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Narrated by:
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Humphrey Bower
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Written by:
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Bryce Courtenay
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- JASONROSE
- 2021-01-26
perhaps better than the power of one but different
this book although I must admit may have seemed nearly identical to the power of one/ tandia has proven to have been different in a great way. the narrator Humphrey had as usual nailed the accentuation that I would never have achieved had I read it with my eyes. Awesome!
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- Abdhud
- 2018-08-21
Power of One V2.0
If you are looking for a book nearly identical to the Power of One its a great book. The similarities between the two books are abundant. If you haven't read the Power of One read it instead. Still an enjoyable listen.
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- nikki
- 2021-01-25
Too Close to The power Of One
While this was an entertaining read, having read the Power Of One some years ago, I struggled to really like this novel. I think Courtenay took the exact recipe for this previous best seller and tried to recreate the epic tale. It was however, a little too close to his previous novel in almost every detail. Set in Apartheid South Africa, young clever Eglish boy with the odds stacked against him, loves a black south african and therefore cannot tolerate the injustices perpetrated against them by the white mainly Boer south african: who are portrayed as absolutely brutal. Both characters grow up to to become lawyers and right an injustice from childhood. Both characters even find puppies they must rescue and hide and who become their best friend. I wondered many times while reading this novel why would a publisher publish essentially the same novel with small details and names changed? And of course not as much boxing. Humphrey Bower is absolute gold
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