Life of Pi by Yann Martel Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Life of Pi
Book Review: wow
Summary: 5 Stars
When I finished this book, I felt like I lost a friend. I was lonesome for Richard Parker, for more tales of the open ocean, for that drive for survival. I had to pause before reading another tale. I was perplexed by the ending, I was astonished, blown away....I wanted to read it all over again as if it were my first time. I envy you if you are new to this book, I assure you, you will be in for an incredible journey.Book Review: yeah, I'd recommend it
Summary: 5 Stars
I kinda would like to rate this book a 4, because there are a few things I didn't like. I didn't like everything getting 'over-explained' in the end. That wasn't necessary. It was like the author didn't think the reader was smart enough to keep track of what was going on. That did a real disservice to the book.
And I didn't like all the start - I mean, too much opinion that seemed like an rookie blog.
But, I did recommend the book, and I wanted my Mom to read it and talk to her about it. So, what does that say? I don't do that too often. So, I gotta give it a five.
Read it and tell me what you think. :)
Book Review: young boy and the sea
Summary: 4 Stars
It is a memorable book, a combination of Robinson Crusoe, David Copperfield, Moby Dick, Old Man and the Sea, Mutiny on the Bounty all rolled into one with one big exception. It is uproariously funny, witty, chock full of bon mots, a delight to read. How can you not like a book where the protagonist is a 16 year old boy who is named Piscine by his swimmer uncle, who in turn calls himself pi to escape ridicule from his class mates? If I were his classmate I would have teased him by calling "Hey you, circumference over diameter, yes you."
It is really a incredible story of survival on the open Pacific Ocean in a life boat with as unimaginable companions as you can get, a 450 pound Bengal tiger, a hyena, a wounded giraffe and a female orangutan. It has to be a true story as no writer can dream of such "stranger than life" fiction. What does one do under these circumstances, leave the boat and jump in the Pacific or be ready to be petit dejeuner for the hungry tiger. But as luck would have it Pi grew up with animals as his father ran a Zoo in Pondicherry, India and it would take all his skill, his common sense and some luck thrown in for good measure to outwit the beast, the elements, not to mention his fears. Tiger may be the king of the jungle, but man is king of the world. A 450 pound tiger is no match for a puny 100 pound boy who can think and plan.