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Life After Death by Sister Souljah

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thissagreads's review against another edition

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INCREDIBLY disappointed with direction of this book, and I also hated the great Nia Long’s narration. The Brooklyn accent was in and out, and the text itself was frustrating. There was religion being pushed, homophobia, and the main character (the reason so many readers tried reading this book!) was so annoying. Her focus was trying to get in bed with every other man, and was no longer hustle focused. She should’ve matured after 15yrs but she didn’t and I couldn’t finish. It was too boring and too ridiculous.
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serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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 Life After Death was not the book for me. It’s street lit, not my typical genre. But I do like to read widely and consider myself a fairly open-minded reader. However, this novel was several steps too far. Upon her release from a 15 year prison sentence Winter Santiaga, daughter of a drug kingpin, has big plans for a reality tv show but instead is shot dead and ends up in purgatory. I found Winter a really unlikeable character, very egotistical, self-centred and seemingly addicted to conspicuous consumption. I could have dealt with that. The real turn-off for me was that the bulk of the book was didactic preaching on the need to be a good Muslim and how it was essential Winter follow “The One” if she was to move out of purgatory. As if that wasn’t a big enough turn-off for me the book was also very anti-choice and woman-shaming on the topic of abortion and it included many explicit sexual scenes, including bestiality. I knew early on I should DNF but wanted to complete the challenge I set for myself. Perhaps I would enjoy another book by this author but I can’t see me being tempted to find out.
 
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