Life of Pi

Quite a remarkable tale. I enjoyed it very much. I was a little annoyed at the constant chapters. Every couple of pages a new chapter started. The reason is explained in the book, but it was still odd. It was more religious than I was expecting, and the last ten chapters were entirely captivating and surprising. Overall, a very well written and compelling story.

The eBook was well formatted with no obvious errors.

which story is true?!!! I loved this book and the ending was far from the damp squib that can make you depressed. A magical tale of loss and tragedy but one with a twist that will leave you questioning what you have just read. The recent film that came out really does the book justice too. Read it before you watch though!

Anyone who reads Life of Pi must also read "Max and the Cats", by Moacyr Scliar. Pi would never exist without Max, his major inspiration.

I loved this book and refuse to believe the vicious rumor that Pi just "pretended"that there was the Tiger on board that killed the other animals because in actual fact the "animals" where really people that Pi ate!!!

I forgot I read this. so powerful. everyone should read it

I thought this book was just great, yes it takes a while to get going- do we really need the first 90 or so pages? but once you get into it, when they are on the lifeboat, it is great. You can almost taste the salt water and i really feared the tiger, and felt for him as well. The character of Pi is well constructed and his determination is steely. The writing is great and really convincing. Glad I read it.

I am kind of reading this at the moment but just cannot get into it. I am mid-chapter 17 so hopefully it will begin to pick up soon! I have heard good ratings about it so I will stick to it as best as I can.

I also had trouble getting into this book, I read it to the end but can't say it was my type of book. Worth a read because of all the hype.

I also had trouble getting into this book, but it was definately worth continuing as Ijust loved itas it is so beautifully written.

http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7706625At first when I read the back side of the cover, I doubted that I would like the book. But.. much to my surprize, I kept reading, reading, reading. There's not much going on, there is no suspense in the way that keeps your attention caught when reading a detective. But in my case it was curiosity how he would manage to survive, how he would manage not to go insane after so many months at sea and the way of writing that kept me reading.I particularly like the end of the book. First, I was sceptical about the story: I did not think I could believe a book about a man / boy in a boat at the Indian Ocean with a tiger. But somehow I was caught by it. At the end, the thwo officials came to ask about his journey, how the ship could have sunk. And he tells them the story as he told us. They don't believe it and he makes another one for them. It made me realize, that a story, however strange and illogic it may sound, can be true: it is our ears that hear it, our brain that processes it. When it doesn't fit into the reality of the listener, it is not neccessarily untrue, it is just not known or very unusual to him. But, there are other realities, other lives, other worlds than the ones we live in every day.

 I know some people rave about this, but I'm afraid I found the ending a real let down. left me feeling that it hadn't been finished, somehow.