I think apart from some great characters, I enjoyed this novel because it opens your eyes to a different world. I suppose by that stage she does not reallly have anywhere else to go. Winter can not stand her but has no problem crashing at her place when the offer is placed. I like how Sister Souljah wrote herself into the novel and gave Winter an intense disliking of herself. Yoiu have to admire how she manipulates everybody there for her own good. Instead she does what she does best and starts using everyone there for her own means. At the boarding house she has the chance to get a normal job and change her whole way of life but does not try or even consider it for a second. Winter has chances through the novel to change. She has been led to believe that material wealth is the yardstick that your friends judge you buy. Is it her fault that she is like she is or is it the way her family has brought her up? Her whole life she has been given everything she ever wanted, she has not had to work a single day in her life.
However you will have to admit that she is very interesting and a great read. After all the terrible things she does throughout the novel, hittting an old lady over the head with a sock full of rocks comes to mind, you can not like her. She is self obsessed, street smart, without compassion. Right from the first chapter things seem to go downhill for the main character Winter. At the end, when the family is assembled at the funeral you see that Porshe has become a carbon copy of Winter but Lexy and Mercedes have been adopted by Midnight and their lives under his guidance should and will take a whole different path. At first I thought it was a novel full of darkness and despair, however when you get to the ending you realise it is a novel about hope and change. I really enjoyed "The coldest winter ever" (great name). It is definitely very original in my opinion.Īre there any quotes or short excerpts from the book you especially like and want to post? While reading the book, I got the feeling that he was going to play a more major role in the events and details about him would be revealed that would be more important to the story. I am disappointed that more did not happen with Midnight. While many of Winter's major flaws are made obvious, I still find myself sympathizing with her. I think the author points out Winter's flaws and the flaws of her environment through the spoiled, mistaken girl's praises. What do you think of the narrator, Winter Santiaga? I enjoyed reading a story narrated by a character who I and presumably the author find immature and maybe even annoying. Please note, this thread will contain spoilers, so read the book before reading this thread. Please use this thread to discuss the June book of the month, which is The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah.
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