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179 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679766759
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 29 April 1997
Description
Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old, has up until now been invisible to the father who rapes her and the mother who batters her and to the authorities who dismiss her as just one more of Harlem's casualties. But when Precious, pregnant ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,804 reviews
Moods
emotional 79%
sad 74%
challenging 55%
hopeful 28%
tense 26%
inspiring 25%
reflective 24%
informative 4%
funny 3%
adventurous 1%
Pace
medium 46%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 43% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Child abuse, RapeModerate
Homophobia
179 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679766759
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 29 April 1997
Description
Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old, has up until now been invisible to the father who rapes her and the mother who batters her and to the authorities who dismiss her as just one more of Harlem's casualties. But when Precious, pregnant ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,804 reviews
Moods
emotional 79%
sad 74%
challenging 55%
hopeful 28%
tense 26%
inspiring 25%
reflective 24%
informative 4%
funny 3%
adventurous 1%
Pace
medium 46%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 43% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Child abuse, RapeModerate
Homophobia