Advantages: Imaginative,funny and captivating. Disadvantages: none
Once again, fellow readers, I have scoured my local library to bring your attention to another great author. This time I set out to look for something quite different from my normal reading matter. I was not disappointed; this time I have discovered a boo ...
Advantages: Beautifully written, evocative and thoughtful, full of meaning Disadvantages: Can be a little surreal at times
Introduction If there's one thing that retains an enduring popularity it's an allegory. There have been many stories over the years that have called on the notion of a fable to weave a way into a reader's heart and "Life of Pi" is a book that belon ...
Advantages: An amazing story Disadvantages: Starts a little slow
When I came across THE LIFE of Pi by YANN MARTELL in the resident's lounge of an hotel in Spain, something stirred and I immediately grabbed it with both hands, furtively slinking off with it. Naturally, I left the book I'd just finished reading in its pl ...
Advantages: A great story, endless interpretive possibilities Disadvantages: Slow to get going
Writing about religion can be a tricky business. If you're too controversial, you're pretty much guaranteed to upset an awful lot of people (although it never did Dan Brown any harm). Go too far the other way, and it can all seem a bit dogmatic, alienatin ...
Advantages: A unique, beautifully written and highly imaginative book Disadvantages: It didn't make me believe in God
...For those who don't know then I will start by pointing out that "The Life of Pi" by Canadian author Yann Martel won the Man Booker Prize this year. However for those of you that might feel intimidated by the thought of reading a Booker Prize winning novel ...
