Review: Insanely funny, immensely enjoyable
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 26, 2013
Right off the bat, as soon as I began reading Andre and Bergmann's `Players, Pimps & Tricks', I was reminded of Guy Ritchie's early films, `Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' and `Snatch'--not in plot, but in humor. I immediately got the sense that I was in for an awesome experience--a great, rollercoaster of a read. And I was spot on.`Players, Pimps & Tricks' is about young mother Lily White, who only needs a temp job to get by. But she ends up `permanently temping' at Def Khan 5--the personal kingdom of (insane) rap music mogul Bigar Khan, populated by a cast of quirky, over-the-top characters you can only find in, well, a record label for rappers. Although hating to work there, Lily has no choice after finding out her husband has left her to join a religious cult. And there starts her bizarre and insanely hilarious `journey' to do `whatever it takes' for Bigar Khan.`Players, Pimps & Tricks' is hands-down one of the funniest books I've recently read. The authors are obviously seasoned, exceptionally talented writers with an incredible sense of humor, and most of it can be read between the lines. A few paragraphs on the first page, I was already giggling, finding it hilariously absurd how someone like Lily White ends up in Khan's "office"; by page 5, I was roaring in laughter. And I was yet to reach that part where Khan jerks off to the sound of a woman's voice saying "Whatever it takes." Priceless.I keep picturing Zooey Deschanel as Lily White, and Terry Crews as Bigar Khan, but maybe it's just me. In any case, the novel's so good that the biggest question in my head was "Who the heck is Marcella Andre and Joseph Bergmann? Who are these people, and why am I reading something from them only now?"I can't recommend this book enough. `Players, Pimps & Tricks' is immensely enjoyable, and I think somebody like Guy Ritchie or Samuel Jackson should snatch up the movie rights now--lest Michael Bay does things to it that kills its spirit. This novel has a serious potential to be made into a Hollywood blockbuster, so here I am crossing my fingers, hoping that it happens soon. Five stars to this rare literary gem.