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I just read this for a book group, and it was totally gripping. When I was reading it I didn't want to stop; when I stopped, I kept thinking about the story until I could get back to reading.

That being said, the main character is cold, cruel, and calculating. But that's not really Winter's fault, it's the way she was raised. I found myself rooting for her despite the awful things she does- abandon her mom and little sisters, get a friend to shoplift for her and then leaves her in jail, 9 mos pregnant, and refuses to pay bail- even assaulting an old lady and stealing her wallet.

This story paints a great picture of life in the projects as the child of a rich and powerful kingpin. Everyone around her lives in poverty and on assistance; she and her family have all the material possessions anyone could desire. Her father's job is to bring home the bacon; her mother's job is to look beautiful and expensive. Nobody in Winter's life has anything like a trade, or a degree, or legal employment. She has no examples of what a regular middle-class life looks like.

When her father's empire finally falls, both parents are taken to jail and Winter's three younger sisters are sent to three separate foster homes. Winter manages to stay on her own, and her mom is soon released from jail. Her mom wants to get her three other daughters back, but DCF won't release them without an apartment and some income. This is where I expected Winter and her mom to work together to make it happen.

Nope! Winter goes off on her own to try and get a hustle going, and her mom quickly falls into crack use and becomes homeless. When Winter sees her on the street she is ashamed and tries to avoid her.

At the end of the book, when Winter meets her sister Porsche for the first time in years, she has words of advice for her- but she chooses to withhold them. She won't help anyone, not even those closest to her. She is completely selfish up to the bitter end. She never understands why Midnight wasn't interested in her. The concepts of community and family, of education, of planning for a future, are completely foreign to her. She is smart, but not smart enough to break away from her father's lifestyle- even though it destroyed her family.


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The Coldest Winter Ever Sister Souljah Books Reviews

I can’t believe that I’m just now reading this book. Several of my friends read it in high school, but i never gave it a chance. I absolutely loved this book. The author brought the characters to life for me. I found myself wanting so much more for Winter, but she didn’t have the capacity to open her mind to bigger opportunities. I’m able to find so many people i know in the characters, which makes it even more relatable. I must explore more of the authors works to see what other things she brings to life. I feel that this book is a must read for the culture. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
One of my close friends recommended this book to me and I drove right in and finished in in one day or may even two. I loved the storyline and wanted Winter to win so bad. I bought Midnight's story and Porsche's story and can't wait to read them. For me it was a real and rough read but it all depends on what you like to read. I loved it for what it was and not for what I wanted it to be. Opened my mind up and I definitely understood the impact we have on our children. I'm a visual reader so books become movies in my mind. I saw this as a movie and oh how great would that be.
Wow. What a book! A friend of mine sent this book to me, I've never heard of sister souljah, nor have I read any kind of book of this genre. I loved this book and I didnt expect it to end the way that it did. I would suggest that anyone that likes hood books to read it. Sister Souljah is a amazing writer and is very talented. I couldnt set it down once I started reading it. I thought that it was going to get preachy and everything I was expecting Sister Souljah to save the day but that is not what happens! You have to read it! I would say the only thing I disliked the about the book is the Sister Souljahs part. I get the part that Sister Souljah played in the book but other than that I dont understand why she was in it. Those are my feelings on it. It was an easy read. It kept my attention the whole time and overall, I would recommend this to anyone thats looking for a good book.
This is by far on of the best urban fiction titles on the market. None of that dope boy romance garbage compares to this. Sister Souljah was speaking from the heart of an activist looking inside the twisted psychology of a young black girl trapped by delusions of early 1990s materialism.
I just read this for a book group, and it was totally gripping. When I was reading it I didn't want to stop; when I stopped, I kept thinking about the story until I could get back to reading.

That being said, the main character is cold, cruel, and calculating. But that's not really Winter's fault, it's the way she was raised. I found myself rooting for her despite the awful things she does- abandon her mom and little sisters, get a friend to shoplift for her and then leaves her in jail, 9 mos pregnant, and refuses to pay bail- even assaulting an old lady and stealing her wallet.

This story paints a great picture of life in the projects as the child of a rich and powerful kingpin. Everyone around her lives in poverty and on assistance; she and her family have all the material possessions anyone could desire. Her father's job is to bring home the bacon; her mother's job is to look beautiful and expensive. Nobody in Winter's life has anything like a trade, or a degree, or legal employment. She has no examples of what a regular middle-class life looks like.

When her father's empire finally falls, both parents are taken to jail and Winter's three younger sisters are sent to three separate foster homes. Winter manages to stay on her own, and her mom is soon released from jail. Her mom wants to get her three other daughters back, but DCF won't release them without an apartment and some income. This is where I expected Winter and her mom to work together to make it happen.

Nope! Winter goes off on her own to try and get a hustle going, and her mom quickly falls into crack use and becomes homeless. When Winter sees her on the street she is ashamed and tries to avoid her.

At the end of the book, when Winter meets her sister Porsche for the first time in years, she has words of advice for her- but she chooses to withhold them. She won't help anyone, not even those closest to her. She is completely selfish up to the bitter end. She never understands why Midnight wasn't interested in her. The concepts of community and family, of education, of planning for a future, are completely foreign to her. She is smart, but not smart enough to break away from her father's lifestyle- even though it destroyed her family.