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Mr. Gates
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By:
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Shameek Speight
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In this twisted tale you will be introduced to Tess, Iris, Vanessa, Ebony and Bless who find out that The Pleasure of Pain is a true testament that we always want what we shouldn't have.
Tess is a strong determined business woman by the day and queen of the streets by night. She will stop at nothing to get the life she wants for herself and her three best friends along with her man, even if it means breaking old bonds and creating lifetime enemies. What she doesn't realize is in the game of cut- throat there are no rules.
Bless emerges on the scene after being recently released from prison only to find that things are not the way they were before he got locked up. The worst part is the person he has to fight is the person he least expected would betray him. He is out for blood and hell bent on destroying anyone who gets in his way.
Iris is secretly in love with Tess, but plays the friend card in order to get closer to her. She knows that Tess is in love with another man, however that doesn't stop her from plotting to get Tess' heart.
Vanessa and Ebony are sisters who share the same father and they happen to be Tess' top lieutenants. Their loyalty and love run deep for Tess and has never been questioned until now...
With pleasure there is always a little pain as Tess and her girlfriends will soon find out. Will they break under pressure or will they show why women rule the world?
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good book
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Pretty good short novel
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Would you listen to The Pleasure of Pain again? Why?
Amazing! So real and true to ghetto life...somewhere, LolWho was your favorite character and why?
Tess & Bless...they truly were in love with each other and had each other's backHave you listened to any of Mr. Gates’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
noDid you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Mostly ohhhs & ahh snap! LolAny additional comments?
There's a lot of..too much grammar errors in his books. I wish that that could be corrected. It gets a little annoying while reading and the words are messed up or misused. Doesn't he/they use the SPELL CHECK icon before releasing? Other than that, his books are on point and the story line is the work of a genius!!!!Storyline fantastic
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good story
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Friends
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Everything top notch
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awsome
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What made the experience of listening to The Pleasure of Pain the most enjoyable?
It was a PERFORMANCE, not just someone reading a book!Would you recommend The Pleasure of Pain to your friends? Why or why not?
Yes but only because of the narrators!Have you listened to any of Mr. Gates’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
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STORY: 3 ***PERFORMANCE: 5 *****
OVERAL: 4****
I was fortunately able to listen to this via audio book because it was narrated by the most talented narrators I've ever heard! Listening to THE PLEASURE OF PAIN on audiobook was like attending a spectacular performance! The male and female narrators changed their voices to suit the characters they read for perfectly. Each was able to incorporate accents, pauses and emotion when appropriate. Plus, there were sound effects and music, making this a very unique audiobook.
Unfortunately, the reading material was not quite as impressive as those who were reading it. I did like some parts of the book there was nothing extra exciting or special about the story or the writing style. There were some things that were written that seemed ridiculous. For example, the male main character referred to his, "10 inch penis" for sure twice but maybe 3 different times. Also, the author mentioned that the female and male main characters had sex until they BOTH climaxed 5 times in one scene, BOTH climaxing 4 times in another. I know women can have multiple orgasms but I highly doubt that a young thug could have 5 orgasms in one brief sex session! The book was entertaining yet nothing out of this world. If I had read this and not listened to such a brilliant performance, I would have rated the book much lower.
Best narrators EVER!!!
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Would you consider the audio edition of The Pleasure of Pain to be better than the print version?
Haven't read the physical book, however the book audio version was amazing.What was one of the most memorable moments of The Pleasure of Pain?
most memorable was iris telling bless the truth before she shot him at the endWhat about Mr. Gates’s performance did you like?
his voice was great when speaking for blessWho was the most memorable character of The Pleasure of Pain and why?
n/aAny additional comments?
would love for you to have more books by this author on the Audible site. I would also like to have the option of reading the other books in this sequel. you could get an additional reader for the females and continue to use Mr. Gates I love his voice.Awesome
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