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Life of Pi - Yann Martel

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The Wonderfully Colourful Life of Pi

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5 Nov 5th, 2009 

5 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

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Very well - written, funny, unputdownable

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As with every book, it has to finish at some point

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LIfe of Pi is a story about a teenage boy living in India in the 1970s; nothing is particularly staid about Pi: his name is short for Piscine (as in the French word for 'swimming pool), his father runs a zoo, and Pi decides that there is room in his heart for Hinduism, Christianity and Islam (at one point he thanks Lord Krishna for bringing Jesus into his life)!

However, Pi's father decides to relocate to Canada, and on the journey (which he has to share with many of the zoo inhabitants) across the ocean to the new continent, Pi's ship is wrecked and he finds himself stuck on a lifeboat with a hyena, an orang-utan, a zebra with a broken leg and a large Bengal tiger.

What ensues is Pi's attempt to survive in this highly unusual situation, which he does for far longer than would be expected

I found this book very readable and felt quite saddened when I finally finished it; Pi is a very well-constructed character with whom the reader can identify and feel compassion for. You really take the whole journey by his side, laughing when he does and balking at some of his survival methods.

I definitely recommend this book for anyone who wants to accompany Pi on his extraordinary adventure. 

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lillamarta 07.11.2009 22:43

I have this in my pile to read, x

larsbaby 05.11.2009 16:45

I thought this was a true story till I got near to the end!

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