This book is a very quick read. The book is the original the movie "Precious" is based on.
Unlike the movie, there is no lighter skinned african americans that behave, dress and look more like the white-middle class that save our heroine. No, rather it is the dark dreads wearing aggressive lesbian that saves the day. In that respect and others, the book is much more raw and direct and also much more aggressive... towards society that is divided by race. The rawness of the book is what really got to me, although I must say the story is abit overwhelming - although throughout the book the author does not allow you to look at Precious jones in any patronizing sympathetic way. She is a fighter, and she does not want you to be sad for her, she wants you to be mad for her.
I give it a 4-4.5 star.(out of five)
4 comments:
Why not just give it 8 or 9 out of 10?
if I did, you wouldn't have anything to comment on...
Wow, your review makes me actually want to read the book instead of watching the movie. Is it Mariah Carey's character that saves the Precious in the movie? It's sad that they had to take the dreadlocked lesbian out of the movie for it to be made. Mariah Carey probably wouldn't have wanted to play that part. Haha
re: feeble - no no I mean the Ms. Rain character- Paula Patton. Mariah Cary's part I think was depicted more or less correct, although it didn't have a big part in the novel... in my opinion. Also the part of Lenny Kravitz. There was a male nurse, but nothing like the part played by Lenny Kravitz.... I mean they still needed to attract the larger crowd and maybe the original was too raw/street for that.
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