Love Don't Live Here No More: Book One of Doggy Tales [Hardcover]

Snoop Dogg (Author), David E. Talbert (Author)

Book Description

Series: Doggy Tales | Publication Date: October 24, 2006

This is the dramatic story of a young man with a passion for rapping and making music, hip-hop style, but who survives the mean streets of Southern California by dealing drugs. His father is out of the picture, but he has a loving mum who raised him, a posse of friends, and a girlfriend who encourages him to pursue his passion and leave the life of street hustling behind. With her encouragement, he does pursue his dream and ultimately achieves it. He earns a record deal and rises to stardom, but achieving his goal does not mean that trouble and struggle are behind him. Indeed, he soon discovers that the omnous temptations of the street are replaced by the temptations of stardom. Snoop Dogg has and continues to live the life he writes about, promising a compelling novel infused with the authenticity and drama that is the hallmark of the best of contemporary urban fiction in a language and voice that is uniquely Snoop Dogg - smart, funny, in-your-face, and unforgettable.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

For those even broadly familiar with the details of rapper, actor and now author Dogg's troubled past, this book will read as a thinly-veiled memoir. Dogg's teen protagonist, Ulysses Jeffries, lives in the drug-infested Los Angeles neighborhood of Long Beach in the early 1990s, along with his younger brother Bing and their no-nonsense but loving single mother. When she gets religion, the two turn for attention to a local thug named Buddha, who takes Ulysses in as a kind of protégé. "I didn't have a father or a big brother," he says, "so in a strange way, Buddha became both for me. He had the flyest crib in the neighborhood." Soon his mentor gets him selling drugs on the streets, a trade for which Ulysses has quite a gift. The story is rife with cliché: Ulysses learns the price of gangster life the hard way; begins writing lyrics for raps and escapes a tragic fate through the transformative power of music. Dogg is part storyteller, part preacher, and his innate charm and streetwise wit go a long way in compensating for the otherwise pat plot and stale prose of this debut, the first of an announced trilogy.
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About the Author

SNOOP DOGG is a platinum-selling hip-hop and rap artist and fast becoming one of Hollywood's hottest commodities, having starred in several hit films and numerous TV shows. Born Calvin Broadus in Long Beach, California, Snoop Dogg rose to fame in 1993 with the release of his debut album Doggystyle. DAVID TALBERT is a playwright, author, director, and producer, and has been lauded by the Los Angeles Times as "one of the most prolific theater makers in America." He is a 5-time NAACP award recipient. His debut novel was BAGGAGE CLAIM.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Atria (October 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 074327363X
• ISBN-13: 978-0743273633
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,776,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly surprised, June 9, 2009

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M. A. Devlin (Santa Barbara, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Don't Live Here No More: Book One of Doggy Tales (Paperback)

Picked this up at the bargain shelf at a local bookstore for a buck. It was right next to a book that had caught my eye. The other book speaks about growing up in the Chicago projects. I figured, for a dollar, I couldn't go wrong. Glad I went with my judgment. The other book is still here, unread while I tore apart Love Don't Live...

Love Don't Live Here No More reads like a memoir. It was a short, interesting read. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in growing up in the lifestyle that the author speaks of in this biographical novel.

Fans of Snoop Dogg will likely find fault with the fact I only gave this four stars. I felt that for it to receive a full five stars it should have been a bit longer/detailed or sold to the teen audience. It was not quite clear what age group the authors were reaching for.

4.0 out of 5 stars Waiting for Volume II, October 20, 2008

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S. Foster (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Don't Live Here No More: Book One of Doggy Tales (Paperback)

I think this was a good read. Just not sure how many of Snoop Dogg "rap followers" actually read this book. Non-followers may think it is not a book of their class - too thugged out. I guess this is why I found this book in the bookstore, hardcover, for $5. If marketing would have gone into it, it would easily have become a bestseller. The book is definitely a good easy read and at times, funny as HECK! I loved the characters, especially, sweet Bing, and I could flow with it. I'm just wondering, because, perhaps, of the low sales of this 1st volume, will another come out? The end of the book leaves you hanging. Come on Snoop, at least give the characters a good ending!

4.0 out of 5 stars Alot better than I thought it would be, March 30, 2008

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Miss Lady from KY (Louisville Ky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Don't Live Here No More: Book One of Doggy Tales (Paperback)

I picked this book up at work one day when a co-worker left it on their desk. I read the whole book in one shift. Its a easy read and the end leaves you wanting more.