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A review by nachofunk
The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah
4.0
The book follows Winter through her life in New York as the daughter of a prominent drug lord. There are many twists and turns along the way where Winter has to make large life decisions in some very difficult scenarios.
I appreciated the story format and I found it interesting that many parts of the books showed the real life effects of the drug war that I had learned about in The New Jim Crow. It challenged a lot of my biases as a white person and helped me understand the difficult decisions many in our country face. There is some self referential parts where the author refers to herself, which felt a bit awkward to me, but overall the book felt like a story instead of a political point, which made it interesting to read throughout.
I would recommend this book, especially to anyone wanting to learn more about a more accurate representation of people in poverty struggling in the drug war. It’s also nice to have the content in a story format instead of some of the dryer nonfiction out there.
I appreciated the story format and I found it interesting that many parts of the books showed the real life effects of the drug war that I had learned about in The New Jim Crow. It challenged a lot of my biases as a white person and helped me understand the difficult decisions many in our country face. There is some self referential parts where the author refers to herself, which felt a bit awkward to me, but overall the book felt like a story instead of a political point, which made it interesting to read throughout.
I would recommend this book, especially to anyone wanting to learn more about a more accurate representation of people in poverty struggling in the drug war. It’s also nice to have the content in a story format instead of some of the dryer nonfiction out there.