Life of Pi in Atheists and Skeptics

Jul 23, 2011 Joyzi rated it really liked it

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Taken from Chapter 22 of Life of Pi

"I can well imagine an atheist's last words: "White, white! L-L-Love! My God!" - and the deathbed leap of faith. Whereas the agnostic, if he stays true to his reasonable self, if he stays beholden to dry, yeastless factuality, might try to explain the warm light bathing him by saying, "Possibly a f-f-failing oxygenation of the b-b-brain," and, to the very end, lack imagination and miss the better story."

This is a very typical story of faith against adversity an ...more

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Nov 29, 2008 Kiri rated it liked it

I almost feel like I need to read ABOUT the book before reviewing it, because it left me feeling mystified and uncertain. I was completely drawn into the book, completely taken up by Pi Patel's experiences and of course by his relationship with the tiger in the lifeboat... but clearly there were other things going on that actually meant more to the author.

This edition ended with a collection of questions for book discussion, and one of the questions was about the fact that the author said chapte ...more

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Oct 16, 2008 Judy rated it liked it

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This is a particularly odd and imaginative story. I'm not so sure I agree with all the hype it got, but it was intriguing enough. Pi is the son of a zookeeper in India. Pi actively seeks out and tries on for size a variety of other faiths (an amusing and intriguing idea). When the family moves to Canada, a shipwreck leaves Pi fending for himself in a lifeboat for 227 days.

One reviewer said that this book would make you believe in God. Not so for me... ...more

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Dec 07, 2008 Liz rated it liked it · review of another edition

Kisah nyata yang unik, kisah tentang seorang remaja India yang terapung di samudera, selama terapung di lautan itu ia tidak pernah lupa untuk berdoa menurut tiga agama yang ia miliki yakni islam, hindu, dan kristen. Bagian Cerita yang paling menarik bagi saya adalah ketika Pi menemukan pulau tak bertanah, pulau yang hanya di topang oleh ganggang (menakjubkan bila memang pulau itu benar-benar ada).

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Sep 14, 2008 Reini Urban rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This is truly a masterpiece.
Best book in the last 10 years or so, which I read.
The preface is unfortunately suggesting some religious experience ("You will believe in God if you read this book!"), which is thanksfully untrue. It's more like a wonderful psychological experience from adventures and phantasy.
And it will make you believe in good writing and the power of books.

The film which was supposed to be bought by M. Night Shalyaman cannot come close to this experience for sure. But we will se ...more

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