Please excuse my tiredness in the video had a long day lol!
As some of you may know I am a self-proclaimed book worm on the average your girl reads about 4-5 books a month if my schedule permits (it usually does because I don't do much lol). So in October when the movie came out my cousin and I both were more than excited to go experience all what "Precious" had to offer. Well! We were definitely surprised to say the least lol some say the movie was mediocre at best my opinion it was flawless I loved it the passion the drama the overcoming obstacles. Let me get back on track this is not the movie review but the review of the book the movie is based off.
The Beginning:
Okay so as the book starts its a little difficult to read because its written in the way the character Precious currently speaks and the scene that is set is one of complete destitution and sadness. It's heartbreaking to here her tale of illiteracy and what she feels is intellectual inadequacy to other students in her public school. Her lack of education is tragic enough but to add to her burdens she's sixteen and pregnant for the second time. The book clearly paints a picture of her feeling of self and lays the ground work to how she will evolve as the story continues.
The Middle:
Things seem to always get worse before they get better in any situation and this tale is no exception you read all the atrocities she experience at the hands of her own mother and feel her pain as the story is gracefully illustrated by Sapphire. By this time in a book you can tell if it will be a great read or not and "Push" does not disappoint even with its difficult subject matter the book flows at a pace that lets you absorb and understand what is going and makes you anticipate the next page (like a horror flick where don't want to look and you look anyway). Even in though this tragedy is playing out on the pages you see a gleam of light once she starts her alternative education and her self realization that it's possible for her to overcome her current circumstances successfully.
The Beginning:
Okay so as the book starts its a little difficult to read because its written in the way the character Precious currently speaks and the scene that is set is one of complete destitution and sadness. It's heartbreaking to here her tale of illiteracy and what she feels is intellectual inadequacy to other students in her public school. Her lack of education is tragic enough but to add to her burdens she's sixteen and pregnant for the second time. The book clearly paints a picture of her feeling of self and lays the ground work to how she will evolve as the story continues.
The Middle:
Things seem to always get worse before they get better in any situation and this tale is no exception you read all the atrocities she experience at the hands of her own mother and feel her pain as the story is gracefully illustrated by Sapphire. By this time in a book you can tell if it will be a great read or not and "Push" does not disappoint even with its difficult subject matter the book flows at a pace that lets you absorb and understand what is going and makes you anticipate the next page (like a horror flick where don't want to look and you look anyway). Even in though this tragedy is playing out on the pages you see a gleam of light once she starts her alternative education and her self realization that it's possible for her to overcome her current circumstances successfully.
The End:
By this time you see clearly the semi-failure/success of the "system" also her mother's mental illness becomes very evident and partially explains not excuses her vile actions towards her child. We also see the added dynamic of being diagnosed with HIV from her own father and how she is able to cope with the cards that she has been dealt. Sapphire so cleverly puts each woman's individual story of self-acceptance and redemption by intertwining them with that of Precious to illustrate the magnitude of how one's situation can improve, with the proper guidance, education and support from caring people can start you on the road to a more improved being.
This book gets a five page turns out of 5!
Flow 4.5 page turns (because of the difficulty of the subject matter)
Story 5 page turns
Character Development and Evolution 5 page turns
I hope you all enjoy this post and please this is a must read.
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