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My Life in Porn: The Bobby Blake Story
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780786720965
ISBN: 0786720964
Label: Running Press
Manufacturer: Running Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 296
Publication Date: June 09, 2008
Publisher: Running Press
Studio: Running Press
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Editorial Review:
The most successful African American in gay adult film, Bobby Blake has appeared in over one hundred movies. In My Life in Porn, Blake for the first time goes behind the scenes of the sex industry to reveal intimate stories that are sexy, fascinating, and sometimes disturbing. Blake also shares his private spiritual struggle and the quest for love.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Superficial and Boring!
I would have thought that the last thing a book about a porn star would be is boring! But this poorly written and badly edited offering is like taking sleeping pills and then going to the opera. There are no revealed secrets, no juicy insider revelations, very little sexual titillation, and absolutely no self examination.
If anything this book is full of self delusion. I found it interesting that throughout the book the author refers to others, in passing, as "Hos" ,and decries "Whorish" ... Read More
Rating:  - Great Book - You Must Read!
Bobby Blake (Edgar Gaines) is a very interesting person. Of course,
he looks good! However, this book allows the reader to get to know
Edgar Gaines, the person.
I had the opportunity to meet and talk with Edgar very briefly
about ten years ago. I hope I will have the chance to talk with him
in person again someday!
Anyone who has enjoyed watching Bobby Blake movies should also enjoy
this great book!
Rating:  - Poorly Written and Somewhat Sketchy
I absolutely adore Bobby Blake's "work," and as a young gay brotha I truly thought that reading about his story would be interesting, thought provoking and well informative. I was immediately taken back by the poor sentence structure of the novel. It is very hard and somewhat insulting to read a book that reads at such a remedial level. While I was not expecting a scholar's voice to come through, I thought that book would atleast read as if someone who completed high school constructed the biographical ... Read More
Rating: - More than just Porn
Bobby Blake is a very interesting person, and that is revealed in his memoir. Although the memoir is written with British writer John R. Gordon, the voice of Blake is clearly in this work. Despite the stereotyping of porn stars, Blake is very intelligent, insightful and political. After hearing him in interviews, it is obvious that the man is quite articulate. This work is a candid look at his private life as well as his career in porn, and he makes it clear that working in porn was a career, and ... Read More
Rating: - THOUGHTFUL, INSIGHTFUL, AND OVERALL GOOD READ!
I enjoyed reading this book a lot. I did find myself re-reading many paragraphs to get the meaning correct--not that it was a confusing read, but instead I wanted to make sure I understood where the author was coming from. Mr. Blake took a big risk exposing himself like this, letting his feelings and vulnerabilities out for all to see.
Regarding the first few chapters, I really enjoyed reading about the many forces that came together to shape him. Everyone has a story to tell about how they ... Read More
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