I recently finished Kevin Sampsell's A COMMON PORNOGRAPHY and I have to say it is one of the most honest memoirs I have ever read. Sampsell writes with candor about his evolution from little boy to man.
The best way I have to describe this book is that it is like having a stranger sit down at your table and proceed to tell you dozens of little stories of things that have happened to him. Now, if just anyone did that it would likely become very old and boring very fast. But Sampsell writes with a flair for detail and with seemingly nothing held back. This is doubtlessly one of the most honest and confessional memoirs I have read.
Sampsell is a musician, publisher and bookseller -- a full life for anyone. This book is told, not in narrative style, but in a series of honest and hilarious vignettes.
This book is neither common nor pornographic but is definitely a book to read if you like memoirs.
I enjoyed having Kevin at my table.
http://www.kevinsampsell.com
http://www.harperperennial.com
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