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Life of Pi
Product: Life of Pi
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List Price: $15.00
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Manufacturer: Harvest Books
Book written by: Yann Martel
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Product Description: Life of Pi
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780156027328
ISBN: 0156027321
Label: Harvest Books
Manufacturer: Harvest Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: 2003-05-01
Publisher: Harvest Books
Studio: Harvest Books
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The son of a zookeeper, Pi Patel has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior and a fervent love of stories. When Pi is sixteen, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship, along with their zoo animals bound for new homes.
The ship sinks. Pi finds himself alone in a lifeboat, his only companions a hyena, an orangutan, a wounded zebra, and Richard Parker, a 450-pound Bengal tiger. Soon the tiger has dispatched all but Pi, whose fear, knowledge, and cunning allow him to coexist with Richard Parker for 227 days while lost at sea. When they finally reach the coast of Mexico, Richard Parker flees to the jungle, never to be seen again. The Japanese authorities who interrogate Pi refuse to believe his story and press him to tell them "the truth." After hours of coercion, Pi tells a second story, a story much less fantastical, much more conventional--but is it more true?
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Summary: a Life-Affirming Concept
Comment: I passed this book by for years (I think it came out in 2002), because the description on the jacket didn't interest me. But, as it turned out, the story of a zookeeper and his family becomes a Story (with a capital "S") not just an interesting tale of a boy who negotiates life on a boat with a tiger, or a book in defense of zoos. Since it's hard to do the book justice without including a few spoilers, suffice it to say that the novel is more than meets the eye, asking a few enduring questions about the extent to which personal reality is to some extent fiction, since our own imagination plays a role in how we interpret the events in our lives. Do we prefer an interpretation that is "dry, yeastless, factuality" or one that is life-affirming, finding purpose and a higher order, even in the most hostile of circumstances? It also asks one of the most decisive questions for each of us: Are we related to the infinite or not?
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Summary: Religious, psychological, zoological Aesop's Fable
Comment: The extraordinary tale of Pi, shipwrecked onto a lifeboat with a 450-pound tiger, which is part Aesop's fable, part religious metaphor, part psychological and philosophical allegory, all with the profound purpose of showing the very power of religious myth and the human art of storytelling to help in our survival in this harsh reality. Pi, a 16 year-old Indian son of a zookeeper, is a devout Muslim, Christian, and Hindu, interested much more in the metaphysical realities than the scientific ones of his parents and the animals in the zoo. The question becomes, which one--science or religion--is going to keep Pi alive on his Noah's Arc built for two? And what is the difference between mankind and the wild animals? Between the zoo and the wilderness? Where does humanity rest? Fascinating, exciting, brilliant, deeply original survival/religious novel. Grade: A+
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Summary: Book Review: Life of Pi
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There is simply no other way to say it... I LOVED THIS BOOK! Why, oh why, did I wait so long to read it? I only wished that I had ordered the illustrated version of this book instead of the paperback. Why? This book is a keeper! I may have to treat myself for my birthday. The twins were very interested in hearing updates on the story as I quickly read through its 401 paperback pages. Thank you, Yann Martel, for such an incredible read.
Knowing that he has a degree in zoology helps me understand why he knows so much about animals.
Onto the book. If you've never read this book, I am afraid to give too much away. So, my review will take you through Pi's early life and up through the main turning point in the story. If you don't want to know anything about this book, then stop reading now and just pick up the book. You should be surprised and enlightened as I was while reading it. Or, if you don't mind a little input on the storyline, here we go!
Pi Patel is a young boy living in India with his family: father, mother and brother. They own a zoo and the father is the zookeeper. In Pi's youth, he takes great interest in his schoolwork, the zoo, and most of all, religion. The admirable thing about Pi, however, is that he is motivated to become one with God more than anything else in his life. He learns about his Hindu religion from his culture and upbringing. He comes onto Christianity and falls in love with Jesus Christ. Although, a side note, I totally agree with Pi's interpretation of the fig tree parable. Going on, he visits the Catholic Church and reads The Bible. Pi also visits a Mosque. He wishes for a prayer rug and comes to understand loving Allah and the peaceful aspect of the Muslim religion. Eventually, the leaders of the 3 churches meet up with Pi and his family on the street. They come to an argument about which religion Pi is; Pi doesn't understand why he must choose only one. Why not love God in every way possible? Why not find your way to a closeness with God via any means possible? He asks a good question, there. As the 3 religious leaders argue about why you must only choose one religion, I don't think Pi is convinced. He continues to pray outside on a prayer rug and love Jesus.
Due to the changing political and economical climate of India, Pi's family elects to move to Canada. Before doing so, they must sell the zoo animals. It takes considerable time to accomplish this and arrange for the transport of the majority of the animals to the United States. Once this is completed, the family and a good portion of the animals are loaded onto an oceanliner to head across the Pacific Ocean to North America. One night, tragedy strikes. The ship sinks. For many reasons outlined in the book, Pi is thrown overboard along with a lifeboat. Once on the open sea, the creatures who manage to make it into the lifeboat are a Bengal tiger, Richard Parker, an orangutan, a hyena, and a dying zebra. There is a small rat who makes it on as a stowaway as well. And, well, there is Pi.
The remainder of the book is the story of Pi's survival in the lifeboat and his travels across the Pacific Ocean. There are many remarkable details written about this journey that readers will really enjoy. There are some difficult aspects to the book in reading about how Pi must adapt from an animal loving vegetarian to a hunter of the sea for his means of survival. And, then there is Richard Parker, the amazing tiger.
The ending of this book is amazing, for me. I can't stop thinking about the ending and trying to decide what I think about the stories told to the Japanese men. If you've read the story, you will know what I'm talking about. If not, come back after you've read it and leave me a comment to tell me what you think. I'd prefer to think... Richard Parker.
On Sher's "Out of 10 Scale:"
Absolutely no doubt about it, this book is a 10 out of 10! I think that I will recommend this book to any of my friends who are looking for a good book to read. It's like an intriguing movie, after they are done reading it, we can talk considerably about the book and I can get many of my questions answered! (Me so selfish!). Truly, I loved this book and it really got my mind buzzing. This book is a modern-day classic. It did "win international acclaim in more than 40 countries" and also won the 2002 Man Booker Prize.
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Summary: Worthwhile and Charming
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This book has been on my "to read" list for a long time. I had a long flight and the rare chance to read it seamlessly in one sitting. Now I understand why this book is so popular and enduring.
This is a fully engrossing story about a boy, zoo animals and survival. There is also a parallel story. In the end, businessmen select a story that fits their world view, but the reader doesn't have these restrictions.
The story is charming and fun to read on its own. The spiritual aspect is introduced, but could have been better developed. The ending gives plenty of food for thought.
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