The result of this is that he forces us to look honestly at our own opinions and reactions to pornography. By creating the illusion of a documentary, the reader feels he or she is "allowed" to be reading material that they probably wouldn't read under normal circumstances. Periodically he deliberately shatters that illusion by including elements that sound like they come directly from an "adult movie," and forces you to realize you've been reading pornography, not a report on it.
It doesn't stop it from being a good book, and you realize you want to read the book to its finish because you've been enjoying it. What does that say about pornography and what does that say about you? If you're honest with yourself, this book will make you reconsider any of your conceptions about pornography and about the adult film business.
This is a well-written and thoughtful book about a subject that most people have a knee jerk reaction to. William Walsh's Without Wax, even though it’s a work of fiction, is probably the most honest book you'll find written about pornography today. If you're willing to be as honest with yourself as the book is, you might just find yourself thinking about the adult film industry in a different light than you did before.
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