Push
by Sapphire
Taste attributes: dramateenfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growthinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeHeavy and morally murky: a stirring novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
3.9 / 5
19 ratings
About This Book
Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old, has up until now been invisible: invisible to the father who rapes her and the mother who batters her and to the authorities who dismiss her as just one more of Harlem's casualties.
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- Author
- Sapphire
- Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 176
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- Open Library
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