This a review made by a blogger, Daniel C in 2010, he gives his own personal opinion on the novel and generally provides a positive response to 'Push'. He believes that the novel provides a surprising and absolutely unforgettable story, but also finds that because of the graphic nature of 'Push' it may be turned away by many. This is understandable as it may be too difficult for people to read, some parts in the novel are hard to take in and seem too disgusting or violent, however Daniel makes the point that it is because of these scenes that people should read 'Push', "it tells the physical and mental abuse that she was put through on a daily basis".
What i found disturbing about this blog was that he liked how graphic and the amount of detail that was put in to describing the graphic, whether that is because he feels it is needed to further express the criminality of the scene. In opinion i found the graphic scenes too awful to enjoy reading and therefore disagree with the blogger, because i also feel that minimalising the detail would still have a similar effect on how we perceived the characters.
The main point coming of this blog is that "push' is great for educating people into the reality of abuse and sexual violence, i agree 'push' definitely describes in detail the traumas faced by a victim of this abuse, i feel that it benefits or educates people further in acknowledging the rights and wrongs of society. However i feel that the novel should not be placed in front of young children as they could react traumatised themselves, and therefore believe that 'push' should only be accessed by adults.
Unfortunately the problem with this review was that it was done on a blogging system whereby anyone can add their response to a book or text. This means that it will not have as much research into it as say an executive editor of a magazine would have, but it does offer the chance for the general public to express their personal views on the novel.
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