Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Jan 09 '03
Pros: It will keep you wide awake, turning page after page until the end.
Cons: Like real life, the ending is not neat and comfortable.
Summary: Sister Souljah, born as Lisa Williamson in 1964, achieved her greatest notoriety when labeled by Bill Clinton in 1992 as a racist, in response to a speech by Jesse Jackson, in which Jackson praised her.
Raised in the Bronx, in New York ... read more
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May 25 '08
Pros: allows you to see how it is to live life on the streets
Cons: adult content and language is included in this book.
Summary: I love this book. It seriously keeps you involved. Its about a girl named Winter and her family. The struggles of being a spoiled teenager and what happens when her whole world is ripped from under her feet. The one person that spoiled her and ... read more
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Oct 19 '05
Pros: It's Brilliant, Descriptive and captivating
Cons: A bit self indulgent……
Summary: I had heard so much about this book without knowing anything about the author. Friends would tell me, “It’s a great book, every black woman should read it.” I remember skimming through some magazines,and women in them when asked what ... read more
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Oct 10 '03
Pros: High praise, very fast pace, exciting, funny, serious, educational, political, drama. Hard to put down.
Cons: There is no happy ending
Summary: This book was a perfect example of being the product of your environment. Winter is a young girl who grew up in the projects and her parents became financially stable and moved away from the projects into a much better environment. However, Winter's fat ... read more
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Jan 05 '03
Pros: It can open up a whole new genre of reading for fiction fans.
Cons: It's written in stereotypical ghetto/urban fashion.
Summary: I only read this book because it was given to me by a friend. Normally, I regret to say, I don't read that many modern novels by African Americans because they seem so predictable. I said all that to say that its really true when they say you can't ... read more
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May 21 '02
Pros: You will not be able to put this book down, I guarantee it!
Cons: Definitely not for young readers. And you almost don't wanna lend it to your friends!
Summary: My sister is not really a reader and when she told me that she finished this book in one week...well I knew I had to read it. From beginning to end, I absolutely could not put this book down. I even bought it to just have in my collection.
I don't ... read more
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May 09 '02
Pros: Compelling plot; excellent character development; ultimately tragic yet offers comic relief
Cons: May be too explicit for some younger readers
Summary: In an ideal world, people learn from their mistakes, grow through their trials, and make tough decisions that allow them to change for the better. It's always refreshing to hear feel-good stories of those who were once incorrigible, but, after some ... read more
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Apr 12 '02
Pros: Definitely a page turner, keeps your full attention
Cons: No cons.
For mature audience.
Summary: The novel is a story about a girl (Winter Santiaga) growing up in the rough borough of Brooklyn, N.Y. She is surrounded by negative people with negative perceptions. Her father is an infamous drug dealer who runs the projects in which they live. He ... read more
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Dec 27 '01
Pros: "The Coldest Winter Ever" shows the realities of living in the fast life.
Cons: Very graphic, very detailed, not for young people.
Summary: It took me quite a while to complete "A Coldest Winter Ever," but I knew it was a book I had to finish.
It did not grasp my interest at first because I am not too fond at reading books that are mostly on sex and crime. It just isn't me. But I ... read more
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Nov 17 '01
Pros: A beautifully written tale of love deceit and betrayal.
Cons: There should be a movie .
Summary: I came across a friends copy of The Coldest Winter Ever. I read the first seven pages and became fascinated with "The Ghetto Princess" named Winter Santiaga . The Author has painted A portrait of a young woman born into a prestigious and wealthy drug ... read more
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Nov 14 '01
Pros: Can't put the darn thing down!
Cons: No sequel as of yet
Summary: This book is so real, so brutally honest, so vivid....I felt like I was walking with Winter throughout the story.
Here is my review:
Winter Santiaga is a black teenage girl who grows up in Brooklyn, NYC during the early 90's. She is the ... read more
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Nov 12 '01
Pros: Character depictions, well written, challenges the reader to ask "Why"
Cons: The reality in it all
Summary: The Coldest Winter Ever is a painfully true depiction of life involving drugs and poverty. The characters in this book are internally and externally described using the most “live ist” words imaginable. The author paints a clear picture of the ... read more
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Apr 10 '01
Pros: Brings out main character's mentality along with the other characters within this story, clever title.
Cons: There should be a movie about this book!
Summary: I didn't know Sister Souljah was such a talented writer! This is the first of Souljah's works that I have ever read. She took no prisoners when she wrote this book. This book is bold, crass, brazen...just "In your face" real. The book was so brazen I ... read more
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Jan 06 '01
Pros: I seriously longed for more of her reality checks.
Cons: Absolutely Nothing
Summary: The Coldest Winter Ever is one of the most profound and realistic books that I have read since The Color Purple. Just as Celie was forced to become a woman as a child, Winter also shared the same fate. I cannot see how anyone in this Hip-Hop era ... read more
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Nov 20 '00
Pros: intense, thoughtful, realistic, intelligently written
Cons: if you aren't into slang, this could be a little difficult to understand at first; but keeping reading, you'll get the hang of it!
Summary: From the moment that I opened Souljah's new book, "The Coldest Winter Ever", I was captivated by this wonderful writer and her truer-than-life characters. This book is so intense to read, you will be shocked there is no more written word to ... read more
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