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Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780151008117
ISBN: 0151008116
Label: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: 2002-06-04
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Studio: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Winner of the 2002 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
Pi Patel is an unusual boy. The son of a zookeeper, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior, a fervent love of stories, and practices not only his native Hinduism, but also Christianity and Islam. When Pi is sixteen, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship, along with their zoo animals bound for new homes.
The ship sinks. Pi finds himself alone in a lifeboat, his only companions a hyena, an orangutan, a wounded zebra, and Richard Parker, a 450-pound Bengal tiger. Soon the tiger has dispatched all but Pi, whose fear, knowledge, and cunning allow him to coexist with Richard Parker for 227 days lost at sea. When they finally reach the coast of Mexico, Richard Parker flees to the jungle, never to be seen again. The Japanese authorities who interrogate Pi refuse to believe his story and press him to tell them "the truth." After hours of coercion, Pi tells a second story, a story much less fantastical, much more conventional-but is it more true?
Life of Pi is at once a realistic, rousing adventure and a meta-tale of survival that explores the redemptive power of storytelling and the transformative nature of fiction. It's a story, as one character puts it, to make you believe in God.
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Summary: SweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeT!
Comment: If I could find a couple words to describe this novel, they would be the words "philosophical", "deep", or "exciting". The main reason for this is the point of view. Pi, the main character, is a practicing Hindu, Christian, AND Muslim ALL AT THE SAME TIME. So when faced with a life or death situation (floating in the middle of the Pacific on a lifeboat with a tiger), it causes Pi to fall into an extremely philosophical mindset. This causes the book to sort of reach down into the human mind at peril, and it is VERY interesting to read.
Also, this book is extremely unpredictable. Just when you think everything's going to be okay, things take a sudden, explosive turn for the worse. When you think Pi's life is at its end, a miracle occurs. The one that most sticks out in my mind is when Pi finds an island, just to find out that is eats people at night. Now, just in case you didn't read clearly enough last sentence. THE WHOLE ISLAND IS CARNIVOROUS. That's what I call bad luck. But it keeps the story going, and will keep you hooked all the way through.
And last but not least, this is one of the few books that actually puts pictures in my head. I can just imagine myself looking at the endless ocean from my little boat,keeping an eye on Richard Parker (the tiger)to make sure he didn't pass his side of the lifeboat.
To sum it all up, this is an extremely addictive and exciting book, and you will finish it with a different outlook on life.
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Summary: A Story of stories
Comment: I cant think of a better story to recommend. Sometimes you do wonder if it is a novel. Pi is a great character, simple, physically weak, a non-hero, he could be any one of us. He goes through extraordinary experience out of pure luck. More extraordinary than this is the way it is described and perspective offered at every turn. It is simply beautiful. I cannot tell you more than this. As Pi says "My greatest wish--other than salvation--was to have a book. A long book with a never-ending story. One that I could read again and again, with new eyes and fresh understanding each time." This can be that book.
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Summary: A book to change your life
Comment: I found this book a few years ago, and it quickly became one of my favorite. I have since given this gook to many friends, and with the prices on Amazon, that's really easy to do. The book came quickly and in perfect condition.
I recommend this book to anyone and everyone, as it gives wonderful insight about politics, reigion, humanity, survival, and what it means to really be living. As simply entertaining as it is, you can read it many times finding new hidden meanings each time.
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Summary: Incredible Literary Adventure
Comment: This is one of my favorite books. Yann Martel makes us realize how animalistic humans can be in the most enjoyable way possible.
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Summary: try it in audio form
Comment: I have listened to this novel 3 times. It is a wonderful story, that many people could take many ways. but to listen to it..... the readers voice is so perfect for the story, and it lets you use all of your imagination to picture what you hear. You may think it starts slow, but don't give up, you'll be learning. And it will all be worth it. This book is such a treat.
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