Push or Precious?

An avid reader, I am drawn to books of difference. Best seller lists never attracted my attention. Often I laugh at people choosing the book after watching the movie. A book may be in print for ages and not one soul will pull it off the shelf to carry to the nearest register and commit to paying $14. Yet, once the film is released and we notice the small print on the advertisement “based on the novel… by …” we immediately rush to Barnes and Noble (due to lack of book shops, where an elderly woman would caress the thinning pages of a masterpiece and recite the content as though one of the great writers) and purchase whatever the book may be. And of course my favorite is the commentary upon reading the literary piece of ahhs and ohhs in presenting oneself as an Einstein of discovery as you too have committed to a read every other moron is reading, simply due to the fact that now the story is on the big screen. Last year like many I was intrigued by the release of “Precious” yet simply never made it to the theater. Now when I am good and ready to see it, it of course is not in theaters. However, I have read a number of reviews which enabled to me to form enough of an opinion to sit on the edge of the couch last night while watching the Oscars. As the movie received attention, I found myself on the iPhone googling the book. To my annoying surprise, the book is not now or has ever been available on the kindle. This of course bothers me to no avail as I fully intend to utilize the thing since it cost enough to feed a family for a month, well maybe not a family of mine, but definitely a family in possession of cooking skills. So now I am torn and very much annoyed that not only am I unable to see the film but also lack the ability to utilize my kindle. At this point I am determined to locate a “book shop” equipped with the read and kindle or not, devour its pages cover to cover.

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