We do.
I especially remember how I dug a beat up copy out of some discard box on the street and subsequently passed it around to all my friends to use as a quiet/silent reading book. Remember those days?
A "Sister Souljah moment" is an expression coined during the LA riots and the Clinton administration's response to them. I was intrigued by the book not only because of it's author's name (check her website out), but also because it was the only book I had ever (and maybe to this date have ever) heard a radio commercial for. Chuy Gomez told me to check the book out so naturally, I had to. Apparently many others felt the same. You know who you are.
Here are some key phrases listed on amazon.com about the book:
cheap shoes, bad bitch, don't worry, Long Island, Slick Kid, House of Success. With reviews from the likes of Sean "Puffy" Combs (remember when he called himself that?) and a cameo in the book by Souljah herself, not to mention the gripping blunt prose, there is a lot to love. If the above isn't enough to entice first time readers, I don't know what is. Talks of a movie deal with HBO or perhaps Jada Pinkett Smith are enough for the long-time fans.
In any case, the self proclaimed "multidimensional" writer/activist/recording artist is out with the prequel/sequel to the national bestseller this month, only 9 years later. Book club anyone? Here's the new book's review in The Root.
Oh yeah,
It's title? Midnight: A Gangster Love Story
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