Toot Toot: On becoming a john

The author relates the controversial subject of the relationship between prostitutes and their clients from a different perspective; from that of the client. As he takes us through the process of his "becoming a john," he reveals his troubled past and vulnerable emotional makeup. Uncovered also are the histories of the women he dates, their strengths and vulnerabilities, their individuality.

Although told with tenderness, sensitivity, and sprinkled with humor, the telling is raw and vivid as...