The book entitled "Push", written by Sapphire, is one of the most shocking books that I have ever read. The story revolves around the life of one Precious Jones. Her life is scarred with rape, molestation, pregnancy, poverty, the HIV virus, illiteracy, and countless other instances which could be classified as unfortunate. My initial reaction to this novel was that I couldn't believe that all of these bad things can happen to one person. It seemed that as the text progressed, we found out more troubling details of Precious' life. At the begging in it was tough to fully comprehend what was being said, as Precious' writing included allot of misspelled words, unnecessary words, repetitiveness, and often times words used in an incorrect tense. However, once I became accustomed to all of the imperfections, they became less visible and allowed for me to fully engage in the text...