The Power of One

 

by Bryce Courtenay  (read by Humphrey Bower)

20 for '21

 

 

 

 

ABSOLOOTLE!

Beautifully written but not really the kind of story that I normally seek out anymore.  I almost chucked it in very early on and only kept reading because my sister had heartily recommended it. In general, I avoid stories that "borrow other people troubles." Real life is full of troubles; I don't need to fill my reading hours with them.  I am especially turned off by boys' boarding school tales -- and that is exactly where this one begins. In the end, I was won over by the storyteller, by the characters and by the tale. 

Four stars -- because it is well written