Push
An electrifying first novel that shocks by its language, its circumstances, and its brutal honesty, Push recounts a young black street-girl's horrendous and redemptive journey through a Harlem inferno. For Precious Jones, 16 and pregnant with her father's child, miraculous hope appears and the world begins to open up for her when a courageous, determined teacher bullies, cajoles, and inspires her to learn to read, to define her own feelings and set them down in a diary. more
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Recent Reviews
- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-12-2009
- Needed more
I read this book in about 2 days and when I was done, I felt like the book needed more. Something seemed to be missing. It was a good read and that is why I gave it 4 stars. I would like to have known more about Precious' mother and...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-12-2009
- Unpleasant but Necessary
Dating back to over a decade ago, Sapphire set out to bring the tragic life of Precious Jones into the hands of readers around America. It was then that the travesty of sexual, mental, and physical abuse toward children found it's...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-10-2009
- TOO MUCH!
FIRST OFF I FELT SO BAD FOR THE THINGS PRECIOUS HAD TO GO THREW. IT WAS MOMENTS WHERE I HAD TO REREAD AND BE LIKE ARE YOU SERIOUS? AND SHAKE MY HEAD AT THE SAME TIME. THE FACT THAT A PERSON CAN GO THREW THIS IS SCARY AND SAD AT THE SAME...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-09-2009
- Amazingly Touching wonderful
I heard about this book when Mo'nique was on Oprah, after i saw the trailer for the movie i went out and purchased this book. To say this book is good is a major understatement. This book was amazing it was such a heartwrenching story...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-12-2009
- Needed more
I read this book in about 2 days and when I was done, I felt like the book needed more. Something seemed to be missing. It was a good read and that is why I gave it 4 stars. I would like to have known more about Precious' mother and...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-08-2008
- Very disappointed
I kept hearing and reading about this book, so I finally decided to read it. I was sorely disappointed. It was riveting, and quite graphic, but the end seemed unfinished, the story very fragmented. I suppose maybe that's to be expected,...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-26-2009
- Awful!!
wouldnt recommend to anyone...what was the purpose of this story...poorly told story that seems to over-emphasize the gory details of rape and abuse. Try Again.
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