THE CHRISTY REPORT
Taschen

This massive 608 page book, edited by famed porn director Kim Christy, is a feast of porn - from the turn of the (20th) century to the modern day.

Split into decades, each section has a brief text introduction, but primarily comprises of graphic, startling imagery which tracks the development of photographed erotica - from the clandestine stag images of the 20's and 30's, through the cheesecake of the 50's, the kink of the 60's, the naturalistic hardcore of the 70's, the big-haired smut of the 80's and the high gloss, mainstreamed porn of the 90's.

The photos run the gamut of erotic expression, but by the end of the 1960's, they have become hardcore. Nothing is censored here - you get anal, oral, cum-shots and even transsexuals, as well as bondage and fetish shots. Some of the images are from magazines, others from movies.

Porn fans can have fun spotting favourite stars and favourite movies. Christy's own work is represented of course - there are several shots from the surreal (and rare) Squalor Motel as well as the director's transsexual / trans-gender movies. For years, many fans have wonderd if Christy was male, female or - given the nature of the work - somewhere in between. Amusingly, the biography in this book avoids the issue. The truth is out there if you care to look, but I won't spoil your illusions!

This gorgeous book is a gift to porn fans, presented in the usual Taschen style. It's probably the most graphic thing you'll find in a mainstream bookstore, and is is must have item.

DAVID FLINT

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