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Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Book Review)

Posted by Akash under Books on August 13th,2008. 3 Comments.

I finished it last night at 12AM. To be honest, I started reading a LONG time ago. Probably two months back. I read a good chunk of it, left it be for a few weeks, then read a good chunk, left it be. In the last heat (which lasted a day), I just had to finish it. It got really intense. Chapter 92 was phenomenal and the best thing I have ever read. Overall, this isn’t my favorite book, but it’s up definitely there. It deserves five stars.

The main jist of the book is: Teenage boy gets stuck on a lifeboat. With a fierce Bengal tiger. How do these castaways survive? The beginning did drag on a bit. I think I would’ve enjoyed it more if I didn’t take those two long breaks, though. I really liked how religion and realism came together in this book. Also, the details. I am a partial vegetarian (I only eat foul meat), so some of the events described in the book were utterly gruesome. It was so sickening that I just had to keep on reading. Anyway, the book is an inspirational life lesson. Not just a lesson of surviving in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger, but just about life in general.

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Comment by Ansa (August 17th, 2008)

It looks real interesting, I think I’ll read it.
P.s. I found your site randomly.. and I look through it and I have to say your work is great! I really like the current theme and the past themes too. Great work eh :)