The Coldest Winter Ever — Sister Souljah

“Then they get to say: "This time you did it to yourself." 

Synopsis:

Renowned hip-hop artist, writer, and activist Sister Souljah brings the streets of New York to life in a powerful and utterly unforgettable first novel. 

I came busting into the world during one of New York's worst snowstorms, so my mother named me Winter. 

Ghetto-born, Winter is the young, wealthy daughter of a prominent Brooklyn drug-dealing family. Quick-witted, sexy, and business-minded, she knows and loves the streets like the curves of her own body. But when a cold Winter wind blows her life in a direction she doesn't want to go, her street smarts and seductive skills are put to the test of a lifetime. Unwilling to lose, this ghetto girl will do anything to stay on top. 

Opinion:

It was too real. Sometimes when I read a novel, I expect a bit of illusion, but this was too much realism; it is exactly what happens in real life. But I should admit that it was a fast and easy reading, a novel you cannot stop reading. 

“This time you did it yourself.” People tend to judge other people by their actions. I know we cannot forgive when they damage other people. If you kill someone, if you break the laws, there are consequences, and there must be. If not, our world would have been much worst. 

But these people have been living surrounded by that chaotic environment. Even the most decent person gets tired of been treat as garbage. It is a vicious circle of poverty and crime. So, in the end, the people that rules end telling those criminals: “This time you did it yourself.” 

Quotes:

“Drugs is a government game, Bilal. A way to rob us of our best black men, our army. Everyone who plays the game loses. Then they get you right back where we started, in slavery! Then they get to say: "This time you did it to yourself." 

Score (3.5/5)