Pimp: My Life as a Pimp by Iceberg Slim

Wow!!.

First, I began the audio version of this book because I couldn’t locate a hard copy or ebook.  My first notes read that every other sentence started with the word ‘bitch”!   I never finished it, but eventually I got an e-book version from the library.

This is the true tale of Iceberg Slim (Robert Beck), who became a pimp, turned his life around and then became a successful author.  If he can turn his life around, anyone can. 

This is such an old-school book that it took me a while to read it.  There is a glossary in the back of the book that lists words such as hogs, georgiaed, grand, bang, square, vines, jib, okee doke, etc.  I had to read the glossary before I started!

The author had an IQ of 175 when he was tested as a teenager.  What in the world would possess him to want to be a pimp?  This is a man who attended Tuskegee University. 

All-in-all, I like the story and his writing, but most especially that he redeemed himself and realized that he could do better with his life.