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Life of Pi
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bookshelves: miscellaneous-fiction, indian-pakistani-heritage, landscape-location-protagonist
May 30, 2008
bookshelves: miscellaneous-fiction, indian-pakistani-heritage, landscape-location-protagonist
Story of a Hindu-Muslim-Christian boy who survives seven months in a lifeboat with a tiger. Gory in places, but believable and interesting ideas relating to zoology, philosophy and religion etc. The first third is very different in feel from the rest and although it describes Pi's life and beliefs, the images of India (surely a colourful place) are not as vivid as one might expect - it could (almost) be set anywhere.
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May 30, 2008
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June 9, 2008
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miscellaneous-fiction
April 28, 2015
– Shelved as:
indian-pakistani-heritage
October 7, 2015
– Shelved as:
landscape-location-protagonist
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Jul 30, 2015 05:12PM
Ooh I just found another little known Cecily review! and so a new secret society is born! ;)
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Given the nature of the book, the secret society probably ought to have a mystical, quasi-religious aspect...
I have owned a copy for a couple of years (maybe more) but haven't read it yet. I think I got it around the time I lost confidence in the Booker. Your high rating helps prepare my mind to try it.
I hope you enjoy it, Jibran, though my high rating was given nine years ago (hence the brevity of the review). It's possible I'd feel differently now, but I hope not.
Hi Cecily! Did the Canadian author have prior experience in Indian philosophy or India as far as you know, or does that really not matter as far as the novel is concerned? Thanks!
Dmitri wrote: "Hi Cecily! Did the Canadian author have prior experience in Indian philosophy or India as far as you know, or does that really not matter as far as the novel is concerned? Thanks!"It was a long time ago, but as far as I recall, he doesn't have much expertise, other than a bit of travel. As for how much that affects the book, I don't think it registered as a gap to me, but that might reflect my own lack of knowledge.
