Toot Toot: On becoming a john

by Henri Charles Molineaux

420 pages

One troubled man's venture into the shadowy world inhabited by prostitutes, drug addicts, and the homeless. Lasting relationships alter his life, providing adventure and meaning, even as the rest of his world crumbles.

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About the Book
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 the man ventures into the prostitutes' world of sex, drugs, violence, and homelessness. As the women conduct their business, the buyer of the sex for hire they provide repeatedly follows his nature and seeks to find love and romance there instead. The otherwise intelligent and resilient man recognizes the folly in that and comes to consider these encounters and relationships with the hookers as adventures, as fantasies separate and apart from the reality of his everyday life. When something happens to fracture the wall between fantasy and reality, everything changes.
Reviews
Author Molineaux takes a difficult subject, the tenuous relationship between prostitutes and their customers, and treats it with a rare tenderness and sensitivity. His flowing chronicle explores the lives of these working girls, as they prefer to be called, and exposes both their strengths and their vulnerabilities. In the process, the account also reveals the narrator's own vulnerable emotional landscape. - Martin A. David, Arts Practitioner, Author, and Book Reviewer I love it! It has a humanity to it. Intriguing, with a beautiful flow. I felt a connection. - Michelle Morrow, Author Totally love the conversational casualty of the MC's voice. You got me. It read smoothly and allowed my eyes to flow across the page easily. - Sam Dixon, Author, Song Writer, Musician
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About the Author

The author grew up in and around New York City during the golden years following World War II, the son of a barroom brawler.

He attended thirteen different grammar schools, some while a ward of the state, as his mother moved him and his two sisters from place to place to escape an abusive husband or a landlord looking to collect the rent.

Married three times, he has three beautiful children, is proud of his three grandkids, but now lives alone.