- Paperback: 640 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Australia; New edition edition (3 Jan 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140272917
- ISBN-13: 978-0140272918
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11.2 x 4.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 34,272 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found out after reading The Power Of One that it based on Bryce Courtenay's life. Wow. Watch the film first, because the book is so good that the film is a letdown (although I think it is a good film on its own). The characters are larger than life and the story is inspiring. I bought the junior edition for my son. He says that it is also the best book he has ever read.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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The Power of One an amazing book, I was sometimes struck by the fact that surley no one man could achieve as much as Peekay did, but was so compleled I had to read on and on. Bryce Courtenay's masterpiece drags you avidly through the political struggles of South Africa. The emotional roller coaster of joy and tears never ceased to amaze me. I could not put it down at all. I read it in one go, starting at 7am one Saturday morning, I planned to read for an hour or so but ended up reading it until I turned the last page at 3am the following morning!
The sequel to this book Tandia is well worth reading too, I found the ending a little weak...
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I first read this book several years ago after finding a copy of it on a coffee table at work. After idly reading one page I was hooked. I bought my own copy of the book and am currently reading it for the fourth time.
It is a magnificent story of an English boy's life set in South Africa in the mid twentieth century. While it does deal with racism, predjudice and man's inhumanity to his fellows, it is also an inspirational story of how a human being can survive cruelty with determination and love. Characters like The Judge, Hoppie Groenewald, Big Hettie, Doc, Giel Piet and Lt Borman show humanity in all it's forms. The locations and the story are wonderful. It is a book that can make you laugh and cry and is much more than just a story about a boy's journey through life. It is an inspirational story, and I would not want to be without this book.
It is a magnificent story of an English boy's life set in South Africa in the mid twentieth century. While it does deal with racism, predjudice and man's inhumanity to his fellows, it is also an inspirational story of how a human being can survive cruelty with determination and love. Characters like The Judge, Hoppie Groenewald, Big Hettie, Doc, Giel Piet and Lt Borman show humanity in all it's forms. The locations and the story are wonderful. It is a book that can make you laugh and cry and is much more than just a story about a boy's journey through life. It is an inspirational story, and I would not want to be without this book.
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So Overrated
This book is very average and I don't understand why people like it. I think it is meant to be an uplifting story of a boy overcoming the odds but it just isn't. Read more
Published 26 days ago by John H
Powerful
Very moving description of layers of emotions which incubate the sense of power and freedom in the human,the satire element was so powerful to the extend of making one worry... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Lilly
The Spirit of Africa
I just loved the whole feel of the African Continent that is hovering barely below the surface of this book. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2008 by DubaiReader
My favourite book for the last 10 years
I was given this book to read by my Mum. I loved it she got me my own copy so she could read hers again.
This book doesn't tire it is just as good the 40th time. Read more
This book doesn't tire it is just as good the 40th time. Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2007 by I. Goodman
Amongst my top 5 favorite novels
This book, together with The Count of Monte Cristo rank amongst my most enjoyable read ever. Full of charm and humour albeit somewhat exagerated in terms of the amazing life Peekay... Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2007 by E. Lucas
Absolutely fabulous
A gem of a book.
When you read this book I guarantee you will be as transfixed by it as all the other reviewers and as evangelical and charismatic about it as I am. Read more
When you read this book I guarantee you will be as transfixed by it as all the other reviewers and as evangelical and charismatic about it as I am. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2007 by Mrs. A. Nolan
Heartwarming, but ham-fisted
A slightly patchwork book; lots of good and lots of bad. A real page-turner (I got through 600-odd pages in less than 2 days), some wonderful descriptive writing, some very... Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2007 by Shark Sandwich
If Peekay was real - I'd marry him!!
Im not a big book reviewer but i just wanted to say that this had the power to blow my head off!
At times i wet my pants with laughter, and at other times i cried with... Read more
At times i wet my pants with laughter, and at other times i cried with... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2006 by ~*~Michelle~*~
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This is the most incredible read! you won't be able to put it down. Riveting, soul rending, absolutely beautiful. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2006 by Diana Van Plateringen
The ultimate distraction.
I also read this book when I was around the age of 11. It was the first time I felt any sort of emotional connection with the characters in a book and suffice to say, it brought a... Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2006 by EWGA8
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