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Thirteen And A Half - King Jewel
Thirteen And A Half
King Jewel
ISBN: 0976933527
New World Publishing
Reviewed By Darrien Proctor
Official Apex Reviews Rating:
Born, Black, and Tip have been tight since elementary school. They've always dreamed of making it big, but they never knew just how big they'd be until the right opportunity presents itself. Once a chance to become big-time players in the drug game materializes, the lifelong friends don't waste it.
Not everything goes according to plan, though, and, after a botched drug deal leaves Tip dead, Born and Black are forced to take stock of their own lives, each making the decision to leave the game for fear of ending up just like their fallen friend.
However, clean breaks aren't always easy to make, and, try as the friends might, they're never able to fully shake their violent pasts. As they ascend to the heights of promising careers in the music industry, someone is watching their every move and eventually begins making systematic efforts to destroy any chance either one has of lasting success. With their lives - as well as those of their loved ones - on the line, Black and Born fall back on their knowledge of the game in order to keep themselves from getting trapped in its deadly grip.
Thirteen And A Half is a fast-paced ride through the twisted world of street life, offering disturbing views of its dark underbelly along the way. King Jewel writes on such topics as loyalty, betrayal, and hustle politics with the same commanding authority as Iceberg Slim and Donald Goines before him. Not to be lost in the telling of his tale, though, is the true heart that shines through the surrounding darkness and grime. In mourning Tip, Black and Born experience agonizing grief over the loss of their close friend, and the difficult decision each one makes to turn away from lives to which they've both become accustomed comes only after much soul-searching and introspection. Likewise, as each experiences fresh pain and disappointment during their transition into new lives, you find yourself rooting for them as the underdogs that they've become, rather than despising them as the heartless killers that they used to be. The ability to so sway the reader is not an easy task to pull off; as such, Jewel is to be commended for the deftness of his storytelling.
For diehard fans of the urban fiction genre, as well as new converts just discovering it, Thirteen And A Half will surely not disappoint - and with gritty, yet soulful tales like this one, the phenomenon is sure to win even more fans in the years to come.
King Jewel
ISBN: 0976933527
New World Publishing
Reviewed By Darrien Proctor
Official Apex Reviews Rating:
Born, Black, and Tip have been tight since elementary school. They've always dreamed of making it big, but they never knew just how big they'd be until the right opportunity presents itself. Once a chance to become big-time players in the drug game materializes, the lifelong friends don't waste it.
Not everything goes according to plan, though, and, after a botched drug deal leaves Tip dead, Born and Black are forced to take stock of their own lives, each making the decision to leave the game for fear of ending up just like their fallen friend.
However, clean breaks aren't always easy to make, and, try as the friends might, they're never able to fully shake their violent pasts. As they ascend to the heights of promising careers in the music industry, someone is watching their every move and eventually begins making systematic efforts to destroy any chance either one has of lasting success. With their lives - as well as those of their loved ones - on the line, Black and Born fall back on their knowledge of the game in order to keep themselves from getting trapped in its deadly grip.
Thirteen And A Half is a fast-paced ride through the twisted world of street life, offering disturbing views of its dark underbelly along the way. King Jewel writes on such topics as loyalty, betrayal, and hustle politics with the same commanding authority as Iceberg Slim and Donald Goines before him. Not to be lost in the telling of his tale, though, is the true heart that shines through the surrounding darkness and grime. In mourning Tip, Black and Born experience agonizing grief over the loss of their close friend, and the difficult decision each one makes to turn away from lives to which they've both become accustomed comes only after much soul-searching and introspection. Likewise, as each experiences fresh pain and disappointment during their transition into new lives, you find yourself rooting for them as the underdogs that they've become, rather than despising them as the heartless killers that they used to be. The ability to so sway the reader is not an easy task to pull off; as such, Jewel is to be commended for the deftness of his storytelling.
For diehard fans of the urban fiction genre, as well as new converts just discovering it, Thirteen And A Half will surely not disappoint - and with gritty, yet soulful tales like this one, the phenomenon is sure to win even more fans in the years to come.