Tandia by Bryce Courtenay Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Tandia
Book Review: Powerful book
Summary: 5 Stars
Like just about every other (US)reader, I picked up the Power of One, and loved it. Funny thing, it took me 3 attempts to really get into it, but then I was HOOKED! I read it like a dog on a hamhock. I couldn't put it down, I put off doing the laundry, and even called in sick to work one day! After I finished it, and my fiancee was worried about my seemingly insane crying jags during the book, I knew I had to have more from Bryce Courtenay. I searched Amazon for a new book, and Tandia came up as an option. I read the blub and it was a sequel!!! I was so happy, I immediately ordered it, along with 3 other B Courtenay books (the Austrailia series.) Long story short, it is a work of art. An amazing book that again prompted crying jags. Pit's in my stomach and piled up laundry! At about the 1/3 mark, my copy disappeared. I had read it into the night the night before, then they next day after I went to work, it was gone!!!!!! I searched and searched! I tried for days to find it. I knew it had to be around somewhere! Eventually I decided to read the Potato Factory... I couldn't get into it, because I was still immersed in Peekay, Hymie, Tandia, and Mama Tequila. Would you believe I ordered it (again!) from Amazon? I was so glad!!! I rarely read books twice, and have never bought a book twice, but it was so worth it! Anyway, the book actually did turn up months later... In 10th grade at our local high school, they watched the movie for the Power of One. My son's friend visited, saw the author and the write up on the back of the book and asked my son if he could borrow it!!!!!!!! He finished it, and loaned it to two other teenage boys that had seen the movie. Then returned my much worn copy. Our library system only had the Power of One, so I donated my extra copy to the library, so other kids can access it.
I understand that this review has more to do with my experience with this book, than with the story itself. The book is amazing and so well put together, it would be impossible for me to write a synopsis of value that isn't already posted here. My intent is simply to share the compelling nature of this story. For what it's worth, I've since read the Austrailian series, Potato Factory, Tommo and Hawk, and Solomons Song, and each of them is as magnificent! After I'd put Tandia to rest, I was able to wrap my mind around Ikey and his family :)
Book Review: Tandia
Summary: 5 Stars
Tandia is an absolutely wonderful book. It's a must read if you loved, The Power of One.Book Review: Tandia
Summary: 3 Stars
An eye-opener to apartheid in South Africa. Thank God that regime has ended, but, not before Africans suffered such brutality as did Tandia. I read it as a sequel to, "The power of One".
In that context, does Tandia have a good chance with Peekay? Is their relationship possible? Is it realistic? Does it survive all the obstacles like children, living in (which) community?
After reading this book I was left with more questions than answers and a definite depression for her loss of innocence in the most brutal and tragic of ways. She was treated as less than human. No emotional healing can come from any relationship, survive though she did.
By Elizabeth Laine, author of, "A Butterfly landed an Eagle".
Book Review: Tandia
Summary: 4 Stars
I found the book engrossing but slow to start just as the power of one but I never realy connected with tandia and I was to say the least dissapointed with PK. Even though i know the gaol was most likely to humanize him in this book. I felt his ideals and basic charecter remained the same but, for some reason the thought of him as a main stream adult didn't apeal to me as much as him as an adolescent child or even a mine worker. The ending is good but i wasn't sure it was done as well as it could have been but then agian my name isn't Bryce Courtney, i wonder if there is a sequal.Book Review: The mystery of Morrie
Summary: 4 Stars
Just to clear up the mystery surrounding the name change of Peekay's friend Hymie, for some reason when The Power of One was published in the US, they renamed Hymie as Morrie. Not sure why. For the readers who don't know why the character was called Hymie in Tandia, it is because you obviously were reading a copy that wasn't published in the states - or perhaps the publishers in the US forgot to re-change the name. Does this make sense? I recently saw a Canadian friend reading The Power of One (I am Australian) and couldn't believe that Hymie's name as Morrie! It is all too strange.
But that is all an aside, I loved Tandia almost as much as The Power of One which to this day is one of the best books I have ever read (and I read it for the first time about 15 years ago).