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Gentleman Pimp

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This is a good book, it is about the many experiences a black youth goes through to become a man, ayoung man growing up poor wants to be rich and decide that tha way he can accomplish this by becoming a pimp, and a the peak of his game he is tring to fight a drug addiction, but this story is told very truthfuly. this book tell about the things we don't want to hear, the way that the pimp's world works. I highly recomend this book be cause it is so truthfull in its content.

The first few chapters of this book were really good as the author talks about how the main charater got into the game as a pimp, but as you get deeper off into the book the author seems to be more focused on telling how the main character's real motive for pimping is to support his drug habit. But I must admit the main character does have a good mouth piece, and the author keeps your attention with slang being used.

Credit Iceberg Slim with raising the bar on just how a ghetto novel should read. In that respect Andrew Jackson's book is not bad in any regards. On its own the book makes for a straight forward read, with an intriguing story-line. Unlike Donald Goines who follows suit with Robert Beck's style, Andrew Jackson doesn't feel the need to glorify the pimp. At times Jackson is depicted as a junkie just looking for a fix. The story has many twist and turns that are sure to leave you guessing until the end. In lieu of Robert Beck's Pimp, Gentleman pimp lacks the finesse of a Robert Beck or Donald Goines.

This book has the ring of truth, but he definitly "made the pimpin' look raggedy."

This book is obviously a con by a self professed con man. This book has a small merrit in that it does let you see some old cons that may prevent you from being a victim of a similar con in the present, but beyond that the story itself is nothing more than an egomaniacal con job. The some of the events are totally unbelieveable, and obviouly fraudulent. The price (...) is slightly more than this book is worth. Read Iceberg Slim instead of this (...).

I recommend every woman, especially of color read this book. Also read Iceberg Slim's book, watch American Pimp and Pimps Up, Ho's Down. These men are insecure and use racism as a crutch! They need to know how to become real men. They are predators who are after women, vulnerable adults, children and young teenagers who have been hurt, abused mentally(physically, emotionally and psychologically). Just as a drug loon sells drugs to his own community these men put their own future into the street to demise their whole culture. Any woman who is especially going into entertainment should read this stuff and take God with you. PEACE and I'm outta here!