Brandon S. (behemoth) reviewed on 7/18/2011 + 76 more book reviews

I was really fascinated by some of the ideas mentioned in this book. The first chapter tells the history of how pornography went mainstream through Playboy, Penthouse, and Hustler. The strategy used by Hugh Hefner to break in and keep the magazine from going bankrupt was very interesting.

The third chapter talks about all the entities (hotel chains, tv networks, banks, etc...) that profit from pornography and how pornography is a business first. Pornography is focused on making money; not empowering individuals sexually, freedom of speech, or anything else. It is simply looking to make money and doesn't care about the health or safety of people if it will make money.

The book ran into problems for me when it spent about half of its pages describing violent, vulgar sex acts with explicit language to prove that pornography has evolved into a violent assault on healthy sex. The use of so many examples was overkill and too unpleasant for me to enjoy.

In the end this book is like spicy buffalo wings, a few bites are really enjoyable but after that it becomes a test of how much pain you can stomach.

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