Insatiable: Porn — A Love Story

As you read this book you realize how well the title describes the author. She states early in the book that she has an addictive personality, meaning when she becomes fond of something, she gets addicted to it for some length of time. Whether it be drugs, sex or various fattening foods you realize how little you understand about what motivates people. This isn't necessarily an eye-opening expose on the inner workings of the porn industry. Nor is it a damning confession or liberating tell-all of Asa criticizing or defending her choices, profession and lifestyle. It really is just telling what happened and why she made some of the choices she did. She doesn't always go in-depth about her motivation and that is OK, as the read is left to try and understand the choices from the information provided in the book and through their own prism and biases.

While I often found myself irritated that she didn't experience repercussions to her careless thoughts and actions, I also realize I don't have the whole story and my biases may be hindering my ability to understand her. Regardless, I kept reading because it was so fascinating and I am glad she wrote this book as bluntly, intelligently and openly as she did.

I bought this book on a whim, not entirely knowing what to expect, and I was pleasantly surprised by what I found. The book is funny, smart, and surprisingly well-written. Asa Akira has a great, realistic sense of humor about the industry she loves so much, and it shows through her storytelling, both with her stories and her filthy haikus.

This is by far my favorite book of 2017! Asa is hilarious, honest, and down to earth. I enjoyed this book cover to cover and was in awe of how well this book was written. Asa gives you a peek into her experiences in the adult industry, her personal life, and her personal relationships which will make you smile - and cry. This is a must read for every fan and aspiring adult entertainer!

First off, I rarely read a book. Mainly because I'm busy with school and having A.D.D. makes it very difficult to sit long enough to read a book. I decided to purchase this book after seeing Asa Akira on the show "Take Part Live". The discussion about her and her book was great. The book is not a let down whatsoever. It's hilarious and has plenty of heart. As someone who knows very little about the adult entertainment industry, I learned quite a bit and I learned about Akira's life. It's a very easy read that I believe can change perceptions for the better and make us appreciate the industry and those involved even more. I loved reading this book of beauty and I recommend it.

The life chronicled here is so different from my own that I found myself unable to put it down. She tells her story in a way that allows the reader to identify with her and understand why she does what she does. Overall this makes a very enjoyable read. It is very graphic and not for the faint of heart.

It's a really interesting life story and with all the salacious content not a boring read to be sure. As somebody who has watched her 'performances' and who follows porn, their lives and exploits do interest me. In the end though, I was wondering about her moral compass with all the stuff she did prior to porn and her relationship with Toni just felt uncomfortable with the domination/submission theme. That's why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. .

This is a great book, written by an awesome lady. I had to buy it twice. It was that good. I can't wait till Asa signs my hard copy. The stories are so funny and out there. I've never read anything like it. First chapter hooks you and I couldn't put it down. Finished it in one night; which is not normal for me. It's hard to keep my attention for that long. Must buy.

The book was truly an eye opener - the honesty display by Asa was refreshing and the idea that conservative people might read this book and be completely taken aback by her bravery and unhinged storytelling fills me with joy!

There were times when the story order got a bit confusing and times when I wasn't really sure where it was going but it was enjoyable all the way through nonetheless.

I definitely recommend this to anyone looking for an interesting read and anyone who believes they have an idea about pornstars. Prepare to have your stereotype completely destroyed.

I've read lots of bios from many genres. Asa has a greay sense of what her audience wants to read in her Bio. This is a well written book with humor, honesty, and grit. It's also borderline erotica in some places. Quite simply, if you know who Asa Akira is, then you will like this book.

Asa,
To each his own. No judgement from me on how you choose to live your life or what you choose to do with/to your body. But please, I am begging you, DO NOT have children. The letter to your unborn child is really sad and borderline disturbing. Maybe you are just punking us all and have no desire to have children. I really hope that is the case.

I got this book based on other reviews and was very disappointed to find a book that read like a teenage girls diary with not much insight into..anything!. If you just want to read about a porn star having lots of sex get this book

As a fan of the dvdasa podcast which Asa co-hosts with David choe I decided to do my part and support Asa by buying and reading her book. I'm so glad I did. It's fantastic. Made me laugh out loud more then a few times. Easily one of the better reads I've had in the last few years.

I cannot say enough about this book. I loved Asa's intelligence, biting sarcasm and wit, and brutal honesty. She clearly has a talent for writing. I could not put this book down. It gives the reader a look into her life and how she ended up as arguably the most popular porn star of her era. And also why she chose that profession. She came into the industry with eyes wide open and loves what she does and does not apologize for it. Good for her! I hope she decides to write more books in the future. I know I will line up to buy them!

