The Power of One: A Novel
by Bryce Courtenay
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Book Summary Information
Author: Bryce CourtenayEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-09-29
ISBN: 034541005X
Number of pages: 544
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Product features:
- ISBN13: 9780345410054
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Book Reviews of The Power of One: A Novel
Book Review: Homerun potential but hits a triple
Summary: 4 Stars
The author writes an entertaining and engrossing book about a boy, Peekay growing up in South Africa who starts off life challenged with no father, a mother who has a nervous breakdown and sent to a boarding school at five years old where he is picked upon and humiliated mercilessly. Peekay travels through life where he meets different individuals who make an impact upon him and helps shape him. He develops an important goal of being the welterweight world champion boxer. The book is a page turner you cannot put the book down, however the choices the boy makes as he matures leaves the reader stymied.
His choice of being totally self-reliant causes him to take extreme risks and creates the sense that his earlier challenges still haunt him. He must must prove he can slay the dragon or be destroyed.
Great potential but falls short of a home run.
Gary Frisch
Summary of The Power of One: A Novel
In this magical novel, an irresistible boy tells the story of his survival and coming of age against the background of South Africa during and just after World War II.Action & Adventure Books
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