miker,
I was probably not the only one, but I suggested you check
out one of Iceberg Slim's other books. For instance, Long
White Con is clearly plotted as a novel, even if it does have
a very suspect (and amusing) intro implying it's a true story
told during a visit to Iceberg Slim by his old friend, the
black con man "White Folks." His earlier appearance, Trick
Baby, is somewhere in between. Much like Pimp, it's
structured like a chronological, as-told-to Iceberg (while
they were both in a holding cell) biography or a Victorian
novel, take your pick, including the last minute sorta
redemption. And since they deal with the world of con jobs
instead of pimping, it does not have nearly as much of the
misogyny I found so offputting about Pimp.
If you want to read a great Pimp novel, you might want to try
Howard Street by Nathan Heard.
Mark
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