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Life of Pi
by Yann Martel
by Yann Martel
It's not that it was bad, it's just that I wish the tiger had eaten him so the story wouldn't exist.
I read half of it, and felt really impatient the whole time, skipping whole pages, and then I realized that I didn't have to keep going, which is as spiritual a moment as I could hope to get from this book.
I read half of it, and felt really impatient the whole time, skipping whole pages, and then I realized that I didn't have to keep going, which is as spiritual a moment as I could hope to get from this book.
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Apr 15, 2009 02:34pm
I really wanted the tiger to eat him too.
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Hope you don't mind my using your review as my own- it just captured my experience with this book so perfectly!
Arbonoles wrote: "I really wanted the tiger to eat him too."Not at all...glad someone else shared my sentiment.
Maybe that's a good idea D'Arcy, yes. However, I did read half of it; this is just my explanation why I didn't finish the rest.
I only made it 20-30 pages or so before I couldn't stand the author's writing voice any longer. I don't know how so many people were able to choke it down.
seriously, how long can you go on blabbering about a tiger on a lifeboat! seriously boring. i have reached the half point mark of the book and i seriously want to put it away and spend time on something else.
A spoiler is when someone gives away the key plot twist in the novel. Since this reader did not finish the book, she couldn't possibly spoil that for anyone. ...Unless you are suggesting that the central information the novel provides is that the story is lousy. If that's the case, then, yes, she might have given that away. But this is why most people read reviews, to get a sense of which books are good and which books are bad. Anyone who wants to discover the bad books on her own probably shouldn't read reviews.
Sarah wrote: "A spoiler is when someone gives away the key plot twist in the novel. Since this reader did not finish the book, she couldn't possibly spoil that for anyone. ...Unless you are suggesting that the c..."It's impossible for me to know whether or not that information is an important part of the plot. I haven't read the book yet. It's not very helpful when people write reviews about books they haven't read entirely. The review just caught me off-guard although I'm still going to give the book a chance.
I agree with your review - I couldn't finish the book either. It is in my top 5 "worst books I've attempted to read" category. I love to read - normally read 2 -3 books a week. There have less than 5 books I have started. It not finished. It reminded me of an artist taking paint brushes and slinging paint on a canvas and then calling it "art". I consider it paint slung o. A canvas and my 8 and 5 yr olds can do that..
I've tried to read this book twice and have never made it more than half way each time. I am glad I'm not alone.
what a shame. By not reading to the end you miss the entire point of what the book is about, and it's not about a tiger
Taylor, perhaps you ought to stick to the Captain Underpants books and leave the discussions of crappy pop-fiction to the grown-ups.
I just finished the book and definitely wanted more about the relationship with the tiger! When I first started reading, I thought the story was only going to be about him bonding with a tiger, but instead the book took crazy turns and kept surprising me again and again....
Greg, great job looking at my profile to find things to criticize me for. I haven't read one of those books in a long time, even when I rated them it has been years. Either way, just because I may be young doesn't mean I don't have a well developed sense of writing or an understanding of literature.
Sorry Taylor, it was an easy jab. I'm sure you do have a well developed sense of writing for your age. People do change over time, too, and when you are older, you might not find this particular vein of writing very satisfying, despite the message. At least that's where I find myself with this book. My current tastes just don't line up at all with Martel's voice. I've forgotten enough about the book by now, though, and maybe I will try again and see if it makes me cranky a second time.
