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Midnight: A Gangster Love Story | 
| Author: Sister Souljah
Publisher: Atria
Category: Book
List Price: $26.95
Buy New: $17.79
You Save: $9.16 (34%)
Rating:  136 reviews
Sales Rank: 949
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Atria Books Hardcover Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 512
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.7
ISBN: 1416545182
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781416545187
Publication Date: November 4, 2008
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Product Description
Sister Souljah, the hip-hop generation's number one author and most compelling storyteller, delivers a powerful story about love and loyalty, strength and family. In her bestselling novel, The Coldest Winter Ever, Sister Souljah introduced the world to Midnight, a brave but humble lieutenant to a prominent underworld businessman. Now, in a highly anticipated follow-up to her million-selling masterpiece, she brings readers into the life and dangerously close to the heart of this silent, fearless young man.Raised in a wealthy, influential, Islamic African family, Midnight enjoys a life of comfort, confidence, and protection. Midnight's father provides him with a veil of privilege and deep, devoted love, but he never hides the truth about the fierce challenges of the world outside of his estate. So when Midnight's father's empire is attacked, he sends Midnight with his mother to the United States. In the streets of Brooklyn, a young Midnight uses his Islamic mind-set and African intelligence to protect the ones he loves, build a business, reclaim his wealth and status, and remain true to his beliefs. Midnight, a handsome and passionate young man, attracts many women. How he interacts and deals with them is a unique adventure. This is a highly sensual and tremendous love story about what a man is willing to risk and give to the women he loves most. Midnight will remain in your mind and beat in your heart for a lifetime. Her "raw and true voice" (Publishers Weekly) will both soothe and arouse you. In a beautifully written and masterfully woven story, Sister Souljah has given us Midnight, and solidified her presence as the mother of all contemporary urban literature.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 131 more reviews...
 Time lost January 5, 2009
I picked this book up without reading anything about it bc I long awaited another novel by Sister Souljah. By the time I got to Chapter 7, I was like where the heck is this going and what's the purpose. The book is very far fetched and keeps you longing for an answer that you never receive. I kept reading only bc I wanted to know what was going on with the father and why why why did he do what he did to his first wife (the supposedly love of his life). Then I get to the end of this almost 500 page book to not have a real ending. Yes it has some good life lessons if you can get past the American bashing and numerous lessons he learned during his 5 years in Sudan. Lesson learned: read the reviews and if the reviews are from a past book instead of the present, leave it!
 a "midnight" read January 3, 2009
I loved "The Coldest Winter Ever". I bought the book "midnight" not knowing if it was a sequel or not. I like Sister Souljah writing..this book was boring,but kinda interesting. It left some unanswered questions in the book, the flap of the cover tells you why they left but doesnt really mention it in the bookthe only reason i finished it was because I paid $18 for it at the store. I also wondered whose voice was it was, Sister's or Midnight's.
 Gangggsta? January 3, 2009
I was so excited when I opened up one of my christmas gifts and found this book. What I thought was the sequel to the Coldest Winter Ever. However, my excitement quickly dwindled. I realized this wasn't a sequel to the first raw exciting novel. No.... this book wasn't fluff like the last one was. This book challenged mainstream black american culture. This book delved into issues that have a direct effect on our communities. Lack of religion, the disintegration of the family structure, horrible portrayl of women, and violence. Sister Souljah went in on black women. And as much as you may disagree with the harshness with which she spoke there was some truth to what she said. This book makes you question the way you and your family live. And calls its readers to act and change for the better. Its definitely not a "gangsta love story". How "gangsta" can an african teen who resents black culture and an artsy japanese chick get? I thought it was a little boring because I was waiting for Midnight to unite with Winter and the Santiagos but if you go into it with a completely different mindset you will find it to be an intruiging novel.
 A Different Type of Novel January 3, 2009
I absolutely loved this book but I did not like the ending. I really hope there is a sequel. The description of some of the girls was right on the head. I loved the characters Umma, Midnights mother, and Bangs. I kinda secretly wished he really would take her as a second wife. She wasnt really as bad as the other girls he met. Akemi and Midnights romance was a little unbelievable at one point. This book is about the development of the character Midnight from the book The Coldest Winter Ever.
Highly Disappointed January 2, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Aside from being disappointed that the book is not a sequel to the Coldest Winter Ever, I am just truly disappointed. The fact that the main character is so young and stays young the entire book but has such a manly mindset is almost unbelievable as you read. This reads more like a dissertation on Sudan culture and the infusion of it into the the United States than a "gansta love story". I finished the book simply because I paid for it. I would not recommend it to any Coldest Winter fan or any fiction book lover. This book will definitely disappoint!!!
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