Power of One

Power of One
by Bryce Courtenay

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Author: Bryce Courtenay
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-08-06
ISBN: 0140272917
Number of pages: 640
Publisher: Penguin

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Book Review: Best book that I've ever read, and re-read
Summary: 5 Stars

I don't think I left the couch for a couple of days when I started reading the Power of One. The descriptions used by Courtenay of the land and the lifestyles of the characters are second to none. I have probably re-read the book 10 times, and each time I smile at the same places and cry at the same places. It doesn't matter that I know what's happening or coming up, because I fell in love with Peekay the first time I read the book, and I can't seem to help myself returning to his life and reading about it all over again. The sounds of the train running on the tracks, the feeling of sorrow in a small boy's heart, and the smell of the boxing gym are just some of the powerful images in the Power of One. This is a must read book for everyone, and a great book to develop the love of reading in a friend.

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Summary of Power of One

No stranger to the injustice of racial hatred, five-year-old Peekay learns the hard way the first secret of survival and self-preservation - the power of one. An encounter with amateur boxer Hoppie Groenewald inspires in Peekay a fiery ambition - to be welterweight champion of the world.

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