Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

a shallow man in a shallow trade:

Having been in many of the situations that Rick Whitaker has been in, I can honestly say that I'm disappointed. This memoir is so shallow after all that is said and done. The person that told him to make it light, was not doing him a favor. I'm sure he has more talent! The only interesting character in this book is a guy named Francisco, who actually likes the men he sleeps with. Even the "nasty" ones. A book about Francisco's hustling experiences would be more compelling in my view. Rick's character is as... more info

A pleasant surprise:

I picked this book up for cheap thrills and was surprised to discover a writer of directness, intelligence, honesty, and good sense. This may be the "How Proust Can Change Your Life" of gay male hustling--Whitaker explicates a familiar subject and uncovers pertinent and rather profound principles of life.

His experiences in the sex trade comprise a sort of "pilgrim's progress"--the tao of prostitution--and, yes, some of the experiences are quite sexy, too.

At one point I worried that the book was... more info

A bit insincere:

Normally writers try to evoke certain feelings through their writings. I was left wondering, at the end of the book, what feelings Mr. Whitaker was actually trying to evoke. Pity, sympathy, understanding, forgiveness...? Franky, I felt none of that for him. I did feel, however, a bit of disgust. I am not going to assume the position of a moralist and so I won't judge what the author did.

Aside from this, the book itself is not what I would call "quality prose". At times, it reads like a pompous college... more info

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