Reflections

by Iceberg Slim

Meet Iceberg Slim, author of "Pimp: The Story Of My Life," which sold over six million copies. "Reflections" is the poignant and memorable recounting of many of his true life experiences.

Audio CD

First published August 1, 2008

About the author

Iceberg Slim, also known as Robert Beck, was born as Robert Lee Maupin. Novelist and poet whose most famous novel, Pimp, is semi-autobiographical.

Reviews

[Jonathan Griffin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very difficult to rate. You can argue it is “gritty” or soaked in misogyny and, in the second chapter, homophobia. Unpicking whether there is any truth behind these stories seems next to impossible too. So how about the storytelling? Well it uses a very rigid rhyme structure reflecting music trends of the era which ultimately feels rather stale by the time you make it to the end of the book. Would I revisit this? Not in a hurry no - the first couple of stories felt overwhelmingly grim in content and delivery. Nevertheless, an interesting cultural artifact from the pimp era.

[Carrie Campbell-jones · Rating 1 out of 5]

I returned this book.

[Ign33l · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is one of my fav records of all time