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Skinema

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Chris Nieratko, sleazy devil of the delinquent sort, may want you to believe that he's "hard" (pronounced "haawwd") but his new book, Skinema, is at it's essense a redemptive love letter to his new wife. Skinema is a collection of short introspective essays that read like the most interesting bar conversations you've ever had. Interesting thing is, these essays are set up as porn video reviews. Tangenital at best, those "reviews" never really make it to the page. Instead we are regaled with Chris' numerous life experiences - any single one of which would leave lesser mortals dead or in jail. His stories take the reader on a cringe-filled journey from the depths of unhealthy relationships, massive drug and alcohol abuse, to the heights of self-awareness and protective possesion of the only good thing a prodigal ex-junkie needs, the love of a good woman (the kind that will at least consider a threesome). I can highly recommend this to anyone with a skewed sense of humor and an inner voyeuristic leer.

-Christian Detres / RVA Magazine

Chris Nieratko is one of the funniest writers of all time! This book is amazing and reviews 150 Porno films (although 90% of the time he never talks about or even mentions the film). Each review he will talk about a hilarious story or chapter in his life, which usually involves some sort of substance abuse. There are many great stories of his to choose from, like the time he thought he had AIDS or the time he got a Japanese buisnessman drunk. A perfect book for those who don't have time to sit down and read a lot, it's a great book to just open and read one review (usually about 1-2 pages long) and have a great laugh.

Any fans of Jackass or Big Brother skateboarding will love this book!

This writer is such a creep, he writes these porno reviews which somehow always leave out details of the porno itself and includes sleezy tales of his shenanigans with various characters. He is too funny though, and such a great writer. I can't tell you how many times I busted a gut laughing at his antics. Warning though, not suited to read on a plane, book cover will give dirty looks.

This book is great. i cant seem to put it down for to long before it calls back to me. Chris Nieratko style of writing is genius...i don't feel like I'm reading at all, it feels more like a I'm talking to an old junkie friend. Warning: not for the faint of heart! very descriptive and vulgar...but that's what definitely sets it apart.

hilarious! although my favorite thing about this book is how a maturing moral sneaks up on you and by the end of the book you don't really think the guy is that big of a jerk.

Real or fake, Nieratko can describe one hell of a good time. Every little adventure whether real or fake, is extraordinarily funny. It is very raunchy so beware. The cover gives a little hint for anyone interested. Actually, I don't think it could be more X rated, which trust me, does not make it any less funny. Some people disagree with using sex and drugs as a jumping off point for comedy, but Chris can handle it well. And by handle, I mean the comedy, not the drugs.

I give this five stars because many times I laughed out loud, not just giggled softly. To me, text that is able to do that deserves a high rating. I highly recommend this book. It is written differently than "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell", and is not AS funny, in my opinion. If you didn't like that book, you will hate this one even more.

Women. BEWARE, you are likely to be offended and/or file suit for excessive obscenity on paper.

to make sex and drugs boring.
really, it takes some seriously horrible writing to turn descriptions of cocaine- and semen-smeared escapades into a full-blown yawnfest. but he did it, congrats.
and how sad. judging by the cover and premise, this book sure seemed like it had a lot of potential.

this is the most poorly written book i've read in a long long time. if you're looking for a thrilling read, don't be fooled by the cover. this one is a snoozer.

You know what? I haven't even read this book. I'll probably do that eventually, but after I get my own credit card because I don't think my mom would buy this book for me. This is her account, by the way.
Whatever, I'm just psyched to be the fourth person in all of Amazon dot com to write a review here.

YEAH BRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!