Title: Confessions of a Transsexual Porn Star
Genre: Autobiography
Year: 2007
Pages: 220
Origin: read on the good old Kindle
Nod Rating: 1 nod out of 5
Undoubtedly, this book has the most bizarre title that the
Worm has yet to read. Yes, dear readers, it beats – hands down – other winners of
the Odd Book Title Award, including the toilet history Flushed With Pride and
even the poetry volume Once I Was A Washing Machine.
As it says on the tin, Confessions of a Transsexual Porn
Star follows the life of a transsexual within the porn industry. Meghan Chavalier is an
interesting character: originally born a male, who later found adventure in
various locations around the United
States
The book is a refreshingly honest look at one of the planet’s
biggest industries. Chavalier attempts to tell the nitty-gritty of the porn
industry behind the scenes, including some revelations of the rich and famous:
‘A guy called and said he wanted to party. My friend told him that there were three of us there and he was interested in all of us. He didn’t take long to show up and when he did my friend asked him to show her his dick so that we could make sure he wasn’t a cop. I wasn’t really looking at him at this point and honestly didn’t care who he was until I realised it was C.S. I told my friend she didn’t need to worry about him because he was a movie star. He came in and he was obviously drunk and high on something. I think this was around the time that he was going through all of his drug problems. C.S. is definitely a sex freak.’
C.S. Hmm… Charlie Sheen, anyone?
Her book, thankfully, is not centred fully on the porn
industry. Rather, it is a tale of her early years and eventual transformation. It
expresses more of her doubts, confusion and uncertainty of her youthful years.
All of which could have been very engrossing, if only the book was not written
in a sloppy manner, thereby aggravating the Worm on many pages. Undoubtedly, it
would have benefited from proof-reading and some structural editing to avoid repetition.
Chavalier writes of the experience of putting together the
book: ‘Most people thought that it must’ve taken me a long time to write my
first book, honestly, it only took me two weeks.’ And here, folks, is the
problem.
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