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Life of Pi
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel Life

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La Tonya  Jordan
Jun 20, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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I liked the book better than the movie. I listened to the audio version of the book. The actors were fabulous on the audio.
Anniken Haga
Apr 16, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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So I've been drinking insane amounts of water while reading this book...

I got this book as a birthday presant last year, and otherwise I probably wouldn't have picked it up on my own. It was my husband that chose this as my next read.
During the first 100 pages I was both intrigued and bored, but the writing was really lyrical, and the chapters short, making the book an easy read.
When the second part started, it was kinda slow and weird, but after the first 20 pages or so, I read the rest of t
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Derneeks
Oct 21, 2015 rated it it was amazing
LOVED this book! I can't decide which ending I preferred but I did grow to enjoy the relationship between Richard Parker and Pi.
"Then Richard Parker, companion of my torment, awful, fierce thing that kept me alive, moved forward and disappeared forever from my life"
The interdependence between the two whilst lost at sea was impressive and to see how their relationship ended is somewhat an ode to the natural runnings of human nature.

I would say that Part 1 and Part 3 were my highlights of the
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Mary Beth Weidman
Jan 25, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Apr 06, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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