I absolutely couldnt put it down From the moment I cooked it up, it was absolutely fantastic, asa akira paints a beautiful picture detailing her life in porn. Its funny its sad but most of all it will put things int perspective

At times I felt like the book was written by someone who is really immature. It had it's moments though, like when when she was describing her childhood. I felt like that was the part of the book that really was coming from a more stable adult.

The second to the last chapter (letter to my unborn child) was terrible, and the last chapter felt out of place like it should have been the the first chapter.

It's not believable. This woman is a complete liar. It's like one long advertisement for her porn star persona. Squeezed in between her whining about her diets and trivializing traumatic events like her abortions, and her relationship with her parents. It's all funny or she's totally blasé. Either she has zero character or she's hiding it. Ugh, she's a vapid one. There are a lot better autobiographies out there. Don't waste your time on this one.

Asa's personal stories growing up is Humanizing for those that felt that they didn't fit in anywhere the truth is no body fits in. What a good read with a positive tone towards life and the choices Asa made along the way.

I really wanted to like this book, but having read it, I doubt I'll ever give it a second thought. It's not the subject matter--there are some really good porn biographies out there (Girlvert, I am Jennie, etc), it's that this autobiography is kinda boring. What's missing is any sort of narrative coherence. It's structured like a bunch of vignettes, and while some of them are interesting, most of them are not. There is no story here, no character development-- I didn't really care about the author by the end of the book she had managed to make her life sound boring and bland. It does seem like there's more to her than this, so perhaps the editor is to blame. Who knows, either way, it had a ton of potential but didn't work for me.

A mix of stories about the adult industry, personal stories of Asa growing up, and Haikus. You get to see how smart she is, how funny she is and how sexy she is. This book is more than stories about the porn star, it's about the woman dealing with marriage, her career and life in general, You may be surprised by what she has to say.

An absolute fun and interesting read. I laughed plenty of times, and so many anecdotal pieces on pornography that really fulfilled my curiosity of porn and the sex industry as a whole. Any fans of DVDASA or Asa's will love her compilation of crazy ass stories and haikus. Well worth the $25 and must have on your bookshelf for your whole entire family to see!

I normally do not do this. I am sure the author put her heart and soul in this...But this book was disgusting. It had no depth or meaning to it whatsoever. With that being said, I couldn't put it down and I finished it in 3 hours, thinking there would be a good part just around the corner. When I got to the end to the "letter to my future child" I don't think I have ever been so disgusted! I read Jenna Jameson years ago and it was actually a pretty good read, this however, was a dis appointment.

I read both this book and Dirty Thirty which is also by the same author. I read them both as e-books from the public library. If you are looking for guidance, the reviews are confusing with some praising the book as funny or brutally honest or even praising the quality of the writing. At the other end of the spectrum reviewers note the poor writing quality, the lack of any insight and the shallowness of the author. I would agree with the negative reviews, this author has no talent which she applies forcefully to telling a story without any interest or merit whatsoever, and I suspect that she reveals more about herself than she intends to.

There is a skill in writing and it is more then spewing out words onto page after page. It may be possible to forego structure and coherence if the stories are engrossing or very funny and can therefore divert the reader. There is almost nothing in the author's life that she relates that could be described as either. She comes across as relentlessly selfish and needy, characteristics she has from a very early age. Her relationships with people revolve entirely about her. Her mother has reservations about her choice of career, needless to say the author's concern is not her mother's worries/shame/concern (whatever they might be as we are not told) but rather the author's own relief that whatever her mother feels is not expressed and those feelings seem to be pushed into the background allowing her to have some sort of relationship with her mother.

I imagine that the letters she writes in the book to third parties were intended as some sort of stylistic device. The letters constituting a farewell to 'gonzo' porn are obvious from the very beginning. Quite what there is to miss about hard sex doled out by one or more men/women paid to have sex with you is hard to fathom and not explained. There is also a letter to her unborn child that once read, leaves the reader in disbelief as to how any human being could be so oblivious to the feelings of another; does she really think her child needs to know that she met his father when performing her first double penetration? Not only is it crassly insensitive but as an idea it is taken from fellow performer Aurora Snow who wrote a letter to her, then unborn, child explaining why she had been in porn, a letter that is honest, concerned and touching - everything that this writer fails to achieve. Her blasse references to her two abortions suggest strongly that she is completely insensitive.

