176 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099548720
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 21 January 2010
Description
Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old, has up until now been invisible to the father who rapes her and the mother who batters her and to the authorities who dismiss her as just one more of Harlem's casualties. But when Precious, pregnant ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,578 reviews
Moods
emotional 81%
sad 71%
challenging 52%
hopeful 28%
reflective 26%
inspiring 25%
tense 22%
informative 6%
funny 4%
Pace
fast 43%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 46% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Child abuse, RapeModerate
Homophobia, Pregnancy
176 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099548720
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 21 January 2010
Description
Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old, has up until now been invisible to the father who rapes her and the mother who batters her and to the authorities who dismiss her as just one more of Harlem's casualties. But when Precious, pregnant ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,578 reviews
Moods
emotional 81%
sad 71%
challenging 52%
hopeful 28%
reflective 26%
inspiring 25%
tense 22%
informative 6%
funny 4%
Pace
fast 43%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 46% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Child abuse, RapeModerate
Homophobia, Pregnancy