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The Manhattan Madam: Sex, Drugs, Scandal And Greed Inside America's Most Successful Prostitution Ring

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I first heard about "The Manhattan Madam: Se..." etc listening to the Lazlow show. I was intrigued by the Kristen Davis interview, and on a whim imported the book over from the States (I currently reside in the UK). I found that 60% of the book was an interesting insight into the way escort services are run and how the prostitution business is operated, the other 40% was too "personal" in my opinion. Obviously, this is a personal book constructed from the authors first hand experiences. However, I purchased the book to understand a bit more about what drives some men to prostitution and what kind of women are involved, not for a grim insight into how dull and shallow the author's personal life was/is. If you are the same, I recommend you skip the last few chapters!

It's not written very well either, the language is simple but sometimes the grammar is "off" a bit and you have to re-read a sentence a few times for it to make sense. Don't expect very descriptive writing either, the author seems to have a very narrow descriptive vocabulary! This sadly detracts greatly from the level of reader "immersion", but as earlier stated the writing is simple, making it an easy (and quite quick) read.

To summarize, its relatively cheap and overall an interesting read. Worthwhile picking up if you are interested in the subject matter :-)

I could not put this book down. I learned a lot from this book and
it was well written from a woman who was educated but learned some hard
lessons in that you don't get involved with the people you hire. You find
out what it means to be both smart but also dumb. She makes a good point
in that life has a double standard and we all know that.

It's a thin book with really big letters, I read the book in 4 hours.
But nice stories and easy to read even while English is not my native language.

I should have known once I saw the absolutely huge print. The only thing good about this book is that it is a very easy read and you should have this polished off in a few hours.

I kept reading hoping I would get some good stories, or learn some more about A-Rod. None of that happened, and the only thing I learned is that A-rod supposedly chased Kristin, which I still have my doubts about.

Not one of my favorite reads. There has to be better books to read in this world.