The Power of One
by Bryce Courtenay
Taste attributes: dramasportshistoricalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growthunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, realistic novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
Follows Peekay, a white British boy in South Africa during World War II, between the ages of five and eleven, as he survives an abusive boarding school and goes on to succeed in life and the boxing ring, with help from a chicken, a boxer, a pianist, black African prisoners, and many others.
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- Author
- Bryce Courtenay
- Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 518
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- Open Library
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