Life of Pi - Yann Martel

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Title: Life of Pi Author: Yann Martel Genre: Cultural Rating: 10/10 # pages: 326 Date read: May, 2008

Summary: The precocious son of a zookeeper, 16-year-old Pi Patel is raised in Pondicherry, India, where he tries on various faiths for size, attracting "religions the way a dog attracts fleas." Planning a move to Canada, his father packs up the family and their menagerie and they hitch a ride on an enormous freighter. After a harrowing shipwreck, Pi finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean, trapped on a 26-foot lifeboat with a wounded zebra, a spotted hyena, a seasick orangutan, and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.

Review: I started this book several years ago, but never finished it. My book club decided to read it, so I picked it up again, and finished in 24 hours. I do not understand why I couldn't get through it last, because this time around I loved it. Absolutely fascinating and captivating. I've always enjoyed Robinson Crusoe'ish stories and this was no exception. I was doubtful at first but have to admit it fully deserves the recognition it's gotten.

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