Out of the Blue: Confessions of an Unlikely Porn Star | 
 enlarge | Author: Blue Blake
Publisher: Running Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 250015
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 0762433884
Dewey Decimal Number: 305
EAN: 9780762433889
ASIN: 0762433884
Publication Date: September 8, 2008
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Product Description
Out of the Blue is a hilarious autobiographical romp that details the life of porn star turned director/producer Blue Blake and his adventures in the skin trade. Blue has worked with every major star in the industry and won many major awards and honors, including induction into the Gay Porn Legend Hall of Fame.
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 Waste of time and money January 3, 2009
was hoping for something else. not worth the money. 2 stars but only for his honesty.
 Must read! December 24, 2008
What a hoot! I've been following Blue's career since I met him in London in 1994. If you know his work, you know he's talented, but when you read this book, you'll learn that he's so damned funny...in a jaded sort of way. I couldn't put it down!
straight girl loved the book! October 13, 2008
i didn't know anything about the gay porn world so i found this book super interesting and it's FUNNY!
Out Of This World Fun! September 29, 2008
What a decadent treat to follow the footsteps of an adult film performer such as Blue. This book delivers on every level and appeals to the voyeur in us all. It speaks to those of us who keep moving through life, strive for success and find strength in the ones we love. It's a clever, witty, charming reveal about a man whom many have known but few truly know, that is until you read the book. I confess... I loved it.
 Flawless September 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a straight, married woman.
I am certainly not the target audience for this book.
But I am here to tell you that this was by far the most enjoyable
reading experience I have had in at least ten years.
If you are about to buy Augusten Bourroughs, David Sedaris, or John Updike, promise me you will at least buy Blue Blake's book at the same time. He takes a page from all of those writers--revealing, hysterical, and brilliantly sophisticated (which come to think of it are probably adjectives that describe the author himself) but makes it entirely his own. You will never laugh so hard.
What surprises most about this book, however, is how inspiring it is. Every time I picked it up, I would scream in delight at my husband that he HAD to read it. Obviously my joy was stemming from the raucous, delicious humor throughout the story. But more important, Out of the Blue is a tale of survival and hope, tenacity and raw ambition, and drives home the idea that following your dreams really is possible, making life-long friends all over the world along the way. In fact, this is the quintessential American Dream story. (Sorry, Mrs. Palin)
Mr. Blake takes us through his rough, poor beginnings in Nottingham, abusive father and all, without indulging in any sort of precious self-pity. By not falling into this common auto-biographical trap he ends up completely seducing the reader and leaves you wanting more upon more of his shameless beauty.
I am sending this book to all my friends, straight and gay.
And I am going to try and start living my life with a little more irreverent courage in the spirit of a man who has clearly never been afraid of the terrifying exquisiteness we call life.
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