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Why do some books take 100 pages of reading through dull, boring text to get interesting?
That's what happened in this book for me. Aside from the random information about the zoo, and some cute quotes by Pi himself, there really wasn't much worth reading. Just a lot of set-up, and.. boy, does set-up bore me.
However, the story out on the ocean.. now that was fun and interesting! I couldn't put the book down! And the end.. what a twist.
As far as the religion thing goes with the book, I was hopefu ...more
That's what happened in this book for me. Aside from the random information about the zoo, and some cute quotes by Pi himself, there really wasn't much worth reading. Just a lot of set-up, and.. boy, does set-up bore me.
However, the story out on the ocean.. now that was fun and interesting! I couldn't put the book down! And the end.. what a twist.
As far as the religion thing goes with the book, I was hopefu ...more
One of my all time favorite reads! I love the uplifting message about God and faith at the end. The son of a zookeeper is shipwrecked when his family decides to move their animals to Canada via a freighter. He finds himself in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in a 26-foot lifeboat. He is accompanied by a wounded zebra, a spotted hyena, a seasick orangutan and a 450 pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. His harrowing account of survival follows. 2002 Booker Prize. Highly recommended.
Adventurous. Felt like a more adult version of Treasure Island, or Tom Sawyer, those fun books we read as children.
Jul 19, 2007
Jenni
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did not like it
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I have never been able to finish this book, I just don't like it!
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May 31, 2007
Heidi
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it was amazing
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I loved this book the second time as much as the first.
Nov 07, 2007
Maggie
marked it as to-read
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