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Actress: Unauthorized Memoirs of a Hollywood Slave
In the spirit of The Story of O comes this autobiographical account of 25-year-old Madison Ava Jones' descent into a hidden world of high-powered Hollywood slavery. Told in an intelligent and unfiltered voice by the young actress herself as she learns what the most powerful men in the film industry really want in exchange for her ascent to notoriety, it is an unapologetic confession unlike anything ever written about life behind the silver screen.
The author recounts an intense period of her life when an audition for a film triggers an offer from an elite Hollywood agency to sign her on as a client. When she becomes sexually and personally involved with her agent, she discovers the insanely masculine world of control and power that he expects her to submit to if she wants to make it. From the graphic sex to the provocative psychology behind human ownership to the secretive inner-workings of Hollywood agencies, Actress tells it all and doesn't leave anything out.
The author recounts an intense period of her life when an audition for a film triggers an offer from an elite Hollywood agency to sign her on as a client. When she becomes sexually and personally involved with her agent, she discovers the insanely masculine world of control and power that he expects her to submit to if she wants to make it. From the graphic sex to the provocative psychology behind human ownership to the secretive inner-workings of Hollywood agencies, Actress tells it all and doesn't leave anything out.
186 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 25, 2009
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July 31, 2013
A strikingly good erotic story about an actress' discovery of what makes fame tick in the Film Industry.
Well-written and original story. It does read, in a certain way, like the Story of O, but it is much more contemporary and unfiltered. Imagine the iconic struggling actress who has endured so much rejection in trying to make it that she is suddenly willing to let herself by humiliated to the extreme for her any chance at stardom. The autobiographical voice gives a certain authenticity and freshness to Madison's journey from naive girl from the South to hungry young actress who learns to accept the fact that she must relinquish all her personal freedom in exchange for real fame. The scenes move from Hollywood cattle calls to perverse training sessions at a private gym to endless seduction/domination by her producer and the major talent agency that signs her.
This is definitely not a tame romance. It's like a dark Cinderella tale in which the princess ventures in her carriage down the forbidden road. One of the most interesting aspects of the main character is how she convinces herself that everything she is doing is making her happy, and she seems to firmly believe that. It's almost like an extreme version of the reality star or actress who believes in a Gordon Gecko kind of way: "Vanity is fine. Fame is magnificent."
Upon finishing this novel, I wasn't sure how to respond to her lack of true character development, but then I realized that that is the point. Her acceptance of being a slave to fame is euphoria and the dominating erotic entanglements she gets involved with are just the bitter-sweet price of living the good life. It's the movieland dream that never dies. Overall, it's a great read and not long at all. A nice book to ploy through as you lounge at a swanky hotel pool...Recommended for the darker kinky types.
Well-written and original story. It does read, in a certain way, like the Story of O, but it is much more contemporary and unfiltered. Imagine the iconic struggling actress who has endured so much rejection in trying to make it that she is suddenly willing to let herself by humiliated to the extreme for her any chance at stardom. The autobiographical voice gives a certain authenticity and freshness to Madison's journey from naive girl from the South to hungry young actress who learns to accept the fact that she must relinquish all her personal freedom in exchange for real fame. The scenes move from Hollywood cattle calls to perverse training sessions at a private gym to endless seduction/domination by her producer and the major talent agency that signs her.
This is definitely not a tame romance. It's like a dark Cinderella tale in which the princess ventures in her carriage down the forbidden road. One of the most interesting aspects of the main character is how she convinces herself that everything she is doing is making her happy, and she seems to firmly believe that. It's almost like an extreme version of the reality star or actress who believes in a Gordon Gecko kind of way: "Vanity is fine. Fame is magnificent."
Upon finishing this novel, I wasn't sure how to respond to her lack of true character development, but then I realized that that is the point. Her acceptance of being a slave to fame is euphoria and the dominating erotic entanglements she gets involved with are just the bitter-sweet price of living the good life. It's the movieland dream that never dies. Overall, it's a great read and not long at all. A nice book to ploy through as you lounge at a swanky hotel pool...Recommended for the darker kinky types.
January 2, 2013
Good book finished in two days
July 10, 2021
Excellent journey
Excellent journey through a world of control and submission. A total conversion of personality, uncovering her true desires, a whirlwind read. Very good.
Excellent journey through a world of control and submission. A total conversion of personality, uncovering her true desires, a whirlwind read. Very good.
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