Push

Oh lord. I've seen people reading this book all the time, so finally I decided to read the novel myself. Wow. the novel is highly graphic, trying to depict the African American stereotype in a new light. I have yet to see a fictional character whose life sucks sooo badly! Precious Jones is the epitome of failure in every sense. But shes a survivor, and that gives people the strength to carry on...even if their lives are as crappy as hers. It took a while to get through all the illiterate writing (Sapphire writes the way Precious thinks and speaks) and the graphic, disgusting details of her life. It wasnt the best book I've ever read, but I finished it in a day, so it was something I needed to keep reading.