Julian's Jabberings

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Saturday, March 05, 2005

Life of Pi

Yann Martel’s Life of Pi tells the story of a teenager from India who gets marooned on a lifeboat with a 450-pound Bengal tiger. The first part of the book, which introduced Pi, the main character, is all right. The central narrative, in which Pi struggles for months to survive in his precarious situation, is entertaining and captivating. The novel probably has some deeper message, as suggested by Pi’s discussion of his unconventional religious beliefs, but I wasn’t able to figure out what it was. Nonetheless, I still appreciated Pi’s description of his adventures.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

You sound like a very smart person. Thank you so much for your pointless review. I am glad you are able to dive deep into the story and pull out a message or a theme. I am honored to have read your review.

May 10, 2005 at 9:22 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I concur with the anonymous above. I started pulling themes out in the first chapter. To give such a detailed description of the plot (bleh) only contributed to the strengthening notion that you are on a linear perspective, and you should probably eat glass.

September 10, 2006 at 7:54 PM  

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