After a second read, though, I realized how full of shit this fictionalized Sister Souljah was. I believed she should’ve just listened to Souljah’s advice and guidance. The first time I read this, I thought that Winter was a brick. These are my hot takes I believe TCWE wasn’t the cautionary tale for young Black people that Sister Souljah intended it to be. I noticed some very problematic themes and storylines reading it a second time after a few years had passed. I got some new insights about this book that I never even noticed the first time around. So when its sequel, Life After Death, came out back in March, I knew I’d have to refresh by re-reading The Coldest Winter Ever. I was always intrigued about what would happen after Winter’s mandatory 15-year sentence. Regardless of our backgrounds, there is a crossroads going from a girl to becoming a woman. She showcased how we all thought about things when we were seventeen. Winter was raw, unapologetic, and she represented many young girls in a fundamental way. When I first read The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah many years ago, I was blown away by Winter Santiaga’s story. The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah wasn’t the cautionary tale it was meant to be
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