Insatiable: Porn - A Love Story by Asa Akira

Insatiable: Porn - A Love Story by Asa Akira

››› Download audio book. ‹‹‹ Original Title: Insatiable ISBN: 0802122590 ISBN13: 9780802122599 Autor: Asa Akira (Goodreads Author) Rating: 3.6 of 5 stars (1926) counts Original Format: Hardcover, 256 pages Download Format: PDF, TXT, ePub, iBook. Published: May 6th 2014 / by Grove Press Language: English Genre(s): Nonfiction- 44 users

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Description: Asa Akira (28) has already had an extremely unusual life. Educated at the United Nations International School in Manhattan, she soon was earning a good living by stripping and working as a dominatrix at a sex dungeon. Akira has now built up a reputation for being of the most popular, hardworking, and extreme actors in the business, winning dozens of awards for her 330+ movies, including her #1 bestselling series Asa Akira Is Insatiable”. In Insatiable, Akira recounts her extraordinary life in chapters that are hilarious, shocking, and touching. In a wry, conversational tone, she talks about her experiences shoplifting and doing drugs while in school, her relationship with other porn stars (she is married to one) and with the industry at large, and her beliefs about women and sexuality. Insatiable is filled with Akira’s unusual and often highly amusing anecdotes, including her visit to a New Hampshire sex shop run by a mother and son. In a world where porn is increasingly becoming part of the mainstream, Akira is one of very few articulate voices writing from the inside. She something important, controversial, and astonishingly interesting to say about sex and its central role in our lives and culture.

About Author:

In 2014, Asa published her first book "INSATIABLE - Porn: A Love Story" with Grove Press, which was named one of New York Post's Best Books of 2014. Her second book, "DIRTY THIRTY: A MEMOIR" is due to release in August of 2016 from Cleis Press. Praise for INSATIABLE - Porn: A Love Story by Asa Akira: "Akira is not only passionate about the porn industry, she’s shameless, funny and even endearing." -Susannah Cahalan, New York Post (Best Books of 2014) “An intimate look at her life. Each chapter is filled with brutal honesty and self-deprecating humor. It’s touching, inspiring, and flies in the face of a lot of people’s preconceptions about the life of an adult film star. What’s most refreshing is that the high points of the book aren’t the doublepenetration and masturbation scenes—even though that stuff is great—it’s her strong storytelling, which makes her struggles and triumphs in the adult film industry super relatable.” -Erica Euse, Vice "It is common for mainstream porn stars to explain their choice of profession with some variation on “I just love sex. . . . When Asa Akira says it, though, I really believe it. . . . And yet, no person can act as the flawless representative for an entire group of people — and certainly not while writing a memoir worth reading. Luckily, Akira doesn’t try to do that with her book. . . . All of which is to say, her book is a lot like her porn: raw, brutal and always unflinching.” -Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon.com "Candid, funny, sexy, and smart...Akira expertly explores the human side of the sex industry...Shocking and tawdry, but ultimately relatable, this is a tale of a young girl realizing her dreams and navigating dangerous temptations (drugs, hooking, pizza) along the way." -Royal Young, Interview Magazine "Insatiable is, at turns, laugh-out loud funny...poignant...and outrageously politically incorrect...But above all else, it’s a brutally honest look at one woman’s journey through the adult industry." -EJ Dickson, The Daily Dot

Other Editions:

- Insatiable: Porn - A Love Story (Kindle Edition)

- Insatiable: Porn — A Love Story (Paperback)

- Solo para adultos (Kindle Edition)

- Insatiable: Porn - A Love Story (Audiobook)

- Solo para adultos (Paperback)

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Rewiews:

Jun 13, 2014 Alex Ristea Rated it: it was ok Shelves: non-fiction I wasn't really sure what to expect from this. I mean, it's a book written by a porn star. Anything could happen. *First warning, this one is not for the squeamish. This takes erotica and goes all-in. Nothing is left up to the imagination. In fact, I'm not even sure my imagination went that far before reading this.* But that's not what ruined it for me.

There was nothing of substance here. No insights into the adult entertainment industry. No revelations about the life of a porn star. Definitely no I wasn't really sure what to expect from this. I mean, it's a book written by a porn star. Anything could happen. *First warning, this one is not for the squeamish. This takes erotica and goes all-in. Nothing is left up to the imagination. In fact, I'm not even sure my imagination went that far before reading this.* But that's not what ruined it for me. There was nothing of substance here. No insights into the adult entertainment industry. No revelations about the life of a porn star. Definitely no feminist themes. The whole things reads like a series of unconnected, disorganized anecdotes. After reading each chapter you can't help but think "so, what?" (It's also really hard to empathize with the ultra-wealthy who spend money so frivolously. $10,000 on an hour of sex, no big deal. Getting high and blowing $30,000 on Elvis paraphernalia, why the hell not. ) And did I mention it's badly written? There's a reason most authors write 6-10 books before anything of theirs gets published. There's a reason famous people hire ghost writers. Everyone wants to write a book. And well, honestly, your first one is going to suck. It's nothing personal, it's just a fact of writing. (Similar to how the first time you sit down to play piano or swing a baseball bat, you're not going to do dazzle a crowd or hit a homer.) Also, look, I have an open mind, but that doesn't mean I read without bias. My main passion and hobby is reading, and I have a feeling that you enjoy it too. Our idea of a fun time and Asa's cannot be more fundamentally different. Let's just say that high school nights for me did not involve hanging out, stealing things, doing drugs, and orgies. I'm not judging here, I'm just saying that I can't relate. Asa obviously enjoys what she does and has achieved her dreams. I wish her nothing but the best with the rest of her career. But in the end, if you're looking for an empowering book about women, feminism, or the porn industry, look elsewhere. Though it may seem titillating, I suggest you pass this one up. 25 likes 8 comments