[In the excerpt below, Randall discerns "considerable craft" in the poems of American Dreams.]
Sapphire's American Dreams is a first book and as such suffers from some of the prob...
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[In the following excerpt, Svoboda observes of American Dreams, "These are not nice poems. But they are rarely not good poems."]
Every word costs in American Dreams, a High Risk book by ...
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[In the following review, Kakutani suggests that an ideological subtext diminishes the emotional impact of the narrative in Push, which makes it "disturbing, affecting and manipulative all at t...
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[In the review below, Smith discusses the controversy over some of the themes and perspectives in Sapphire's novel and poetry.]
This is the realm of "the voiceless," Lenox Avenue ...
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[Below, Mahoney calls Push "an affecting and impassioned work that sails on the strength of pure, stirring feeling."]
Intrepid will and raw intelligence ring forth in Claireece Precious ...
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[In the following review, Woods calls Push "an impressive yet deeply flawed debut," pointing to inconsistencies in narrative voice and use of language.]
"I was left back when I wa...
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[In the review below, Obejas briefly outlines the themes in Push, praising Sapphire's portrayal of inner-city life.]
Push is a story about hell.
It's about Precious Jones, a 16-year-old ...
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