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The Coldest Winter Ever

Name: The Coldest Winter Ever
Author: Sister Souljah

by Sister Souljah

1999•Drama•368 pages

Taste attributes: dramacrimeteenfresh & originalunsavouryheavysimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosioninjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA morally murky, small-scale novel: moving and inventive. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

A New York Times and USA TODAY Bestseller “50 Most Impactful Black Books of the Last 50 Years.” —Essence Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaCrimeTeenSelf destruction/implosionInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSocial commentary

Subjects

Inner citiesAfrican American womenAfrican americansUrban fictionDrug abuseSocial aspects1000blackgirlbooksDrug traffic

Details

Author: Sister Souljah
Published: 1999
Pages: 368
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Source: Open Library

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