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Vintage Contemporaries Ser.: Push : A Novel by Sapphire (1997, Trade Paperback)

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Like New: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
Type
Novel
ISBN
9780679766759
Book Title
Push : a Novel
Book Series
Vintage Contemporaries Ser.
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Item Length
8 in
Publication Year
1997
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.5 in
Author
Sapphire
Genre
Fiction
Topic
African American / Contemporary Women, Family Life, African American / General, Coming of Age, African American / Urban
Item Weight
6.2 Oz
Item Width
5.2 in
Number of Pages
192 Pages

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"Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire," directed by Lee Daniels and written by Damien Paul GRAND JURY PRIZE and AUDIENCE AWARD winner at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival Relentless, remorseless, and inspirational, this "horrific, hope-filled story" (Newsday) is certain to haunt a generation of readers. Precious Jones, 16 years old and pregnant by her father with her second child, meets a determined and highly radical teacher who takes her on a journey of transformation and redemption.

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679766758
ISBN-13
9780679766759
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Book Title
Push : a Novel
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Topic
African American / Contemporary Women, Family Life, African American / General, Coming of Age, African American / Urban
Genre
Fiction
Author
Sapphire
Book Series
Vintage Contemporaries Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
6.2 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Dewey Edition
20
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
813.5/4

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  • by zjPyjMt3RTy@Deleted
    Nov 14, 2009

    Push by Sapphire

    This is disturbing story about a young girl coming of age in a family where incest & abuse are a regular occurance of everyday life. Hard to read sometimes, graphic language, but a story that needs to be told. It is a story of shame, hope, & eventually redemption, that makes the reader long for a sequel to see how Precious fares in her new life. Overall I would recommend this book, but for adults only.

  • by gabyfk
    Apr 19, 2014

    A Disappointment

    I bought this book because of the film, which I saw and liked. The book, how- ever, was a huge disappointment. It is poorly written and very difficult to read. This is not because of the sub-standard English of the characters, however, because the reader gets used to that after awhile. The novel has no shape or structure and is very badly organized. I do not believe that Sapphire is a writer of any talent. She has fashioned some very incendiary material into a book, but that does not make it valuable. Form and content must go hand in hand and this book only has the latter. It was excrutiating to read.

  • by serose35
    Apr 18, 2010

    Push is really a push to get through the book.

    This book was a very rough read. The story itself was as expected. The character's story was very difficult to read as it was written in her voice. The author used extreme language that helped flesh out Precious, but was just gross. The book was difficult to follow as paragraphs flip-flopped back and forth without clear transitions. The story was hard to read as there were mispellings all over the place (but was character appropriate and a clear reflection of Precious' confusion, ignorance, and anger). For the small amount of pages, this was a very slow read. I had to pick through the paragraphs in order to follow. At times my stomach turned while reading this book. If you are not into reading about detailed child abuse, racism, or simple foulness, this book is not for you. This story ...

  • by uniquerus
    Dec 08, 2009

    Speechless.....

    This was a very good book, but the content is quite disturbing. Very very real, but because of that at times I had to put the book down and take a break for my mind to comprehend a parent like this. I'll say this....KUDO'S to the young woman for persevering and raising herself to a whole new realm of humanness that her parents certainly tried to keep her from. A story of amazing cruelty, strength, overcoming adversity and triumph. You WILL experience a whole range of emotions for this amazing young woman. I'd read it again.

  • by *tracys-treasures*
    Sep 17, 2009

    Push by Sapphire

    Very good book written in first person about an illterate, overweight teenage mother who has suffered physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her mother and father. After being put into a GED programm she connects with a eacher her truly cares about her well being and she takes you along on her journey as she takes stock of who she is, why she is who she is and finding her place in a society where she has previously been invisible. So well written but not always easy to understand, I found it very hard to put it down. Great read.

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