Life Of Pi (Yann Martel)

Piscine Patel, known as Pi, grew up in a Zoo in India which his father owned, but when times got hard, his whole family decided to move to Canada and sell all the animals in the Zoo.

But when the boat they are sailing on sinks, Pi ends up on a small raft with 4 animals; a Zebra, a monkey, a Hyena, and a Tiger named Richard Parker.

Living on a raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is hard enough without a 450 pound Tiger. But Pi cannot kill Richard Parker, even though Richard Parker will probably end up killing him.

Richard Parker and God are the only two things that keep Pi motivated to live, and maybe that's all anyone need.

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"Life of Pi" was an amazing story that makes you think. People can interpret this story to be about two things. Personally, I believe this story is about a Tiger and Pi beating all odds.

This story has lots of symbolism and imagery. Surprisingly, the movie actually captivated the imagery of the story. The movie was exactly what I was seeing when I read the book.

However, this book seemed to go on forever. There comes a point where you get tied of hearing about how hungry or thirsty someone is. I understand that it was needed in the story, but it was still kind of annoying.

It was strange how much I loved Richard Parker just because of how much Pi loves him. Even though R.P almost killed Pi on numerous occasions, Pi always loved him.

I don't totally know how Yann Martel (the author) pull this book off. The plot was so simple; a tiger and a person living in a boat in the Pacific ocean. But somehow, "life of Pi" was about religion, love and survival all at the same time.

4.88 out of 5 stars