It may be the case that the author genuinely loves her work and if so, good for her. The description she gives of on-set sex and her sex life with her husband seem no different. It makes me wonder whether these books are completely genuine or the author is keen to reinforce her career choice and underline her hardcore credentials, no doubt appealing to her fans. I did not think that she was a woman in charge of her sexuality or confident in her sex drive but really someone who feels such intense gratification from any type of attention it matters little to her that she is being used more than anything.

This book, and also Dirty Thirty, are badly written books that are not funny or remotely interesting. We can but hope that she is not able to publish any further drivel. There are good books written by porn stars such as Girlvert by Oriana Small, Sinner Takes All by Tera Patrick and especially I Am Jennie by Jennie Ketchum which are informative and well written. Please do not waste your time on books by this author, her films may be fantastic but her writing is a vacuous as she presents herself within it.

Part memoir, part diary, part dirty haiku, this book by top Asian porn star Asa Akira is a fun romp inside the mind of a woman who is unabashedly, unashamedly "insatiable." She has done it all- drugs, prostitution, hard-core pornography, marriage, divorce, abortions, and finally marriage to the man of her dreams, a fellow porn star. Compared to most adult star tell-alls, this one feels refreshingly unfiltered. She admits she was hooked on drugs. She tells some of the downside of the industry.

Her telling of her own story feels like a bit of a swan song, a final spilling of the beans to cash in while she goes out at the top of her game. But that makes it even more fun. I particularly liked how she explains the challenge of NOT having sex with too many of the men in a porno shoot, because her husband, also a porn star will be angry. She is delightful and smart, never plays the victim, and her self-deprecating wit makes us laugh out loud. No dumb naive waif from the sticks, she, but rather a seasoned stripper by the time she arrives in porn valley. And she takes the valley by star, becoming an award-winning porn actress, specializing in anal and gonzo scenes.

She does what other women in the industry have never been able to do- she never lets us feel sorry for her. She is not a piteous figure, at least to this reader, but rather a young woman in clear control of her own life, with a certain joie de vivre that few people in the sex industry have. One of the best chapters is the one in which she is stressed out about being the host of the AVN awards and she describes her manic, feminine craziness. The best part is when her husband brutally gives her rough sex and it calms her down. What a story!

This is a surprisingly good book about the adult film industry from one of its most enthusiastic performers. Asa Akira starred in hundreds of porn films, performing in all types of scenes (straight, gay, three-way, anal, double penetration etc.). Neither timid nor embarrassed about her career, Asa admits to sexual addition, exhibitionism, on-screen orgasms, and pride in her craft. From a wealthy Asian-American family, she claims her upbringing was not troubled (despite teen drug use), nor does she see the industry as exploitative of women - a view some may strongly dispute. The author also describes her love life, insecurities, and marriage to a male performer, One of the most interesting (if that's the right term) parts was her letter to a future daughter in which she describes and explains her career choice. Readers also learn a lot about the gonzo and regular films, porn star agents, STD testing, camera angles, the adult video awards, etc. Some may be surprised by the hours of preparation involved in getting ready for a film session - including makeup, posing, and even enemas. Regardless of your view of adult films, this is a very readable and informative book.

Salacious fun read. However, I find it VERY very hard to believe what this woman says........how could she possibly enjoy the business as much as she says she does?? I just don't get it! t's a pretty shocking book!

Part memoir, part diary, part dirty haiku, this book by top Asian porn star Asa Akira is a fun romp inside the mind of a woman who is unabashedly, unashamedly "insatiable." She has done it all- drugs, prostitution, hard-core pornography, marriage, divorce, abortions, and finally marriage to the man of her dreams, a fellow porn star. Compared to most adult star tell-alls, this one feels refreshingly unfiltered. She admits she was hooked on drugs. She tells some of the downside of the industry.

Her telling of her own story feels like a bit of a swan song, a final spilling of the beans to cash in while she goes out at the top of her game. But that makes it even more fun. I particularly liked how she explains the challenge of NOT having sex with too many of the men in a porno shoot, because her husband, also a porn star will be angry. She is delightful and smart, never plays the victim, and her self-deprecating wit makes us laugh out loud. No dumb naive waif from the sticks, she, but rather a seasoned stripper by the time she arrives in porn valley. And she takes the valley by star, becoming an award-winning porn actress, specializing in anal and gonzo scenes.

She does what other women in the industry have never been able to do- she never lets us feel sorry for her. She is not a piteous figure, at least to this reader, but rather a young woman in clear control of her own life, with a certain joie de vivre that few people in the sex industry have. One of the best chapters is the one in which she is stressed out about being the host of the AVN awards and she describes her manic, feminine craziness. The best part is when her husband brutally gives her rough sex and it calms her down. What a story!

