My 51st book will be Push by Sapphire. I heard about this book before I knew there was a movie, but I never got around to reading it. Then with all the hype of the movie Precious I thought I'd wait a while before reading the book.
This is the story of a girl named Precious who has a very hard life. She is raped by her father and beaten by her mother. When Precious is pregnant with her 2nd child she meets a teacher who tries to turn her life in the right direction. I am thinking Dangerous Minds meets The Bluest Eye, or some similar combo. I hope the book and movie are worth all the attention.
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I just finish Push. This was a very good book, but parts were very had to read. There were some pretty graphic descriptions and lots of bad language. Some of the things the parents did to Precious were so sick and disturbing. I just seriously cannot believe anyone would do those things to a child, let alone their own child, but sadly these stories do happen in real life. I loved Precious' character. It was great to see how her teacher and classmates helped her to believe in herself and turn her life around. Not a book for weak stomachs, but definitely a good story.
ReplyDeleteOkay, even though I'm pretty sure I'll be horrified by this book, I think I am going to read it.
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