Reviews
"Sam Benjamin is as agile a sleaze sherpa as a reader could hope for, guiding us through the porno landscape in all of its revolting, transcendent glory. As a matter of course, this memoir brims with heart, humor, passion and precision - and unwavering candor."-Grace Krilanovich, author of The Orange Eats Creeps, "Remarkably, Sam Benjamin has written a book that will appeal to porn enthusiasts, anti-porn crusaders, and the millions of who find themselves stuck in the middle. Sure, American Gangbang is filthy and over-sexed; it's also deeply conflicted and at times, unsettling. But the real shock is how much anyone can relate in spite of all the fake tits and endless flowing lube. In American Gangbang, as in life, smut just kind of happens. In that, it looks an awful lot like love."e"Bethlehem Shoals, founder of FreeDarko.com and co-author of The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History, "Remarkably, Sam Benjamin has written a book that will appeal to porn enthusiasts, anti-porn crusaders, and the millions of who find themselves stuck in the middle. Sure, American Gangbang is filthy and over-sexed; it's also deeply conflicted and at times, unsettling. But the real shock is how much anyone can relate in spite of all the fake tits and endless flowing lube. In American Gangbang, as in life, smut just kind of happens. In that, it looks an awful lot like love."Bethlehem Shoals, founder of FreeDarko.com and co-author of The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History, "Sam Benjamin is as agile a sleaze sherpa as a reader could hope for, guiding us through the porno landscape in all of its revolting, transcendent glory. As a matter of course, this memoir brims with heart, humor, passion and precision - and unwavering candor."--Grace Krilanovich, author of The Orange Eats Creeps, "This cumming of age tale is the quintessential American story. Young man has a dream. Works hard. Rises to the top. Bottoms out when he finds the top is filled with filth and hardcore degradation. Shockingly honest, whip smart, funny and disturbing, Sam Benjamin exposes the gaping chasm between fantasy and reality when it comes to filming sex for money. Imagine The Graduate if the hero dove into porn instead of Mrs. Robinson."-David Henry Sterry, author of Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent, "For an eye-opening (and occasionally eye-covering) descent into the underworld of porn, you couldne(tm)t ask for a better Dante than Sam Benjamin. Possessing a charismatic voice, equal parts lusty and lovely, hee(tm)s the wheatgrass-juicing, camera-zooming, over-sharing heart of this hilarious, occasionally horrifying memoir."e"Andy Greenwald, author of Miss Misery and Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo, "Remarkably, Sam Benjamin has written a book that will appeal to porn enthusiasts, anti-porn crusaders, and the millions of who find themselves stuck in the middle. Sure, American Gangbang is filthy and over-sexed; it's also deeply conflicted and at times, unsettling. But the real shock is how much anyone can relate in spite of all the fake tits and endless flowing lube. In American Gangbang, as in life, smut just kind of happens. In that, it looks an awful lot like love."--Bethlehem Shoals, founder of FreeDarko.com and co-author of The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History, "Remarkably, Sam Benjamin has written a book that will appeal to porn enthusiasts, anti-porn crusaders, and the millions of who find themselves stuck in the middle. Sure, American Gangbang is filthy and over-sexed; it's also deeply conflicted and at times, unsettling. But the real shock is how much anyone can relate in spite of all the fake tits and endless flowing lube. In American Gangbang, as in life, smut just kind of happens. In that, it looks an awful lot like love."-Bethlehem Shoals, founder of FreeDarko.com and co-author of The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History, "For an eye-opening (and occasionally eye-covering) descent into the underworld of porn, you couldn't ask for a better Dante than Sam Benjamin. Possessing a charismatic voice, equal parts lusty and lovely, he's the wheatgrass-juicing, camera-zooming, over-sharing heart of this hilarious, occasionally horrifying memoir."-Andy Greenwald, author of Miss Misery and Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo, "This cumming of age tale is the quintessential American story. Young man has a dream. Works hard. Rises to the top. Bottoms out when he finds the top is filled with filth and hardcore degradation. Shockingly honest, whip smart, funny and disturbing, Sam Benjamin exposes the gaping chasm between fantasy and reality when it comes to filming sex for money. Imagine The Graduate if the hero dove into porn instead of Mrs. Robinson."