Porn King: The Autobiography of John C. Holmes

by John Curtis Holmes, Laurie Holmes, Fred E. Basten

Porn King, The Autobiography of John C. Holmes John C. Holmes with Laurie Holmes and Fred Basten The REAL AND TRUE JOHN HOLMES STORY! The paperback is out of print but now available on cd rom for windows with extras

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Memoir, Autobiography

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998

About the author

American male porn star, mostly known for his large penis, large number of prom films in which he appeared, and his involvement in the drug-related "Wonderland murders".

Holmes died of complications related to AIDS in 1988.

Reviews

[Valerity (Val) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book written by the wife of John Holmes after his death from audio tapes he recorded. Talks about a number of topics including the Laurel Canyon murders, his descent into drugs, etc. But leaves so many questions that it really leaves you wishing it was 3 times longer. Frustrating.

[Valerity (Val) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Revised edition of Porn King, the 2012 updated version of the Autobiography of John C. Holmes, originally published in 1998. It's supposed to have new, updated info, but sadly they didn't take the time to correct the handful of annoying spelling and/or grammar errors. Couldn't tell much difference from the original, but its been 14 years since I read it too. Enjoyed it, but it left me with many questions, and wanting a lot more.

[Eevie · Rating 1 out of 5]

what a crock!!!! Who did he think he was fooling with this? Anyone who has read "Surviving john holmes" or seen "Wonderland" knows this is a bunch of lies. I feel for Misty Dawn.. did she actually believe this crap?

[Jeanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm always curious as to where people begin life and how it shapes them to make decisions later in their life.

[Dna · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is poorly written and therefore hard to read and, in some cases, hard to believe.

[Zeka Sixx · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extraída de diários e fitas de áudio gravadas por Holmes antes de sua morte, essa autobiografia do maior astro pornô de todos os tempos tem como grande atrativo justamente o fato de apresentar a visão do próprio John sobre sua trajetória. Tendo em vista que o ator era conhecido por ser um mentiroso compulsivo e extremamente paranóico, é interessante tentar adivinhar o quanto há de verdade nas palavras de John em "Porn King". Com apenas 172 páginas, o livro não chega perto do completíssimo "A Life Measured In Inches", a melhor biografia de Holmes disponível no mercado, mas tem seus méritos. Quem espera conhecer John, o ator pornô, talvez se decepcione, porque pouco é abordado sobre os bastidores dos filmes e da própria indústria pornográfica. Mas o livro é excelente em apresentar John, o homem, com seus defeitos abertamente admitidos - e também suas virtudes, por que não? Os últimos capítulos, após sua saída da prisão, em especial, são emocionantes, e o livro termina com um gosto realmente amargo e triste, nos deixando com a clara sensação de que não deve ter sido nada fácil ser John C. Holmes.

[Philip Hollenback · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. Probably the weakest porn autobiography I've read so far. Really, really brief, and for the most part boring. I'd skip this one.

[Nayef · Rating 3 out of 5]

A truly amazing life story of John Holmes. It gets really crazy when it goes through The Wonderland massacre and his involvement in it. It gets depressing in the end. I felt that since the autobiography was written by his wife, it was a bit biased towards clearing his public image from all the myth, yet it didn't apologize for all the wrongs that he did towards the industry and partners and his record of crimes.

[Gregory Klages · Rating 3 out of 5]

His story is simple and compelling. He makes little effort to glorify his work, or to romanticize the life it led him into. He also does not vilify his work or personal associates. Instead, his autobiography seems like a quiet reflection offered by a man who knows the end of his days are near, and merely want to leave some more meaningful or fuller record of his experience than pictures of himself having sex.

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was interesting. I am fascinated by John Holmes and the Wonderland murders. I read and enjoyed Dawn Schiller's book about her time with Holmes. This story is very different than Dawn's and it just isn't very believable. People sure have different versions of this story! I did have fun reading this, though I'd love to get the truth from an unbiased source---yeah, I know it'll never happen!

[Todd · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you are looking for an explisit sex romp, this is not what you are looking for then. Very little detail in the story that John Holmes gives you about his life. It was very interesting tale that skims his life with drugs, the porn business, the Wonderland murders and his struggle with AIDS.

[Grump · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick and short. Kind of a fluffy gloss-over of Uncle John's life. Interesting to read about his life after Wonderland even if it's pretty thin. Will always wonder who "Sam" was.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

For someone who's done a lot of interesting things, this is a pretty damn, dull book. Color me disappointed.

[KenazNYC · Rating 1 out of 5]

Exactly as tawdry, one-sided, and depressing as one would imagine.