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The Bialy Pimps (2000)

by Johnny B. Truant(Favorite Author)

3.61 of 5 Votes: 2

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review 1: I wish that 3.5 stars were an option. I wish that with lots of books. Three stars is middle of the road, though, and that's where the Bialy Pimps falls for me. I enjoyed it, but probably won't read it again. This is a funny book, and based on the writer's experiences in college - albeit loosely. I could sense that connection with real people and a real past throughout the story, and the author's note at the end confirmed the relationship. The affection and attachment comes through clearly, and, for me, made the story a bit more...digestible. Things go a little off the deep end, and there's more than a little hyperbole involved in the Bialy Pimps. That doesn't make it bad, but without the feeling of real people and real emotional attachment it probably would have made the b... moreook difficult to read. It's pretty much the fantasy that anyone working a crappy food service job has had, and it's cool that someone wrote it all down. Here are some really important good points: there are virtually no grammar or punctuation or formatting errors, which was a relief to my inner proofreader. There is a plot and it twists a bit here and there, so I honestly wasn't sure how things were going to end up, and that is always a plus. The epilogue ties things up - I hate to finish a story and have to wonder where all the characters ended up. I will buy more from Johnny B. Truant, and although the three star rating seems low, I would recommend this book to people who are familiar with and enjoy Johnny's blog, or who like hyperbole mixed in with real-world stuff. Now that I've written that, the Bialy Pimps almost has a magical realism flavor, but set in Ohio instead of Latin America....hmmm....
review 2: This book is frickin' hilarious. It's the breed of humor I call stupid/funny, but being able to write stupid/funny and have it stay funny for that long is nothing short of genius. I read this in 15-minutes sessions over 3 weeks, and I laughed out loud at least once in every session, up until things got kind of serious at the end. I am in awe.The book is about a band of rude college students who work in Bingham's Bagel Deli. When they're pushed to the limits, they get desperate and snap. To everyone's surprise, instead of getting shut down, fired, and/or sued, the more extremely they abuse the customers, the more of a sensation they become--action figures, hit video on MTV, you name it.As I read and things just kept escalating and getting more and more over the top, I wondered how this book could possibly come to a satisfying end. But it did. My hat is off to Johnny B. Truant on this one. less

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