This is a surprisingly good book about the adult film industry from one of its most enthusiastic performers. Asa Akira starred in hundreds of porn films, performing in all types of scenes (straight, gay, three-way, anal, double penetration etc.). Neither timid nor embarrassed about her career, Asa admits to sexual addition, exhibitionism, on-screen orgasms, and pride in her craft. From a wealthy Asian-American family, she claims her upbringing was not troubled (despite teen drug use), nor does she see the industry as exploitative of women - a view some may strongly dispute. The author also describes her love life, insecurities, and marriage to a male performer, One of the most interesting (if that's the right term) parts was her letter to a future daughter in which she describes and explains her career choice. Readers also learn a lot about the gonzo and regular films, porn star agents, STD testing, camera angles, the adult video awards, etc. Some may be surprised by the hours of preparation involved in getting ready for a film session - including makeup, posing, and even enemas. Regardless of your view of adult films, this is a very readable and informative book.

Eh. First, I don't know a lot of pornstars by name, so congrats Asa: when I was browsing through Barnes & Noble and saw this I chuckled. I'm not a huge fan - I just know the name, since she is the current Asian version of Jenna J. And I figured I'd pay the $20 or so to read it after I skimmed through it.

I was entertained by the first 100 pages of this 190-page hardcover. And then I realized that it was nothing more than anecdotal and then the worst part: it was shallow.

I wasn't expecting this book to be life-changing, but it would've been nice if we learned something about Asa that wasn't: "I like eating but can't cook, I work out but I want to be a fatty, I watch too much TV but I blame it on my butt hurting, etc." What I did learn is she doesn't cook, doesn't clean (ashes on the floor), watches Teen Mom 2 2x in a day, and fart-humor and dick jokes are never tiresome to her.

The most human she ever was in this book was her description of ordering Papa John's online while revealing her gluttonous desires. When one is intrigued by her questions of 'Why do black guys always wear shoes in their scenes?' or 'I have rules on dating a man...' the reader is left hanging and never on the receiving end to the answer of these "deep, dark thoughts."

I was really hoping to peer into the window of this soul. Instead, it was reading the musings of a kid: one that has (maybe - because she didn't tell you) never worked an regular job in her life and one that is too spoiled to count the single dollar bills given to her when she dances in a gentleman's club.

In all, this writing seems like a book for the fanboys. It's also what keeps Jenna J on a pedestal; at least in that autobiography it was raw, real, and filled with the roller-coaster of emotions and... well... life. I will vividly (pun intended) always remember Jenna taking off her own braces when she was underage to work at a club the next day; based on this novella, I will not remember Mrs. Akira for anything other than that she doesn't like money in $1 increments.

There is nothing wrong with being born a sexbot. However, sexbots should stick to what they do best. And it's not writing.

Pick this one up at your local library when it's available and pass on buying it.

Any fantasies that you had about Asa will be broken if you read this; she is shallow, uninspiring, and actually, quite tame...

Loved this book!! So funny and interesting, I had to pace myself so I wouldn't read it too quickly. I didn't want the fun story to be over.

I admire Asa for doing what she wants, and I'm jealous of her libido! My husband would be over the moon if I had Asa's libido. lol

At the end of the book, Asa says she reads every one of her reviews. She also said that she is working on a second book. So, Asa, if you're reading this--I can't wait for your next book! :)

This was an absolutely fascinating and rare view into the world of porn. Kudos to Ms. Akira for her honesty and uncensored view not only of the porn world, but of her own life as well. I found it amazing that she could talk with such ease about so many different topics, which I don't think I can list here. LOL. A super page turner. Could be shocking to some, but you know what you are getting into so if that kind of thing offends you, try something else. If you're fine with it, fasten your seat belt and get ready for a ride. I listened to the audiobook version, read by the author. The only thing I would say is that the length of the book (5 hours) was just about perfect. Anything less wouldn't have been enough. Anything more may have been tiring.

This review is for the audio version; Asa narrates it herself. Her delivery is deadpan hilarious. This is a frank book about her work in the video sex industry. There's no point in repeating other reviewers' praise, but I did want to mention her reading is brilliant.

This memoir was absolutely amazing to read. It had been a while since I read a book for pure enjoyment rather than for school and this book was the perfect one to pick! She's witty, well-spoken, and this book gives you an insight into a world that so many people view as taboo and secret. Asa gives you a look into a different side of the porn industry; she loves the industry she is working in and is not shaming it like most people do. Overall, it was a wonderful read and I would definitely read it again.

Her story was honest and very true to herself. I enjoyed reading it and learning about her life story. She made no apologies for who she is. The story is more of her life than her life in the porn industry.

