179 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679766759
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 29 April 1997
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 3,316 reviews
Moods
emotional 81%
sad 70%
challenging 50%
hopeful 27%
inspiring 27%
reflective 24%
tense 20%
informative 7%
funny 4%
Pace
fast 45%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 44% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Rape, Child abuseModerate
Homophobia
179 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679766759
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 29 April 1997
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 3,316 reviews
Moods
emotional 81%
sad 70%
challenging 50%
hopeful 27%
inspiring 27%
reflective 24%
tense 20%
informative 7%
funny 4%
Pace
fast 45%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 44% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Rape, Child abuseModerate
Homophobia