The Most Interesting book I have read so Far
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I got this book on the 15th of spethmeber 2005 from my bookshop i go to and I took it home and i could not put it down it was interestering some of it to read was hard as for wat she as been through must have been hard too I read the book in three days Im very happy to see that her life has changed heaps and is happyly married to her hubby. I hope she lives a good and happy life and if you havent read it then do so your missing out on a good book here ppls
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Opinionated, self obsessed and very interesting
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Traci Lords has, undoubtedly, had an extremely ineteresting life. This book charts her journey through a shaky start in life, a childhood rape, running away from home and becoming a hit porn star and drug addict long before her 18th birthday.
Yes, this autobiography is self serving, one-sided and narcissistic. But it is also well written and absorbing.
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A great read
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Traci Lords' life is nothing short of amazing. She has overcome obstacles that most people would never want to overcome. She's survived a rape, being an underage porn star, a drug addict and a becoming media sensation. If you want a lot of in depth gory details of her 80's porn shoots you wont find theme here. What you will find is the tale of a young girl who went off the rails and soaring down another track. You'll read lots about her childhood, her relationships, her post-porn movies (which include The Tommyknockers, John Waters' Cry-Baby and Serial Mom, Blade, her stints on US series' Melrose Place, Roseanne, First Wave and Profiler, and her music career (she topped the US Billboard Dance chart with 'Control' in 1995). Traci is a surprisingly good writer. The chapters are short, but there are a lot of them and there are about 10 pages of photos, none are nude! It's probably a book that might appeal to people interested in womens issues rather than someone who wants to read about Traci Lords' porn movies.
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a rip off
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don't buy it!!!! large print, loads of chapter's many pictures, a real con.... avoid
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Wheres the beef?
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An autobiography that attempts to write a book about her life while trying to avoid the parts that everybody wants to hear about. Lets all be dead honest here, if you know Traci Lords then you are probably looking to hear about the story that made news in the 80's regarding an underage pornography scandal, and you are only mildly (if at all) interested in her 1990's B-grade movie and music credits. It is thus unfortunate that the entire purpose of this book seems to be to rid herself (and resultantly us) of her past while trying to divert our focus onto the present and future. I found about 1/2 of this book truely interesting, certainly well written, and even inspirational at times. I persisted on with the 'work' that involved finishing the book and hearing about her shallow experience in movies and music, unfortunately combined with a distinctly righteous attitude towards the adult industry in general. We (and she) need to realise that there are literally tens of thousands of people with the shallow movie industry experience that Mrs Lords has, and the random ramblings of Traci doesnt add much value to us, nor generate much interest for your average reader. Despite my reservations about the 2nd half of the book, I was glad that I made the purchase and believe that the 1st half makes for interesting reading and warrants the price tag. If you can pull yourself to stop reading and not feel 'guilty' for putting the book back on the shelf at the halfway point, then this book might be for you. If your like me and need to finish a book once its started, then be prepared for a couple of hundred pages of work to get you through to the end. Generally enjoyable, but be prepared to work for it.
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