Push: A Novel
Registered by themarina of Coquitlam, British Columbia Canada on 2/16/2009
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This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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Claireece Precious Jones endures unimaginable hardships in her young life. Abused by her mother, raped by her father, she grows up poor, angry, illiterate, fat, unloved and generally unnoticed. So what better way to learn about her than through her own, halting dialect. That is the device deployed in the first novel by poet and singer Sapphire. "Sometimes I wish I was not alive," Precious says. "But I don't know how to die. Ain' no plug to pull out. 'N no matter how bad I feel my heart don't stop beating and my eyes open in the morning." An intense story of adversity and the mechanisms to cope with it.
:Claireece Precious Jones endures unimaginable hardships in her young life. Abused by her mother, raped by her father, she grows up poor, angry, illiterate, fat, unloved and generally unnoticed. So what better way to learn about her than through her own, halting dialect. That is the device deployed in the first novel by poet and singer Sapphire. "Sometimes I wish I was not alive," Precious says. "But I don't know how to die. Ain' no plug to pull out. 'N no matter how bad I feel my heart don't stop beating and my eyes open in the morning." An intense story of adversity and the mechanisms to cope with it.
I should have heeded the warning of individuals who saw the film adaptation of Sapphire's book at Sundance but I had to see for myself what everyone was talking about and all I can say is "Wow". Sapphire's look at the life of Precious is at once devastating and heartwarming. At one moment you're angry and disappointed that no one has helped this girl and you can't help but feel sorry for her but in the next instant, you're cheering for her and crying with joy at her strength to move on. It's not an easy read, Sapphire writes most of the book from Precious' perspective including her poor spelling, but there's a power in the language and a feeling of intimacy, a feeling that you're sharing in Percious' deepest and darkest thoughts.
It's not an easy story to read but one that is riveting and which will have you re-evaluating your own life. A must read.
It's not an easy story to read but one that is riveting and which will have you re-evaluating your own life. A must read.
Journal Entry 3 by themarina at Rhizome Cafe in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada on Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Released 15 yrs ago (3/10/2009 UTC) at Rhizome Cafe in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Releasing at March's Vancouver Bookcrossing Meetup.
When:
Tuesday, March 10th, 7PM
Location:
Rhizome Cafe
317 East Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1A1
Who’s coming?
8 Bookcrossers
Releasing at March's Vancouver Bookcrossing Meetup.
When:
Tuesday, March 10th, 7PM
Location:
Rhizome Cafe
317 East Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1A1
Who’s coming?
8 Bookcrossers
Picked up tonight at the Lower Mainland BookCrossing Meeting. Thanks themarina!
Agree - never an easy read - often the language requires extra time, and care. And Precious's situation is always hard to think about. But we do feel for her - and admire her coping and her capacity for hope.
Journal Entry 6 by eicuthbertson at Simon Fraser University - Rotunda in Burnaby, British Columbia Canada on Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Released 13 yrs ago (9/1/2010 UTC) at Simon Fraser University - Rotunda in Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
On the Higher Grounds shelves.
Releasing for the one word title challenge.
Releasing for the one word title challenge.
