Life of Pi

 Yann Martel

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Awards

Shortlisted for Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize 2003.
Winner of Booker Prize for Fiction 2002.
Winner of Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2002.
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WINNER 2002 - Man Booker Prize
WINNER 2001 - Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
FINALIST 2001 - Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book
FINALIST 2001 - Governor General's Literary Awards - Fiction

After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen year-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan - and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary and best-loved works of fiction in recent years.

Official Movie Trailer for Life Of Pi (coming to the silver screens in December 2012)

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kamas716 rated this book  
 

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.

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rebecka.southworth rated this book  
 

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!

9 days ago...

Did anyone read a Man Booker prize winner or shorlisted book over the Festive Season?

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I DID! =)

What are you reading this weekend?
We are recommending Life of Pi and we are not the only ones who loved it. President Obama just sent a lovely note to Yann Martel telling him how much he and his daughter enjoyed this magical story. If you want to see the actual note check our Facebook page.
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biancaneves rated this book  
 

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.

Greengables rated this book  
 

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!!!

Bookwormette5590 commented:

comment...I dont think thats the case at all. I think the whole point of the book is believing in the unbelievable. It is possible the tiger was on the boat with him...stranger things have happened :)

MUST SEE IN 2013!
If Yann Martel had a vision in his head when he wrote this book, it would be intriguing to know if was similar to Ang Lee’s. I’ve just watched the movie trailer for Life of Pi and to be honest I doubted whether this captivating novel with its magical realism and fantastical proposition could be turned into a film. Could it capture the terror, the fear and the respect and the symbiotic relationship between the boy and the tiger? The images I conjured in my head are eerily similar to those in the film. Did Ang Lee know what I had in my head? Or is this book so beautifully written that it would have been impossible not to recreate it as Martel had intended. You’d expect nothing less from Ang Lee, and if the trailer is indicative of the film, he looks to have delivered. What films are on your must see list for 2013?
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ladydi rated this book  
 

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

stevenlomax1984 rated this book  
 

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.

Kenodya

WHOA someone just told me this book isnt about math! I might actually read it now lol!

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Lady Luck commented:

It would have to be fairly good, wouldn't it? I mean, it did win The Man Booker Prize, Best Novel Winner, in 2002.

read4life commented:

is there lke any romance or drama in it i really love those 2 things 2gether n a book

i imght read it if its n der.

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Lolo79 rated this book  
 

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.

Zebra commented:

Stick with it. The first part of the book is less intriguing. Its beautifully written even if at time you have to suspend your beliefs. The remarkable challenge of a boy and a Bengal tiger working together to survive at sea while keeping eachother at bay will keep you intrigued and the 200 odd days journey across the ocean will go in no time. Enjoy!

Tarkus commented:

I agree, took a while to get into but well worth it. Facinating book.

wirralgirl rated this book  
 

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.

Robyn Young rated this book  
 

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

BoekenTrol rated this book  
 

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.

helenliz rated this book  
 

 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.


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