the book be excellent and but the movie have distort the theme greatly . the book be more about peekay over come his trial . not a political agenda for apartheid . through out the book you can feel the injustice and but again that be not the theme . somebody have an ax to grind and they have destroy a great book in the process . there be many issue of human suffering and heartache and from many different source . they come from religious fanaticism and male dominance and government intervention and and multiracial and multicultural issue from the empire building enterprise of many nation of that time period . there be many very important part of the book eliminate from the movie altogether that make the story much more engaging and important to the character development of peekay and his supporter . do yourself a favor and read the book and appreciate what a great story it really be .