Characters 4/5 There was a beauty and a realness about these characters that was charming to read and watch develop.Plot 4/5 The plot progressed nicely although at times slowly ( a gradual progression).My rating system is in line with Goodreads break down of stars where 5 stars is life changing I loved it, 4 stars is excellent I really like it, 3 stars is Good- I liked it, 2 stars is okay/ decent read and 1 star is just a big fat nope – hated it. It is a triumph of storytelling and a tale that will, as one character puts it, make you believe in God. Yann Martel’s Life of Pi is a transformative novel, a dazzling work of imagination that will delight and astound readers in equal measure.

He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a boat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.Īfter the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific.The crew of the surviving vessel consists of a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan, a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger and Pi – a 16-year-old Indian boy.The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary pieces of literary fiction of recent years. The protagonist, Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel, a Tamil boy from Pondicherry, explores issues of spirituality and practicality from an early age. Life of Pi is a fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. I read this book after I fell in the love with the film…

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