Jock Itch: The Misadventures of a Retired Jersey Chaser – A Witty Hollywood Actress's Unforgettable Lessons in Love and Life

by Rosa Blasi

With acerbic wit and raw honesty, actress Rosa Blasi— star of ABC’s The Whole Truth , Make It Or Break It and Hollywood’s The Grudge —shares the intimate and laugh-out-loud funny details of her misadventures in dating professional athletes, a bad habit that lasted from her first high school football player boyfriend until a decade of 'roid rage and pathological cheating led to her embrace a life of sports star sobriety. With echoes of Chelsea Handler’s on-her-back honesty; Karrine Steffans’ behind-the-scenes confessionals; the steamy, tell-all spice and humor of Jenna Jameson’s How to Make Love Like a Porn Star , and the sports world sensibilities of Jose Canseco’s Juiced , Rosa’s Jock Itch is an unforgettable, unmissable true tale of her lessons in life, love, and linebackers.

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir

344 pages, Paperback

First published March 10, 2011

Reviews

[Benjamin Sands · Rating 5 out of 5]

undiscovered gay icon

[Norma Walton · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is both trashy and somewhat entertaining. Rosa has a robust sense of humour and a fairly blunt assessment of herself and her men so I enjoyed the book while recognizing that it was trashy in a gossipy, petty kind of way.

[David · Rating 1 out of 5]

People who, seemingly, will do anything to become famous fascinate me. Everybody, of course, wants to be interesting, but those who take it so far and still fall short operate on a whole different level. Unfortunately, the writing here was awful I did not make it through the first chapter.

[Danielle J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick read that was even funnier and more entertaining than I expected. Blasi is totally relatable, despite her TV star status. I really enjoyed this book.

[Ed Dorsey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Libraries are closed, used book sales are cancelled, so I had to find something from my stack. I will make a better choice next time.

[JaCara Fuller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Light, hilarious book. If you need a pallette cleanse, I highly reccomend.

[Erichtho]

genuinely funny, kind of book you stay up an extra 30 mins reading even though you have to wake up early. fun fun fun

[Bobbi Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book made me laugh, literally out loud, which is always a good thing. I was amazed at what Rosa went through to meet her version of the ideal guy. Definitely a case study for a psych class on self-esteem and manipulation. My heart ached for her when I read about her difficulties getting pregnant. I could relate as it was difficult conceiving my second child. In the end, I'm so happy that she was able to see the error of her ways and protect herself and Kaia from such an unhealthy relationship.

Her writing style is different than what I'm used to (who knows, maybe it's Chicago style...lol), but it was a decent read. I first learned of Rosa by watching Strong Medicine and I instantly loved her. I've been wanting to read her book for a few years and I'm glad I did. I learned so much about her as a person and my fondness for her has deepened because of it.

[Michael · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was an okay read. Rosa Blasi tells her stories of dating sports superstar and than marring and divorcing one. The names are changed to protect the athletes but it takes a little knowledge of the sport to figure out who the people are. If you were a fan of the NBA during the 90s Chicago Bulls heyday you should be able to figure out the player she was involved dating. Gives an interesting look at the life a WAG to a pro sports star. For a quick summer read that requires little thought or caring this is the book.

[Christina · Rating 1 out of 5]

The stilted, over-dramatic writing made this book really difficult to enjoy. I like a story about a girl who realizes her self-worth, but it took so long to get there.

Also, the whole first chapter is unnecessary. That was probably the worst part of the book.

I'm glad Ms. Blasi seems to have worked out most of her life's problems and found happiness, but this book could have been SO much better.

[Rachel Henderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I personally enjoyed this. While there's nothing earth shattering or scandalous in common day knowledge of athletes, it's still interesting to read an inside perspective. And, because one of the chapters was about Pat Burrell! I also liked trying to figure out who she was talking about. Quick, easy read.

[Chandra Arkema · Rating 2 out of 5]

Honestly, I bought this book because I know one of the featured "jocks" and was curious about Rosa Blasi's depiction of same. Her writing style is not great; she is redundant and thinks very highly of herself (despite the transparent self-deprecation scattered here and there). This is a super quick read and good for a chuckle or two.

[Ali O'Hara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh yes, I did read this, and I did love it! Juicy, juicy trash. I knocked it down to 4 stars because I enjoyed the dating stories more than her marriage (and I'm sure the author feels the same!). If you're looking for some great, light entertainment, pick this one up.

[Colie! · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hovering between 2 and 3... the author sometimes seems as much as a dbag as the ones she dates, but her awful marriage makes you feel bad for her and is sordidly captivating, like a trainwreck. Read the rest of my (pretty generous) review here: http://www.comediva.com/highbrow-shit...

[Tray Fader · Rating 2 out of 5]

Her thoughts go on and on with no point.

[Shari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! Rosa was hilarious and it had me up at 1am reading...which I never do! Good memoir.

[Colleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The biggest problem with this book is that I didn't write it myself! It's a hysterical examination of the classic american Dbag male.

[Jenny Lyon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've know this girl since I was in 5th grade. I loved the book and she still makes me laugh.

[L Widgeon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick, funny read.

[Shannon Spollen · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVED this! A fun read - great for a vacation or a long plane ride.

[Ashley Cornwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super funny! loved this memoir. if you're a sports lover you will love this and knowledge about dating athletes with the pros and cons!

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. It wasn't that entertaining. I was disappointed.