Life of Pi- A Novel by Yann Martel
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Web ID: 16778034This Book is AMAZING...
Yann Martel's "Life of Pi" is a wonderful novel that took me on a wild journey of survival, faith, and amazing storytelling. Through the eyes of the main character, Pi Patel, the book is just the perfect balance between reality and complete fiction. I love this book so much and it stirred up all kinds of emotions in me. This story starts with Pi loving zoology and animals, soon on it gets exciting when him and his family want to move from India to Canada with all their animals. When they are on the sea tragedy strikes and Pi ends up being stranded on a tiny boat with some animals, the main on being a Tiger named Richard Parker. I feel like since this is the only one on the boat with the name and on the cover, it has significance. That shows Martel's absolutely perfect foreshadowing, and I couldn't stop wondering what was going to happen next. When I did figure out, I was so distraught and surprised, but also intrigued and wanted to keep reading even more. After This is when the story starts getting even better. Pi is stranded on the boat with these animals and they slowly start getting hectic. We develop a bond with some of these animals but then they are killed off and that stirs up so much emotion in me. I felt like I was Pi himself witnessing these animals that he truly love die and that is when I realized how good this story actually is. It absorbed me into it. Eventually, it is just Pi and the Tiger and they are struggling to survive and have to navigate through the tough ocean. "Life of Pi" is an amazing and thought-provoking book and shows the immense power of storytelling by building a bond between Pi and the reader, and also building a bond between Richard Parker and Pi as well which was so amazing to read about and to see spark to life. It is a novel that I can't stop thinking about even after I finished it, inviting readers to think about life's biggest questions and see firsthand at resilience of Pi and Richard Parker. Filled with symbolism and loaded language, this novel is not just a story about survival, but a story of connection and bonds being formed. I loved this book so much and recommend it to anyone who is wondering or just wants a good book to read. Even after I finished this book, I just wished it could go on and I could keep reading it, kind of like a TV show that you love so much. Absolutely wonderful read for me. 5 stars.
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Great book
Really enjoyed this book. What story do you choose to believe?
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Very recommended!
A fifteen-year-old boy endowed with many religions is put into a dangerous situation where all he has to survive is a boat, food, and water. On top of that, he is stuck with a perilous tiger who stays in the same boat. Piscine Patel, also known as Pi, had gone on an adventure, be it not that fun of an adventure, where he had to survive the wrath of the ocean after a terrible accident at sea. Pi, with a Bengal tiger in the same boat accident as Pi, uses the knowledge gained from working at a zoo to coincide with said tiger and relies on his religious beliefs and will to keep him and the tiger alive to keep him going. The fond experience I gained because of this book came from me wanting to learn more about the character that we follow throughout the book. I became interested in every moment Pi would talk about his beliefs and what happened to him. Even before Pi ends up on the boat with the tiger, I'm invested in his story as he is an interesting character. I don't know anyone, and don't think I ever will, who warships multiple religions that all contrast so much. He supports God but also Vishnu, Shiva, and other gods from Hinduism. This comes from the author's excellent writing. Yann Martel, the author, acts as if he's recounting his life, telling stories, which I always find interesting. This is what made me so invested in the character, the short stories that begin the book, and add together to create one big story that leads you to the epic that is the adventure Pi goes on once boarding the boat. I loved how much detail was added to Pi's life; however, I didn't like how little thought was given to the topic of a particular event and how Pi would react to said event. It would have left more of an impact, and while Pi was preoccupied with his survival, even after Pi's back on land, little emotion is given to this subject. This book is best suited for the type of reader who must know their character before the adventure begins. They want to know who the person they follow is before following them, unlike other stories where you learn as the adventure unfolds. This book is for people who like stories where problem-solving plays a significant role, as there is much of that needed for Pi to survive. This was an enjoyable read to me. I wouldn't say it is my favorite; however, I will surely remember it.
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Great book
Yann Martel’s book, Life of Pi, was a beautifully written book that was very thought-provoking. The language the author uses to write this book was so delicate yet sturdy all at once. This story revolves around an Indian boy named Pi (Piscine), who travels with his family along with some zoo animals. He journeys across the ocean, only to be caught in a shipwreck and stranded. The way Martel writes this book was just so moving to read. He writes the last few chapters in such a way that transforms this book forever. The way Martel writes makes it feel like you are actually there, right next to Pi, going through his journey alongside him. Martel does an incredible job incorporating three different themes of survival, hope, and the triumph of the human spirit thoughtfully and thoroughly throughout his entire book. Martel also writes in a descriptive way that proves he knows a lot about animals. The author's way of writing this book was just so fantastic and completely changed my view of things. Even though this book has a slow start, as you continue to read on, you can see the attachment with each character grow. Every character in this book shaped this story into the way we know it now. Even after finishing the book, it left me thinking about the ending for the next couple of hours. The way Martel ends the book was a very unique way that some may like or dislike. Personally, I was rather angry at the way Martel had just dragged out the ending of this book. Though I do understand why Martel has done this now, at the time it just didn’t make sense to me. Reading the last few chapters switched up my view on the narrator’s reliability. The way he wrote the last few chapters leaves it up to the reader to decide the ending of the book. This was such a thought-provoking book that forced you to read at a slow pace and completely understand everything Martel was saying. Just reading the first couple of chapters, completely changed the way I thought about some things. The way Martel wrote was just mesmerizing to me. I mean, I had never really thought about some things that Martel had mentioned in this book. I believe that Life of Pi was such a beautiful story that will stay long with you even after you finish reading it. It was such an intriguing story that it didn’t go the way I expected it would. I genuinely enjoyed reading this book overall and would recommend it to anyone who is planning on reading it.
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Excellent, descriptive, and genius.
Despite its rather slow start, when you get farther into the story you grow more familiar with the characters, and more and more invested in what you are reading. Even with that said, it is not rare for there to be times when the book seems very bland and boring, not to mention some of the parts that aren’t as bland may include more gruesome or disgusting details for some readers; however, I still feel the good far outweighs the bad. I also love the idea of this book, it seems so original and is easily something I never would've thought of on my own. I find that this idea is quite well executed and contrary to what I thought going into the book there is a lot more than the author was able to do with such a simple setting, just a boy and a tiger on a boat. All in all, besides the occasional boring descriptions of Pi and Richard Parker simply drifting about, this book was a great read that I feel I would recommend to anyone interested in reading a modern classic.
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Excellent and descriptive
Despite its rather slow start, when you get farther into the story you grow more familiar with the characters, and more and more invested into what you are reading. Even with that said, it is not rare for there to be times where the book seems very bland and boring, not to mention some of the parts that aren’t as bland may include more gruesome or disgusting details for some readers; however, I still feel the good far outweighs the bad. Besides the occasional boring descriptions of Pi and Richard Parker simply drifting about, this book was a great read that I feel that I would recommend to anyone interested in reading a modern classic.
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Great read
Easy fun read. Started a little slow but quickly picked up and ending in an unbelievable twist. Highly recommended!
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disgustingly descriptive.
who the heck allowed this guy to describe cannibalism in such detail and then give him an award for it.
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