The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Monday, March 26th, 20072Recommended by Willy, I read The Life of Pi. A very good story of a boy stranded in a life boat with a Bengal tiger, for months. A mix of religion and zoology stories. I like the first part of the book: the descriptions on the zoo and animals that the boy’s father owned and managed, the strange mind of a boy who simultaneously practiced 3 different religions (Hindu, Christian and Islam), the story of the part of India where the boy lived.
When fist saw the title, I thought the book would be telling something about the magic pi number 3.14. So it is not. Pi is the nickname of the boy.
The part when Pi was suffering in the Pacific Ocean for months, well it is too real, too long. I was kind of hoping that after the sufferings there will be happy stories when the boy later lived in Canada. Well I must say I was a bit disappointed. But overall, it is a very good book.
