Reading Response

The Coldest Winter Ever, Sister Souljah
8/29 - 30 min., 8/30 - 60 min., 8/31 - 45 min., 9/3 - 75 min. 
Total: 210 min. pp. 347-535

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!

I was really surprised about what I found out. Midnight, one of the main characters, lived a completely different life than he does now. Living in Sudan, Africa, coming to the projects in Brooklyn when he was seven, and seeing his younger sister being raped right in front of his eyes. I started to feel really sympathetic for him, since I viewed him as a top-notch, independent "I only do me" type of guy. He always knew his ground and knew everything about anything, but reading that he had lived a life like that, I see him as a different person. It shows that we can't judge a person since we know nothing about what they've been through, what they've seen. We can't say that we fully know someone until we understand who they are as a whole person.

But my eyes popped out when Winter was about to get an abortion. As heartless as she is, it wasn't surprising, but I couldn't believe how quick she jumped to that decision! Not even a second thought! Yea sure, she is too young, but she could have a chance to start over with a baby! The thing is that.. she doesn't even know who the baby's father is. Her high class, extravagant mother becomes a crackhead, and that made me furious seeing as how Winter couldn't stay with her mother to keep her from becoming that way. In the end, Winter changes into a decent person - much better than before. I really liked how that turned out. This book is a prime example of trial and error on a MUCH deeper scale. But ah, Winter's little sister, Porsche, becomes the nightmare that takes the steps of her older sister's past...