (or gang rape, or overdosing on drugs, or modelling, or screwing) there are pictures thrown in with the subject.
There's definitely over 100 pictures in there.
Advice, if I wanted to see pictures of her I wouldn't have chosen to pick up her autobiography (there are some websites out there that caters to that need, I believe, without having to go to an autobiography).

Ultimately, I gave it my best, but I just couldn't get into it and I struggled to find any redeeming features in the book.

2 stars.

I actually really enjoyed this book. It was an eye opening (and occasionally a jaw dropping) look into a world whose reality I could not even dream of. I came out of the book with a great deal of respect for her, which I would never have guessed going into it.

Ding ding.

Look here, Jameson. I am a phone strumpet. I have, in my time, heard hundreds of euphemisms for sex organs. And never. ever. ever. have I heard anyone refer to a vagina as a goddamn ding ding.

YOU ARE AN ADULT FILM STAR. I HOLD YOU TO A HIGHER STANDARD THAN THE PERVERTS OF THE WORLD WHO CALL MY VAGINA A HONEY BUN AND OTHER VARIOUS AND SUNDRY. WHY ON THIS WHOLE GREEN EARTH WOULD YOU CALL IT A FUCKING DING DING.

Seriously, I would get really really really into a chapter, she'd say the word ding ding, and I would need to take a moment.

Neil Strauss is an excellent co author. I've read a few books now that he's worked on with celebrities, and he does an excellent job of keeping the story moving all while maintaining the celebrity's voice.

It's not easy to read this book (Ding Ding aside). She is very open and blunt about her life experiences, from some serious traumatic incidents in her younger years to the drugs and violence that dominated her life once she started in the adult industry.

And for the most part, I respect her for it. She clawed her way up the ladder and stepped on everyone she needed to. Sex workers get less respect than almost anyone in this world. Porn stars are above maybe strippers and street walking prostitutes, but below high end escorts. It's a ridiculous world.

But there is plenty not to like about her. I know that this book was written 10+ years ago, and she's since divorced her husband Jay, but how do you root for a relationship that is so clearly abusive and unhealthy? I realized I was coming to the end of the book, and that this was the happy ending, but goddamn, it is not. And since the release, she became involved with a UFC fighter (I believe) and had the children she so craved, and it appears that relationship was even less healthy.

Jenna owns up to the fact that she was a diva cunt on set, which I will give her credit for. She acknowledges that her bad life choices led to bad behavior professionally, basically laying it all out there for the detractors who would pick apart the book and give stories of how she is a horrible person. Have to love that.

I had a lot of issues with this book. But I do have respect for Jenna Jameson. I can't list five adult film actors off the top of my head (though I would possibly know their faces), but I know her name. And so do millions of other people. Major props.

1st read: April 2010
2nd read: December 2013

It’s fantastic because it’s mine.

This was a strange book.

I had sat down to read a few pages of this book, and before I knew it I was 300 pages deep. This book was undeniably addicting at first, and was certainly a page-turner, but it soon took a turn for the worse.

To begin with, Jenna is clearly lacking in her writing skills, which wasn't surprising. On top of that, this book is filled with unnecessary things. A good chunk of this book is made-up of dialogue between her, her father, and her brother. It was enjoyable at first, but quickly became repetitive and incredibly boring. There are also diary entry's from when Jenna was a child, which at first were endearing and somewhat insightful. Those too, however, soon became incredibly obnoxious and unnecessary. One other thing that annoyed me was that Jenna referred to penises as "pee-pee's" and vagina's as "ding-dongs." Not only are you a porn star, Jenna, but you're also a grown woman. Not appropriate.

I was not sure how I felt about the book while I was reading it, and after finishing it I am still not sure. I think that I went in to reading this book hoping for something much more than what I was getting. Overall I feel as though there is nothing profound or incredible about Jenna's life or her book. The book was enjoyable at times, but overall was just ok.

Jenna Jameson tells how she conquered a male-dominant industry. This book is very intimate. She is great!