Customer Reviews
A Memoir that has aged pretty well - it's still pretty eye-opening! - By: Snapdragon, 10 Jun 2008 
Although `The Happy Hooker' is over thirty years old it is still much better than most of the modern books that profess to be true life memoirs. Xaviera Hollander still writes for Penthouse & this book details her early life, how she `fell into' prostitution & eventually how she became a Madam.
Even for people who have read many of the current books on prostitution, there is plentyin here to challenge your views & morality & also enough to provoke a raised eyebrow or two! Xaviera appears to believe that there are no boundaries as far is sex is concerned & therefore seduces both her uncle & her sister's husband; sets out to seduce young virgins for fun; has ex with a wide range of different women; as well as talking about her work as a prostitute (who knew that some men `get off' on having their legs bound together so they can be treated like a mermaid - I certainly didn't!)
The book is interesting & informative. I imagine that it would be most appropriately found under the mattress of adolescent boys, but having said that, if you like to read memoirs involving prostitution than this is probably one of the best.
It is a shame that most things are described as `groovy', but hey it was the 70s!
Worth a read - By: Christina Trnka, 27 Jun 2007 
Since reading the happy hookerin 2005 I try to find another book which is written as well as this one about the oldest business. She is not afraid to say how things are & doesn't leave the bad stories out. I absolute enjoyed reading this book & wish there would be more book like this which are written with style (forget all these pseudo call girl books - this is so much better)
