Differences Between Push and Precious

After seeing the movie Precious, it inspired me to read the novel it was based on, Push by Sapphire. I wish that I had read the book first before watching the movie. I noticed a few differences between the novel and the movie. One difference was that in the novel, her father was brought up more compared to the movie. In the movie, the scenes with her father were only a few seconds long while he is a prominent figure who affected Precious' life. Another difference I noticed is that the novel depicted Precious' transformation and her seeking for help more in comparison to the movie. The movie showed a transformation but it was less apparent than the transformation in the book. The movie really showed the reality and concrete side of the book because you can actually see what is happening in Precious' life.