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Pimp: The Story of My Life
Pimp The Story of My Life
Author: Iceberg Slim
This is the true story of the pimp. The story of the smells, the sounds, the fears and the petty triumphs of his world. Told without moralizing and with no pretense of bitterness, Iceberg Slim relates his twenty-five years in the Game, from the building up of stables to losing himself on scag. It was a life of ups and downs, and to succeed you h...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780870679353
ISBN-10: 087067935X
Publication Date: 6/1987
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 13 ratings
Publisher: Holloway House Publishing Company
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 8
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kayprime avatar reviewed Pimp: The Story of My Life on + 38 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I appreciate the candor with which Slim has revealed his world. The only other book I've read with such a disturbing level of misogyny is the fiction of American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, so that's saying a lot. I never understood how a person can think of another as less than and in such base terms, but perhaps that is a prerequisite for the pimp game.

His wit is prickly, sharp and hilarious. One pimp's 'ho, who is in the rain and complaining about being wet, is told "Walk between the rain drops, bitch." Or Slim's comment on the justice system when he's set up by a cop and convicted of a crime he didn't commit: 'Why did Justice really always wear a blindfold? I knew now. It was because the cunning bitch had dollar signs for eyeballs.'

Slim's story is fascinating and reads like urban fiction, which means the writing isn't anything special but his portrayal will keep you engaged.
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