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A review by emerygirl
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
3.0
The first chapter of this book was awful. The poor things that Peekay went through in boarding school made me squeamish. And then to realize he was 5 which is the same age as my boys. I put down the book and hugged and kissed on my little boys and wondered if I should keep reading. But I did. I’m not sure what I thought about it. I was expecting this remarkable life changing book, maybe because the title is “Power of One”? Instead I got a decent book, beautifully written, but not motivational (at least for me).
I didn’t realize I was reading a young readers version until the very end when the author had a note stating this was a young readers version and if I wanted to learn more about Peekay’s life I should read the whole book. I didn’t want to, so instead I googled what happened and read the synopsis.
I didn’t realize I was reading a young readers version until the very end when the author had a note stating this was a young readers version and if I wanted to learn more about Peekay’s life I should read the whole book. I didn’t want to, so instead I googled what happened and read the synopsis.