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Precious based on the book Push by Saphire
Apparently its showing at the Cannes Film Festival.

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."

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**Life is short. Too young; too soon. Love everyone!**

be careful of who you pretend to be, you are who you pretend to be - kurt vonnegut

"Mommy, stop waking me up for Kindergarten. You don't see me waking you up for work. You do that because you want to." Ahhh, the joys of parenting :-) - RNH
(too funny) :

Seems like a good film.

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When two people cussin, they doh tell each other that they pretty or they nice.


-Meh Granny say so.

Amazon.com: Push: A Novel: Sapphire: Books

link to read inside the book i'm on the 1st 2 pages, not sure how many they provide

280+ ppl were so moved to review the book.

Ps you can also click surprise me and it gives you a random 3 pages in the book. I'm reading and oh dear

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**Life is short. Too young; too soon. Love everyone!**

be careful of who you pretend to be, you are who you pretend to be - kurt vonnegut

"Mommy, stop waking me up for Kindergarten. You don't see me waking you up for work. You do that because you want to." Ahhh, the joys of parenting :-) - RNH
(too funny) :

I remember reading an article on Monique talking bout her character in the film. She described the mother forcing Precious to perform oral on her. It's going to be interesting to see if she (Mo) can pull off a serious role.

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When two people cussin, they doh tell each other that they pretty or they nice.


-Meh Granny say so.

damn.. some people really got it bad..

Soon come

ok i know this is a very sad thing and i really want to see the movie but...that rite there gave me one big laugh i think it is the way it is worded...i heard the book is VERY VERY good...i may buy it for my mother

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Juancito Trucupey me dijo ke tiene una fiesta formá Pa' tocar con su tambora allá por la madrugá. Juancito Trucupey (muchacho) es un hombre popular!!

^^^^ look i have my own song! lol

y is dat funny Pano?

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One word..WOW.

Monique's character was the worst; no one should have a mother like that, omg.

However, she played the hell out of that role. Everyone played their roles well.

go see it.

lucky newyorker it only opens next week for us

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**Life is short. Too young; too soon. Love everyone!**

be careful of who you pretend to be, you are who you pretend to be - kurt vonnegut

"Mommy, stop waking me up for Kindergarten. You don't see me waking you up for work. You do that because you want to." Ahhh, the joys of parenting :-) - RNH
(too funny) :

That gives you a week to prepare for it. Gonna blow u away.

Well I just came from the cinemas in just saw precious I personally think the movie sad, but there was some funny parts to that movie I like the part when the yardie girl buss a a wine-lmao ,!!!!!!!! That movie deserve a golden award !!!!!

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I would like to Thank all the fake haitians, who came out during the west-indian parade-2k9, but who has no roots to caribbean island nation.but bought a flag to represent !!!!!!
Thanks again see you phony people next year !!!!!!! ,2k10.


(R.I.P Grandpa-your memories will always be here with me !!!!).

I'm Chillin in New Orleans,Louisiana with Beyonce' and Lil Wayne and lil' Fizz (b2k),Fleur-de-lis (imix creole,homegirl) .Drinking some Hand-Grenade (Liquor Drink), near The Bayou.

Very sad movie that sheds light on not only the abuse and hardships that was indured by precious; but how racism can be manifested in the home and passed on to the next generation. The most important symbol in my opinion was how precious looked at herself in the mirror and how she viewed herself.
There is a turning point in the movie where she finally feels secure and realizes her selfworth and sees herself for who she really is. Nice movie i would like to go see again. There were some parts that was humerous and some that people in the movie continued to laugh at that i thought was'nt funny. Overall i thought that Tyler Perry and O could of done a better job of bringing the story to life. It felt like a low budget film that did'nt have enough money to finish production.


P.S. The previews were of the hook.......Part 2 of Tyler Perrys Movie with Janet and Malik Yoba Looks like it's going to be GOOOOOOOD! Also the movie with Tobey Maguire i'm definitely going to see.

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Yea, the book was no joke. I remember reading that book in HS and it kinda traumatized me a bit. I'm not sure if i'll be able to stomach that movie if its anything like the book.

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The Book goes deeper and explains things more to give you a better understanding; while some things that are in the movie were not in the book. For instance, i don't recall the mother having precious engage in oral sex on her which was depicted in the movie.

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