Now that I am over 200 pages into the book The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay, I have decided to re assess it. Although it is filled with many vivid and descriptive scenes like none-other, it does have some problems. The largest however, is the length of the descriptions. The author enjoys going into every detail about the settings but delays the action. There are many anecdotes, some very entertaining, but I feel sometimes they just not add to the storyline. The description of the conflicts between the Afrikaaners and the English are enlightening to those of us who are not familiar with South Africa’s history, as well as the prejudices towards the Zulu population. The author admires their life perspective and contrasts it with the harsher European ways. This makes it worth reading. I am looking forward to meeting the conclusion of the character and how he deals with it.
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