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Dean (6925 KP) rated Brooklyn's Finest (2010) in Movies

Feb 12, 2018  
Brooklyn's Finest (2010)
Brooklyn's Finest (2010)
2010 | Action, Drama
7
6.8 (4 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A very good cop/crime action thriller film with an impressive cast. The main story follows 3 New York cops and the pressure each one is under working in one of the worst areas of the city. Full of drugs, guns, prostitution and various gangs that are on every corner. If you like some of the similar films you should like this. It has plenty of action and a grandstand finish!
  
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Kreayshawn recommended Pimp in Books (curated)

 
Pimp
Pimp
Ken Bruen, Jason Starr | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
(0 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"Right now I'm reading Pimp by Iceberg Slim. It's got me wanting to put my foot in a hoe's ass for real. I read it before but not very thoroughly so I'm reading it now because I've just got a Kindle. I grew up in Oakland where a lot of pimping and underage prostitution went on so I can relate. I can put myself in that position, but as a pimp. It's a fantasy."

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Lev Kalman recommended Female Trouble (1974) in Movies (curated)

 
Female Trouble (1974)
Female Trouble (1974)
1974 | Comedy, Crime
8.0 (4 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"My personal theory is that the Hays Code didn’t just forbid certain behaviors and images, it also subtly suggested the way that they might one day be allowable. Eventually filmmakers and studios figured out it wasn’t so much that you absolutely couldn’t show homosexuality, drug use, prostitution, child abuse, and mass murder. They just couldn’t seem fun. Or even funny. John Waters joyfully violates this deeper unspoken code. That’s why his films, especially Female Trouble, burn with the raw power of a Public Enemy or Baby Face."

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Merissa (11805 KP) rated Blood Slave (The Nightlife) in Books

May 30, 2023  
Blood Slave (The Nightlife)
Blood Slave (The Nightlife)
Travis Luedke | 2012 | Erotica, Paranormal
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
If you are expecting all things fluffy and light, then my god, you're in for a shock! This is dark, gritty and extremely raw - in places quite literally! This is the story of a young prostitute, who has had a rough childhood that goes through to adulthood. She is making the best she can in a bad situation. Things take a turn for the worse after she meets a client, and she resists (without even realising) a hypnotic trance. This threatens her life, well, that and the gun in the client's hand. It is only later that Hope realises that she could have been killed even without the gun. Hope's story continues as she tries to find her feet and survive in this strange new world.

Dealing with childhood prostitution, adult prostitution, rape, kidnap, torture, and drugs; this is not for the faint-hearted. It is gripping and enthralling though, also being well-written and with no editing or grammatical errors that I found.

If you want to have a dark read, that is painful and hopeful, then I can definitely recommend this.

* I received this book from the author in return for a fair and honest review. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Mar 19, 2016
  
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Dean (6925 KP) rated The Deuce - Season 1 in TV

Nov 19, 2017 (Updated Sep 8, 2020)  
The Deuce - Season 1
The Deuce - Season 1
2017 | Crime, Drama
8
7.8 (4 Ratings)
TV Season Rating Watch
Good cast (1 more)
Good production
Interesting
A very good cast star in this Hbo look at porn and prostitution in 70's New York. There are many aspects this covers from characters involved in organised crime, law enforcement, film, and the area of New York it's set in. In a way this is good and bad. There are too many characters and by the end of the series it's hard to see what the overall aim was. Other than a little snippet of the lives of the characters at that time. Overall though it was a decent series.