Well written but poison to the mind and spirit. He does "redeem" himself in the end denouncing the life and expressing regrets. But it's the tales of sinning that the gangstas love.
In the midst of learning how to have control over his prostitutes, he comes to the realization that you have to make them forget that Lincoln ever freed the slaves. And if they start to pose a threat to your stable or security, get them hooked on heroin or make them go crazy so they can’t narc on you to the Man.
The race hustlers who attack those who threaten their position as "leaders of the community" are much like that.
I think I will have to check that out....my moral compass is set in cement.