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Pryor Convictions: And Other Life Sentences (Paperback)

by Richard Pryor (Author), Todd Goid (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Revolver Books - A division of Revolver Entertainment Ltd; 3Rev Ed edition (31 Mar 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0954940741
  • ISBN-13: 978-0954940744
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 167,674 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Richard Pryor is truly one of the great artists of our time. His comic
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book Ever on the life of a comic Genius, 4 Jun 2007
This review is from: Pryor Convictions: And Other Life Sentences (Hardcover)
Richard Pryor is one of my fav actors and stand up comics ever so i had to get this book and wow i knew richard Pryor had a hard life growing up and his battle with drugs and stuff but readin this book i was so shocked to how hard it really was for him, Rape , Drugs , Women and beatings. You could make a movie on the life of Richard Pryor.
This is a book well worth getting and is such a good read, no matter how hard the guys life was he always found a way to make funny out of things and to to make others laugh, this is a amazing book about a amazin guy.
Once i started to read this book i found it hard to put down.
This book is a must for all Richard pyor fan.
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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An insight to a comic genius pulling no punches, 21 Jun 2005
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This review is from: Pryor Convictions: And Other Life Sentences (Hardcover)
The story of Richard Pryors life in his own words. Features excepts from his live shows, although these do loose something as they are skits that were not designed to be read, however it does draw focus on how much of Pryors comedy was taken from his life. This is man who has lived life to the full.

If you are familiar with Pryors popular film work, buy the book it will maybe encourage you to venture further into his live shows. I have heard people say Pryors comedy was all about being a black man, it's not it's about being a man.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Summary Of The Life Of A True Great, 26 Feb 2009
By Young Stevie "smc_001" (London, England) - See all my reviews
That's how I felt, that this book barely skimmed the surface.

For a legend like Richard Pryor, you expect an autobiography to be slightly longer than 270 (dpending on which version you read) pages. His life was as massive as he is in character yet I felt that a lot more detail could have been gone into.
A quick example, the epilogue by Jennifer hints at problems encountered through Richard's children but nothing more is mentioned, an autobiography should have it all!

A good book, but could have been great, like the man!
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