Precious | Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

I read 'Push' by Sapphire about a month ago after watching an interview of Mariah Carey describing how the role she played in this movie was completely unlike any of the roles she's played in her past movies.  MC bombed in her movie, 'Glitter' but she definitely shined in 'Push'.  The movie is definitely not as r rated as the novel.  If you read the novel before watching the movie you'll know what I am talking about.  Nonetheless, the novel was a great read and the movie was a work of art!     

About the Novel | 'Push' by Sapphire

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.

About the Author | Sapphire

Sapphire was born in 1950 and spent her first twelve years on army bases in California and Texas. As a teenager she lived in South Philadelphia and Los Angeles. She graduated from City College in New York and received an MFA from Brooklyn College. From 1983 to 1993 she lived in Harlem, where she taught reading and writing to teenagers and adults. Sapphire is a performance poet and the author of a collection of poetry and prose, American Dreams. She lives in New York City.

About the Movie | Precious

Watch the movie trailer here!
http://www.weareallprecious.com/
 
Life is hard. Life is short. Life is painful. Life is rich. Life is....Precious.
 

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.

 

Source(s): www.weareallprecious.com, www.imdb.com, www.chapters.indigo.ca, www.amazon.ca