Product Details
Atria, November 2004
Hardcover, 368 pages
ISBN-10: 0743499387
ISBN-13: 9780743499385
Description
The stunning national bestseller now features an illuminating discussion with Sister Souljah -- her secret thoughts on creating the story that has sold more than one million copies worldwide and introduced readers everywhere to the real ghetto experience. Here are answers to the questions fans everywhere have been asking; the meanings and inspirations behind such memorable characters as Winter, Midnight, and Santiaga; and insights into why and how Souljah conceived of one of the most powerful novels of our time.
"Sister Souljah is the #1 author of the hip-hop generation."
-- Sean "P. Diddy" Combs
"Compelling...tugs at the emotions."
-- Chicago Sun-Times
"Real and raw.... If a rap song could be a novel, it might resemble the coldest winter ever."
-- Booklist
"Real and raw."
-- Booklist
Kirkus ReviewThe Coldest Winter Ever is a tour de force...As finely tuned to its heroine's voice as Alice Walker's The Color Purple...Riveting stuff, with language so frank it curls your hair.
BooklistReal and raw...If a rap song could be a novel, it might resemble Sister Souljah's book...The message is solid and one that we can never stop preaching to our youth
-- anything that comes too easy or too fast is also too risky.
Salon.comWinter is precious babacious, and as tough as a hollow-point bullet...Her voice is the book's greatest strength.
Publishers WeeklyIntriguing....Sister Souljah exhibits a raw and true voice in this cautionary tale protesting drugs and violence among young African-Americans in the inner city...Souljah peppers her raunchy prose with epithets and street lingo, investing her narrative with honesty...A realistic coming-of-age story....
Chicago Sun-TimesThe compelling book tugs at the emotions.
Black Issues Book ReviewSouljah adds a new voice to the most marginalized of the marginalized.
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)Souljah has an engaging style that makes the novel a fast, fun read.
EssenceHip-hop sage and activist Sister Souljah has taken her talents from the stage to the page....
Tennessean (Nashville)This is a ghetto fairy tale with a surprise ending....There's a lesson to be learned from The Coldest Winter Ever.
Fictionforest.comMe power of Sister Souljah's writing enthralled me from the first page. I hope she will continue making young men and women think, letting them know they have choices and that they can change their world.
SeventeenThis is a wild tale....Sister Souljah has painted a vivid portrait of a girl you'd rather have as a friend than an enemy.
Examiner.com, June 17, 2009
...life in this second novel. News: Nothing to report as this writer lacks a visible platform or website. Sister Souljah, The Coldest Winter Ever (Pocket Star, $7.99) News: See hardcover fiction news for Souljah's latest information. T. Styles, ...
TheCelebrityCafe.com, March 19, 2009
... by Sister Souljah 17-year-old Winter Santiaga is a spoiled teenager that has to learn about life the hard way. Sister Souljah's, ',' is one of the best books I have read. The ...
TheCelebrityCafe.com, March 17, 2009
...Home: Book Reviews : Teen : The Coldest Winter Ever Buy the Book: 17-year-old Winter Santiaga is a spoiled teenager that has to learn about life the hard way. Sister Souljah?s, ?The Coldest Winter Ever,? is one ...
Columbus Dispatch, December 22, 2008
...teens have turned to the adult genre of urban fiction. Among Kymaunii Godfrey's favorite titles is The Coldest Winter Ever by activist and hip-hop star Sister Souljah. The book tells the story of the privileged daughter of a Brooklyn drug ...
