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A review by stacyrenee
Push by Sapphire
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Adult
Literary fiction
This short novel is about sixteen-year-old Precious Jones, an illiterate, pregnant black girl who has grown up in poverty and suffers SA at the hands of her parents but meets a teacher who sets Precious on the path to learning to read, write, and express herself in healthy ways, ultimately changing the trajectory of her life.
This is a tough read with many content warnings but is overall a very beautiful and inspiring story about a girl whose life is completely changed thanks to education.
This was adapted into a film called ‘Precious’ in 2009 but I haven’t seen it.
There’s also a sequel called ‘The Kid’, about her son.
Literary fiction
This short novel is about sixteen-year-old Precious Jones, an illiterate, pregnant black girl who has grown up in poverty and suffers SA at the hands of her parents but meets a teacher who sets Precious on the path to learning to read, write, and express herself in healthy ways, ultimately changing the trajectory of her life.
This is a tough read with many content warnings but is overall a very beautiful and inspiring story about a girl whose life is completely changed thanks to education.
This was adapted into a film called ‘Precious’ in 2009 but I haven’t seen it.
There’s also a sequel called ‘The Kid’, about her son.