The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay

The Power of One

The Power of One #1

Bryce Courtenay

528 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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"The Power of One has everything: suspense, the exotic, violence; mysticism, psychology and magic; schoolboy adventures, drama."-The New York Times "Unabashedly uplifting . . . asserts forcefully what all of us would like to believe: that the indi...

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Community Reviews

4.22
based on 4,855 reviews

Moods

inspiring: 72%

emotional: 66%

adventurous: 64%

hopeful: 43%

reflective: 37%

challenging: 28%

sad: 23%

funny: 22%

informative: 20%

dark: 13%

tense: 9%

lighthearted: 2%

mysterious: 1%

Pace

6% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
32% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
69% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

95% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

82% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

84% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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