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In 1939, hatred took root in South Africa, where the seeds of apartheid were newly sown. There a boy called Peekay was born. He spoke the wrong language–English. He was nursed by a woman of the wrong color–black. His childhood was marked by humiliation and abandonment. Yet he vowed to survive–he would become welterweight champion of the world, he would dream heroic dreams. But his dreams were nothing compared to what awaited him. For he embarked on an epic journey, where he would learn the power of words, the power to transform lives, and the mystical power that would sustain him even when it appeared that villainy would rule the world: The Power of One.
I read this book for our book club and at the beginning I was completely overwhelmed. It is a very long book (over 500 pages) and the print is very small. This is not a book I would normally read and I was a little nervous that I wouldn't be able to finish it in time.Let me tell you this is, by far, one of the best books I have ever read. I wasn't enirely interested in the beginning, but after about 80 pages I was hooked. It is so different than most other books of this genre. The relationships between Peekay and everyone he encounters are so interesting, inspirational and a teaching tool. A wonderful read. I can now see why they have a school version of this book as I wanted my 12 year old to read it but there are a few parts that are not appropriate for a 12 year old boy. Mostly due to growing up and the crazy feelings that boys go through during puberty.The narrator starts as a 5 year old boy with a mentally/depressed mother and is sent to boarding school.. This sets up his relationships with mentors of every kind for the rest of his adolescence. While you are reading you are completely convinced the story is going in one direction and then does not. I wasn't sure I liked the ending until I read it three times then decided it was perfect.A great book and learning tool to understand racism of every sort, to understand ignorance, and to read about love, redemption and acceptance. This book also helps us to understand the beauty of a culture that is so different than ours and beautiful if not tamed.This is an amazing book from a very gifted author. I literally read the last three chapters over and over because I didn't want it to end. For those of you who are stuck in the middle during the prison/fighting scenes, don't give up... that's just a small part of this masterpiece.Bravo Bryce Courtenay. If you ever write the sequal I will be ready....
