Read this book – you won’t be the same again.

It was so twisty…that I can’t even put it into words. The ending, quite simply, took me completely by surprise. The only reason it took me so long to read the book is because I kept pondering the meaning of life. The writing is stunning and flows very well. And yet this was not a difficult book to read. I had no idea going into this book that it would fill my mind with so many deep thoughts and questions. I have pages and pages of notes, questions, and thoughts while I was reading it. I couldn’t stop thinking about Life of Pi. The thing that moves the plot along is the awesome journey that Pi takes physically and mentally. It’s not one of those stories that makes you wonder if or when he gets rescued. The way the plot is told is very interesting. Why are tales of survival so enduring and riveting? He fishes, he eats, he drinks and I’m glued to the pages. Part 2 is an incredible tale of survival. I didn’t know they were similar either, but the stuff that the author points out kind of blew my mind. One of the most interesting themes in the book was how similar zoology and religion are. Part 1 of the story is full of amusing honesty, entertaining writing, and fascinating educational passages about religion and animals. The Life of Pi is like The Old Man and the Sea kicked up a notch with wild animals that certainly don’t belong in the ocean and a 16 year old boy. Using the threads of all of our best stories, Yann Martel has woven a glorious spiritual adventure that makes us question what it means to be alive, and to believe. Life of Pi is a masterful and utterly original novel that is at once the story of a young castaway who faces immeasurable hardships on the high seas, and a meditation on religion, faith, art and life that is as witty as it is profound.

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