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Push: A Novel |  | Author: Sapphire
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Rating:  514 reviews
Sales Rank: 105
Media: Paperback
Edition: X
Pages: 192
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 0679766758
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780679766759
ASIN: 0679766758
Publication Date: April 29, 1997
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Amazon.com Review
Claireece Precious Jones endures unimaginable hardships in her young life. Abused by her mother, raped by her father, she grows up poor, angry, illiterate, fat, unloved and generally unnoticed. So what better way to learn about her than through her own, halting dialect. That is the device deployed in the first novel by poet and singer Sapphire. "Sometimes I wish I was not alive," Precious says. "But I don't know how to die. Ain' no plug to pull out. 'N no matter how bad I feel my heart don't stop beating and my eyes open in the morning." An intense story of adversity and the mechanisms to cope with it. Precious is now a major motion picture based on the novel Push by Sapphire, starring Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, and Lenny Kravitz. Enjoy these images from the film, and click the thumbnails to see larger images.
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Relentless, remorseless, and inspirational, this "horrific, hope-filled story" (Newsday) is certain to haunt a generation of readers. Precious Jones, 16 years old and pregnant by her father with her second child, meets a determined and highly radical teacher who takes her on a journey of transformation and redemption.
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 I expected more. March 9, 2010
C. Simon
I saw this movie before I read the book. The books usually have more details than the movie which is why I bought the book. I know that Precious is learning to read and write, however, half of the book is filled with mispelled words and you have to try to figure out what she's trying to say. The book had nothing that the movie didn't. I couldn't even finish it. I got relly bored. Amazon also recommends the Darkest Child which is much better. It deserves 5 stars.
 Sadly realistic March 8, 2010
Sarah Chaudhary (Los Angeles, CA)
There are critics of this book who dismiss the story as being too far-fetched and unrealistic.... Some critics have even written this character off as merely an expression of multiple sociological hypotheticals and insist that nobody can have that many dramatic and traumatic problems simultaneously. A long time ago I might have been inclined to forgive such skepticism given the hard to believe "shock factor" of it all. But then I met a teenage girl in the hospital in which I work who was actually living the life of Precious day in and day out. The poverty, the sadness, the abuse....caring for a child fathered by her own father. And then I realized maybe it's not so much that the critics cannot believe this story, but rather they don't want to believe it. The story holds a mirror to the collective face of our country, and shows us all the blemishes we don't want to see or think about.... The vicious cycles that constantly set the stage for so many tremendous misfortunes and injustices to befall so many young and powerless victims. It's nice to see this novel's fame continue to grow, and the fact that it struck a personal nerve with so many people will hopefully help silence some of its excessively sheltered/head in the sand critics. On a more literary note, the general themes echo many of those set forth in Morrison's The Bluest Eye, but the graphic imagery and emotion stand alone.
Quite a Book March 3, 2010
MAC
Hard to believe people actually are abused like this. I am eager to see the movie now. Hopefully this will be an eye-opener into this type of crime and help to stop the sick people that engage children in these acts.
Rough as guts but worth it March 2, 2010
T. Edmund Jenkin
For those who have seen the film `Precious' the source novel Push is effectively the same but more intense. Without the averaging effect of movie production, Precious's life is that much more harsh, more horrible.
The book is somewhat short, it would probably take about the same time as it would to watch the movie to read the book. There isn't really much to say about the novel, except that it is harrowing insightful and well worth the read.
uncomfortable but powerful February 25, 2010
Kate (Alliance, NE)
As with other reviewers I was a little uncomfortable with such graphic details in this book however this book was one of the best books I have ever read. I couldn't put it down once I started and finished it in one day. Such a sad but triumphant story. We all know abuse happens everyday but to read just how deeply it can go is just appalling. I admire and salute the strength and courage Precious has endured throughout her life. Precious is a true inspiration and goes to show with determination there is hope for us all.
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