My Father, the Pornographer: A Memoir | 
pickOffutt writes of growing up in the Kentucky hills, of his relationship with his father, and what it means to be an author (and the son of a prolific author). I loved the 1st half . That‘s not to say I didn‘t enjoy the 2nd half, but some of the content was tough for me. The prose is brave & beautiful & stares straight into the face of some dark and haunting material.
Offutt‘s father dies and he is suddenly left with an inheritance of more than 400 pornographic novels. As he helps his mother sort through the typewritten documents stuffed into every nook of his fathers office, Offutt is forced to confront his childhood and the difficult relationship he shared with his dad- a famed pornographic novelist. The idea of reading porn written by my own parent certainly gives me #creep vibes 😳
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pickWell, not quite sure what to say. The writing is without embellishment and very to the point. Chris Offutt is a writer, as was his father- the difference being his father wrote sci-fi and then exclusively porn and porn comics. This is bondage and torture porn from what I can tell and the father wrote hundreds of books- often one a month- on which he supported his family. He was a tyrant to his wife and children and a deeply troubled man. ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
Ok @britt_brooke this is my pick for #nonfictionNovember. Got this gem from a #NashvilleLitsyMeetup Blind Date with a book swap and it comes@highly recommended- I was sold by the title alone! This is not the podcast “My Dad Wrote a Porno” but I highly recommend that as well- just be careful where you play it!!!🤣🤣🤣
pick“It was incumbent upon his family to listen to him, agree with him, admire him, and give him attention bordering on awe.”
It‘s always refreshing to read a memoir by an established author. I know you all know what I mean. His writing is fine-tuned, articulate, and entertaining. This is largely about Offutt‘s strained relationship with his dad, but does delve into his father‘s prolific porn-writing career, even cataloguing his works.
Lists found in his dad‘s notebooks of porn descriptive terms. My favorites are “thrusting artillery shells” and “meaty pendants.” 🤦🏼♀️🙄🙅🏼♀️
This book is largely about Offutt‘s relationship with his writer father, but these detailed pornography bits are oddly fascinating. At one point, his dad cranked out a porn novel per month!
This book is so much more than a catchy title.
Off to a good start. I‘m intrigued.
Finally cracking this one open. I received it from @drbethandherkindle in a swap a while back (thanks!). She knows I love memoir. 🤗 I just love the cover!
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pickWeekend TBR: Saw this and thought of my Litsy community! Spending some time this weekend to finish this well written exploration of a father and son relationship for my book group. Aloha Friday 🤓🌺🌅
pickThis is a tough one to rate but I'm going to with "pick". Chris Offutt's father was a strange and difficult man who was pretty much a narcissistic jerk. Buuuuut the memoir was definitely interesting and his family was strange and outrageous, but in a quiet way. The descriptions of his father's porn weirded me out, but I expected it. I really enjoyed the details of the author's own life and writing journey. 3.5/5 ⭐️
Getting started on my book about books for the #ReadHarder2017 challenge.
pickWHAT A WILD FUCKING RIDE THIS BOOK WAS VERY GOOD BUT NOW I FEEL VERY VERY UNCOMFORTABLE
#TBRtemptation post! Praised by Michael Chabon, this is an interesting memoir. In the summer of 2013, Chris began looking through his deceased--and formerly estranged--father's manuscripts, 1,800 pounds of pornographic fiction. It began as the way to pay for his son's orthodontic needs & then became a writing career--pirate porn, zombie porn, secret agent porn, etc.--which was helped by the erotic novel's 1970s peak. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎
pickReceived this from @Nerdfins for Christmas along with this very appropriate bookmark to go with it! Really enjoyed it, along with the following description of breasts that was listed in one of the chapters: "firm and tight-skinned as new pears dangling unpicked from sun-warmed trees".
pickChris Offutt has some commitment, yo. I don't know if I would have been able to go through his inheritance, 1800 pounds of porn. But he was trying to understand his dad, so in that case you make the commitment. (TW, he describes some the porn for examples and they are extreme fantasies)
A+ solution to the pesky problem of lending-limits at libraries.
"I was reading over my head but didn't know because no one told me so." My childhood, in a nutshell...
pickChris Offutt delicately and lovingly describes the ways his father positively and negatively, effected his life. He reflects on the life and work of his father and in turn discovers things about his own life.
pickHow and where to find reasons for father behavior?
pickOkay, so I just hosted a reading with this guy, and not only is he hilarious, but this book is incredible. His dad died and left him 1800 lbs of porn. That he'd written. Go from there.
