Customer Reviews
A MUST-BUY! - By: , 06 Mar 2004 
The skill with which this book is written is matched by it's contents. A monumental classic that contains such a range of depth & content it is bound to appeal enormously to anyone except a conservative, easily shocked reader. Over the years I have read this book countless times since I discovered it. I'm on my 2nd copy! It's marred only by the shamefully ignorant, presumtious, introduction by someone called Sapphire. I agree wit the other reviewr, Paradise's Space Age Pimping book is also hot. But Iceberg isin a league of his own.
THE Pimp book. Also one of the best books ever written. - By: , 31 Jan 2004 This is a masterpeice towering above most other books ever written. Full stop. Why? Ooozing with atmoshpere, it's cleverley written, exciting & very sad at the same time, deep, it bares the soul of the author as you journey through the Chicago streets, bars, the prisons, the penthouses with him. There's a glossary at the back, because he uses street slang from the 1930s Chicago scene as he would speak. Which adds to the atmosphere immensley, but takes some getting used to. This is a book that can be enjoyed at a plethora of levels. Other books to read if you love this are all his others, particularly Naked Soul & Trick Baby. Paradises' Space Age Pimping. Goines' Whoreson. DVDs American Pimp & Pimps Up Hoes Down.
Pimpalicious line of BS, but entertaining nonetheless. - By: mr_ska, 18 Dec 2003 
Pimp: The Story of My Life, is a mostly lightweight, breezy, occasionally funny book. Sure it is way more fiction than fact, & more than a few urban legends get trotted out for the gullible reader to swallow as facts from the author's life. But that is the real pimp lesson, the pimp isn't really much more than a conman who's greatest con job is himself.
There are some dark moments put across here, but the lack of trustin Iceberg Slim's ability to tell the truth does him no favours, & if he is telling the truth about some of the beatings he handed to his prostitutes then that sure makes him look a sorry ass sucker.
But if you take it as a work of fiction, then it reads as a fast paced novel, lively, humourous, with a bit of a raw edge. Just don't get suckedin & let 'Slim' make a mug of you. After reading it you sure won't be no pimptastic mack daddy with all the master's moves & grooves & a slick line of chat. So take it with a pinch of salt, sit back, & soak up the atmosphere, & enjoy it for what it is.
Masterpeice - By: , 09 Aug 2002 Since I have read this book I have tried,in vain, to find another book to match it's emotional depth, intelligence, street smartness & theory's about the Pimp game, dark humor & unparalleled talent for creating atmosphere.
Lookin it for what you want. Like any work of art, the book may be translated & percivedin many ways by the reader. It provides food for thought. It deliversin raw street flavour. The suspence, cunning, tradgedy, violence, fear, poverty & stunning wealth. The book delivers on so many levels. From controlling a stable to escaping prison & confronting his inner emotions... a complete masterpeice.
THIS book is a must buy, along with PARADISE's book SPACE AGE PIMPING, if you are even slightly interestedin the subject these books are M A N D A T O R Y lol
An absolutly amazing book - By: , 11 Jul 2002 Pimp enthrawls the reader right from the start as you are drawn into the world of Bobby Lancaster. As a reader you will go through the whole book with conflicting emotions; supporting himin his uncompromising effort to succeed & then disgusted at the horribles beatings he gives out to women. Even though we see his eventual redemptionin old age & deep regret of his previous life, at no time does the book ever come across as preaching the immoralities of any way of life. It simply is the very frank account of one man's life & the reader is deeply rewarded when coming to their own conclusions about the man known as Iceberg Slim.
A must read, regardless of genre preferences.
