Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.2 / 5.0

A mad notion, made totally believable.:

The Life of Pi is an engaging and endearing tale. Son of a zoo-keeper, Pi Patel finds himself in a lifeboat with a fully grown Royal Bengal Tiger. Adrift on the expanse of the Pacific Ocean he has no choice but to share the accommodation and make do with the arrangement. The subsequent relationship of boy and tiger makes for fascinating reading.

The book is an exploration of the gamut of human emotions. It runs from abject terror, through horror, disgust, innocent joy, excitement, resolution, defeat,... more info

Another book I didn't get:

My friend recommended this book to me because she knows I'm interested in religion, and the beginning of the book features the main character's interesting perspective on Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. It's a pretty reasonable perspective, and the story is entertaining.

Later, the book is filled with lore about how to train lions and tigers, or what happens at zoos, and so on. At times it's a zoological fantasy, as when a tiger fights an orangutan, or as a tiger fights a shark, or when the character... more info

A deeper look:

Life of Pi was a wonderful book, with notes of philosophy and theological thought tied into a well crafted story. While it may start with a slightly slower pace than other books in the genre, it is worth the effort. If you liked this, I would also recommend Golf in the Kingdom.

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