As
the book comes to a close, I am very disappointed. The book has not
much of an ending to what will become of Precious life. She continues
to go to school, love Abdul, but there is not much more on her
struggle with the disease. If I could make up an alternative ending
for the book it would probably include, Precious building a strong
relationship with her mother, beginning a family with her son,
finding a true love, finishing her GED, preparing for college, and
taking the fight against HIV. Precious does mention a bit of joy, and
this joy comes from her son. “Look his nose is so shiny, his eyes
shiny. He my shiny brown boy. In his beauty I see my own. He pulled
on my earring, want me to stop daydreaming and read him a story
before nap time. I do.” (140) The author does include the Each One
Teach One “Life Book”, which is a “sample” of all of the
classmates - including Precious's - poems and testimonies. They were
very interesting to read and involved struggles similar to Precious,
such as unstable relationships with family and rape among family
members. Overall, I expected a better ending but, this book was
amazing. The thrills, imagery, and excitement made this novel a
“page-turner”.
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