--David Henry Sterry, author of Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent, "For an eye-opening (and occasionally eye-covering) descent into the underworld of porn, you couldn’t ask for a better Dante than Sam Benjamin. Possessing a charismatic voice, equal parts lusty and lovely, he’s the wheatgrass-juicing, camera-zooming, over-sharing heart of this hilarious, occasionally horrifying memoir."Andy Greenwald, author of Missy Misery and Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo, "Sam Benjamin has written the seemingly impossible: a memoir about making porn that is utterly hilarious and only a tiny bit tragic." -- Rev Jen, author of Elf Girl, "For an eye-opening (and occasionally eye-covering) descent into the underworld of porn, you couldn't ask for a better Dante than Sam Benjamin. Possessing a charismatic voice, equal parts lusty and lovely, he's the wheatgrass-juicing, camera-zooming, over-sharing heart of this hilarious, occasionally horrifying memoir."--Andy Greenwald, author of Miss Misery and Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo, "This cumming of age tale is the quintessential American story. Young man has a dream. Works hard. Rises to the top. Bottoms out when he finds the top is filled with filth and hardcore degradation. Shockingly honest, whip smart, funny and disturbing, Sam Benjamin exposes the gaping chasm between fantasy and reality when it comes to filming sex for money. Imagine The Graduate if the hero dove into porn instead of Mrs. Robinson."e"David Henry Sterry, author of Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent, "If you threw Tom Wolfe, Groucho Marx, Ilsa She-Wolf of the SS and the cast of Porky's II together in a Burbank motel room with a camcorder and a mattress soaked with amyl nitrate and they all had an orgy, and that orgy wrote a book, it would be American Gangbang -a sleazy goofball romp of surprising wit, with an endearingly gooey center."-Cintra Wilson, author of Colors Insulting to Nature and Caligula for President: Better American Living Through Tyranny, "Sam Benjamin is as agile a sleaze sherpa as a reader could hope for, guiding us through the porno landscape in all of its revolting, transcendent glory. As a matter of course, this memoir brims with heart, humor, passion and precision e" and unwavering candor."e"Grace Krilanovich, author of The Orange Eats Creeps, "If you threw Tom Wolfe, Groucho Marx, Ilsa She-Wolf of the SS and the cast of Porky's II together in a Burbank motel room with a camcorder and a mattress soaked with amyl nitrate and they all had an orgy, and that orgy wrote a book, it would be American Gangbang -- a sleazy goofball romp of surprising wit, with an endearingly gooey center." -- Cintra Wilson, "If you threw Tom Wolfe, Groucho Marx, Ilsa She-Wolf of the SS and the cast of Porky's II together in a Burbank motel room with a camcorder and a mattress soaked with amyl nitrate and they all had an orgy, and that orgy wrote a book, it would be American Gangbang --a sleazy goofball romp of surprising wit, with an endearingly gooey center."--Cintra Wilson, author of Colors Insulting to Nature and Caligula for President: Better American Living Through Tyranny, "Sam Benjamin has written the seemingly impossible: a memoir about making porn that is utterly hilarious and only a tiny bit tragic."-Rev Jen, author of Elf Girl, "This cumming of age tale is the quintissential American story. Young man has a dream. Works hard. Rises to the top. Bottoms out when he finds the top is filled with filth and hardcore degredation. Shockingly honest, whip smart, funny and disturbing, Sam Bengamin exposes the gaping chasm between fantasy and reality when it comes to filming sex for money. Imagine The Graduate if the hero dove into porn instead of Mrs. Robinson."-David Henry Sterry, author of Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent, "Sam Benjamin is as agile a sleaze sherpa as a reader could hope for, guiding us through the porno landscape in all of its revolting, transcendent glory. As a matter of course, this memoir brims with heart, humor, passion and precision and unwavering candor."Grace Krilanovich, author of The Orange Eats Creeps, "Sam Benjamin has written the seemingly impossible: a memoir about making porn that is utterly hilarious and only a tiny bit tragic."--Rev Jen, author of Elf Girl, "Sam Benjamin has written the seemingly impossible: a memoir about making porn that is utterly hilarious and only a tiny bit tragic."e"Rev Jen, author of Elf Girl, "If you threw Tom Wolfe, Groucho Marx, Ilsa She-Wolf of the SS and the cast of Porky's II together in a Burbank motel room with a camcorder and a mattress soaked with amyl nitrate and they all had an orgy, and that orgy wrote a book, it would be American Gangbang e"a sleazy goofball romp of surprising wit, with an endearingly gooey center."e"Cintra Wilson, author of Colors Insulting to Nature and Caligula for President: Better American Living Through Tyranny