Asa's isn't a tale of sadness & what went wrong. Instead it's an uplifting story of a life so many will never know. From letters to her mom about "cream pies" to acne skin I loved every bit of this memoir

Asa Akira, a famous porn star, recounts bits and pieces of her exotic and erotic life. Written in a funny, yet shocking manner, the book is hard to put down. It was just fascinating. I do wish we learned more about her parents and/or childhood. I would have liked to have known where she came from and how she interacted with her parents.. Overall, a must read.

This book was truly captivating and eye opening. For me I have also been interested in sexuality and the reasons why people do porn or look at porn as degrading and with that, women. Women are always looked at a certain way when it comes to being a stripper or a prostitute or a porn star in this case. This book gives a very detailed experience of her life and the real reason why she does the things she does. And she is not ashamed because she is deeply happy with everything in her life and wouldn't regret it for the world. We need more people like this!!! I hope there is another book coming out!

I was in a long bus journey and I made the mistake of picking the first book from my friends' shelf as a reading companion. Before reading the book I had some insight about how people in the adult industry live their life but it was made much more clearer after reading this. To glorify an industry that is demeaning and degrading to the women is awful. What is worse is the way she describes her experience in inserting more one male organs inside her rear passage as if it is a walk in the park not knowing that these activities can result in dire medical complications. And finally the author blew it up by writing a deplorable letter about her intimate sexual experience to her unborn child. Not sure if there are many loving moms who would do the same. Is this what we are trying to teach the next generations. At the end I was glad that I haven't paid a single penny for this. This is not a book I would recommend anyone to read. Furthermore this seem to be the next wave of literature and more and more of girls in the sex industry will start writing books about their adventures knowing for sure that their books will be bought by their fans and Twitter followers

Salacious fun read. However, I find it VERY very hard to believe what this woman says........how could she possibly enjoy the business as much as she says she does?? I just don't get it! t's a pretty shocking book!

Disclaimer: In no way is this review meant to offend the author or people involved in the making of Insatiable: Porn-A Love Story. Any opinion expressed within this review are expressed solely for the purpose of making you read this disclaimer, which is complete and utter bulls*** just like reading this atrocity of an autobiography.

This is why we can't have nice things!

You know before I get started with this cancer of an autobiography, I have to say that the reason this book was made is because of people like Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian. The 21st century has provided us with these so called "celebrities" and they have paved the way for this kind of media to engage the American mindset.

At first, I thought, OK there is no way she could have wrote this without the help of a ghost writer. Then upon reading the whole book, I could see she wrote the book. Unquestionably. I figured a porn star couldn't comprehend writing a sentence let alone an entire book. But I was wrong, so I give her credit.

I think at her age, she shouldn't be writing an auobiography. She can say she's lived a life of lives but it's just lacking in depth. In a nutshell, this whole book speaks about her porn life, her relationship with her porn star husband, Toni, her time in Florida, more porn and that's about it. Oh, and she writes some really god-awful haikus in between most of her chapters. There is one cringe-worthy letter she pens to her future child which is just deplorable. The only engaging parts could have been written on a pamphlet.

Don't waste your time with this one. People will give this 4- or 5-star reviews but that's only because they have a bias stemming from their enjoyment of the podcast, DVDASA, which she co-hosts with her brother/cousin twice removed, David Choe.

By the way, I think the only reason this book got published was due to the roughly $200 million in David Choe's bank account. When you have all the money in the world, you can release garbage to the masses.

The only good thing about this book is the cover art (which looks nothing like Asa but more like a Maggie Q/Moon Bloodgood hybrid) which is worth the price of the book minus the pages inside.

I had to review this because if I don't say something then people will blindly go and buy this book, not knowing what they will get into to. Porn fans will probably salivate at anything Asa releases but after reading this book, it's just best if you engage your brain in some other capacity. Read The Cat in the Hat, you would get more out of that than this.

Life is too short, if you read Jenna Jameson's autobiography or Tila Tequila's autobiography, this goes in the same field. Just a bunch of shallow thoughts with no character.

Asa does have a nice body though.

Its your typical story of a street hooker going into the adult industry, the storyline has been repeated time and time again, but what is most disgusting is her letter to her future child, after reading that im appalled that it was allowed to get published, the 1st ammendment at times should not cover such filth, the publishing company should be ashamed, its borderline child erotica.

She states one of the reasons she is in the industry is because it makes her feel empowered. Empowered to do what? What's next? I hope she realizes that she may want to look beyond the camera and put more in her life than what she is doing now.