Bryce Courtenay
Paperback | Pages: 905 pages Rating: 4.05 | 9500 Users | 440 Reviews
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| Title | : | Tandia (The Power of One #2) |
| Author | : | Bryce Courtenay |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 905 pages |
| Published | : | August 31st 1998 by Penguin Books Australia Ltd. (first published January 1st 1992) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. Africa. Southern Africa. South Africa |
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Tandia sat waiting anxiously for the fight to begin between the man she loved the most in the world and the man she hated the most in the world.Tandia is a child of Africa: half Indian, half African, beautiful and intelligent, she is only sixteen when she is first brutalised by the police. Her fear of the white man leads her to join the black resistance movement, where she trains as a terrorist.
With her in the fight for justice is the one white man Tandia can trust, the welterweight champion of the world, Peekay. Now he must fight their common enemy in order to save both their lives.
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| Original Title: | Tandia |
| ISBN: | 0140272925 (ISBN13: 9780140272925) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Power of One #2 |
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Ugh, I did it again: I went ahead and bought the sequel to a book I really liked (The Power of One), only to be disappointed. This book felt like an insult to its predecessor, with its annoying, unconvincing characters, redundant storylines, endless pontificating about racial equality, and its over-glorification of the main characters. If you decide to read "The Power of One", do yourself a favor and stop while you're ahead.This is undoubtedly one of my favourite novels. It can only be fully appreciated if you have read 'The Power of One'. But as a warning do not try to circumvent its reading by watching the movie!!!Even though this was a re-read for me, I can tell you that I will never be prepared for the introduction of Tandia, a girl of Indian & Black African heritage during the years of South African Apartheid. Immediately you are affronted by the brutality of her rape and the ongoing complicit behaviour
I loved The Power of One and really looked forward to reading Tandia. An excellent book and fitting sequel for Pekay. His fight against Apartheid is heartbreaking (how could it not be?) and watching him throughout the story is inspiring. The African mythology and tribal stories bring such depth and meaning to the present-day action in the book. The only criticism I would have of this wonderful book is Tandia herself. She felt very real and was very compelling at the beginning, but as the book
I have rarely been so engrossed in a book, and so consumed by the plight of its characters. I'm afraid I am another 'Power of One' fan. Inasmuch, I really wanted to follow up on what happened to Peekay. Reading 'Power of One' as a youngster had a profound impact on me and the person I wanted to become.The book Tandia is a more mature and realistic response to the Power of One. Courtenay deals with similar issues like racism, injustice and courage, but this time we see it more from the receiving
Wonderful sequel to power of one. Unfortunately although an amazing book in its own right when you have a book like the power of one to be compared against its going to be a hard act to follow.Takes a while to get used to the constant switching between whats happening to leading characters when they are leading separate lives but this also provides more detail to the contrasting worlds in the country during the time the book is set in. Only criticism would be that ending seemed a bit incomplete
This was one of the most depressing books I've ever read. It took an excellent protagonist and reduced him to a quivering sack of helplessness and despair. I have never before seen such a striking switch in an author's perspective. Bryce Courtenay wrote the Power of One from an uplifting, beautiful perspective and then Tandia from a bleak and morose one. I was upset that I read this book. It tarnished my memory of Peekay. If I could take it back and unread it, I would.
Many years ago while on vacation I had asked several of my fellow travelers their favorite books. The most convincing of the group recommended The Power of One. I Loved the book and have since passed on the suggestion to as many as I could. A very small number had even heard of Bryce Courtney. I later heard that the follow up book Tandia was also quite good I had searched without much luck to find a copy. At work I was talking favorites with one of my bosses who had a copy and I jumped on it. To
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