What can I say about this book? That it is brilliant! That is an understatement. The novel explores issues of s*xual/child abuse, incest, unwed motherhood, race, light skin/dark skin, and how women see and are seen in this society. Especially poor women of color who seem to disappear, become invisible until we try to get assistance from the system, then are blamed for all society's evils.
All this through the eyes of an abused teenager as she battles outside and inner demons, finds her own voice and her own power.
The story and the lead character Precious gripped me with an intensity that it almost left me at a loss for words. Precious lifestory is brutal, intense, raw, gritty, street, real. Written in her voice the reader feels and experiences the passion and pressure of Precious life. This story is not wrapped up in a neat tidy ending. In fact it almost seems unresolved leaving the reader to imagine for herself Precious future.
The movie Precious is about to hit the theatres soon. I will see it just to see how true it remains to the book
