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Summary: " Push to the limits"
Review: this is a good novel for readers who are prepared. it's vulgar and upsetting but contains a valuable moral. "Push" indicates the exertion that Precious goes through to overcome her hardships. Being 18, she had already faced physical and sexual abuse from both her parents, impregnation by her father twice, getting kicked out of school and her house for being pregnant, infected with the Aids virus by her father and "pushing" through an alternative school and the regular life of a teenager. Push is the kind of novel that makes you greatful for what you have and that life is "precious". on a scale from 1-10, the story in the novel gets an 8. we recommend this book for a mature audience.
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Summary: Jessi's Review of Push
Review: I must admit, when I first began reading Push, I was a little uncomfortable with the narrative perspective because it was so blunt in its descriptions. However, as hard of a time as I had with reading this text, I had an even harder time putting it down. Sapphire's novel forced me to face the reality of the verbally and sexually abusive life that Precious Jones was forced to live in. Unfortunately, Precious is not alone and Sapphire took the first step in acknowleding this problem by putting it into words, even though the words make some uncomfortable. Once I started reading and listening to Precious, I could not let go. Precious Jones is a sixteen year old girl, verbally and physically abused by her mother and sexually abused by her father. She gives birth to two children, her own father also being father of her children. However, this book is not only an attack on the abuse that occurs within a family. Sapphire also places blame on the educational system that sits back while their students are deprived of educational advancement because of their situations at home. There are so many children, like Precious, who want to learn but come to believe that they are dumb because no one took the time to examine the problem closer. I hurt for Precious because she had no self esteem, how could she when her father stripped everything from her, including her virginity, before she was even out of elementary school. I could not put the book down without knowing how she was going to rise above her circumstances. I got so wrapped up in this book, believing in Precious and everything she went through. Sapphire's book involved so many emotions and was so inspiring that I believe no student or teacher should go without reading this book.
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Summary: Reminder not to write off anyone as a lost cause.
Review: This book was incredibly difficult to read due to the graphic manner in which the subject matter was relayed. But this same graphic manner made the book that much more powerful of a read. Sapphire does a great job first having us identify the main character, Precious Jones, as other, someone separate from us, and then slowly pulling us in to get to know her. This technique allows us to recognize that someone in reality whom we identify as other can become someone we know and understand independent of our own personal situations. Note to readers: make sure to read the poem in the beginning before and after reading Push and see how your understanding of that poem changes.
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Summary: Triumph
Review: This book was very interesting. It was about a girl named precious trying to push forward and make something of her life. She was raped by her father for over 16 yrs and had 2 of his kids. Her mother provided no support and accused her daughter of stealing her man. Despite all of these obstacles (she even contracts HIV) she still pushes on and continues to try to achieve her GED. The style of Sapphire is very notable. She uses street slang in portraying Precious and it proves to be very affective. This is definitey a book to read if you love to read about triumph.
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Summary: Truly Dreadful
Review: This novel was so repetitous and bordered on pornographic. Alice Walker does it so much better. Fortunately, I picked this up at the library, so I only wasted my time.
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Summary: Push pulled me...
Review: I just finished reading this very intense book about a young lady stuck in a world with absolutly no love. Push pulled me away from my normal thinking about the typical ghetto girl, and made me think of thier situations more clearly. The authors use of language really made me feel the emotional pain of the main character. The wondering why her and the disapointment of reality setting in made me frown and shake my head. Push is not far from reality for several innercity youth today. I recommend that parents read Push with their children - it can help give them an appreciation for life and education.
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Summary: EXCELLENT READING
Review: I read this book about a couple of months ago and I must say that I really enjoyed it. I really had deep feels for the main character, Precious, who had to deal with much physical, mental and sexual abuse for both parents (yes), both her mother and father both abused her phyically and sexually. But what I also enjoyed was how Precious survied all of this and was able to better her educationally even though it is still sad at the end.
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Summary: It blew my mind
Review: Push was a book that you cold judge it by it's cover. I just wanted a book to read but when I started to read it I couldn't put it down.The dialect really shows how some people right even thoubgh it took a page or two to catch on it was a wonderful book
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Summary: PUSH certainly keeps your attention
Review: Sapphire's PUSH is a story most people couldn't imagine or even believe, but it's dropped right in our laps to be read with shock and awe. While being a horrific tale of physical and sexual abuse, PUSH is also an optimistic success story of emotional rags to riches. I suggest this book to anybody old enough to understand it.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: Push. Thrust. Drive. Ram. Move forward. Set in motion. Press on. It all encompasses the very essence of what it is to struggle. There are two ways of exerting force, one is by pushing down, the other by pulling up. Sapphire certainly pushed the envelope with this first novel. These women tapped into their last reserves of strength to move forward under brutal and bizarre circumstances. They have collected what little is left of themselves, pulled together in the spirit of love and compassion, and decided to press on. This novel is a powerful display of perseverance, and determination. Read this book and know that whenever you feel like you just can't keep going, all you need to do is Push a little harder, pull someone with you, and keep moving on.
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