Customer Reviews
MangoChesney - By: MangoChesney, 26 Nov 2008 
Pi is a skinny little ethnically confused boy who obscurely finds himself trapped on a lifeboatin the middle of the ocean with no food & only a random collection of wild animals for company. This book tells of his amazing bid for sanity & survival. I absolutely adore the unbelievably true story that is toldin this book. I have no idea if this really happened but desperately want to believe so! If you love solitude, escapism & enjoy a colourful tale that will stretch your imagination you will enjoy the Life of Pi.
Love it or Hate it?? -- Loved it!! - By: D. Turner, 22 Nov 2008 Life of Pi appears to be of those books that you either love or hate. I fancied trying something different ... I normally read thrillers & crime novels & after reading some of the reviews on here I thought I would give this one a go. Sooo glad I did. I absolutely loved it. It was the first book I have readin quite some time that I just couldn't put down. I just had to know what happened to Richard Parker! It didn't make me believein God or even think about religion, but I did think differently about animals & particularly animalsin captivity. I have always been one of those that think animals are better offin the wild. Lovely, quirky little book that has you believingin ridiculous things. Liked the little twist at the end too!
enjoyable - By: teddy, 20 Nov 2008 
I bought this book for my daughter & she loved it & highly recommended it. the first part of the book was okay but the part i really loved was pi's story of his life on the boat with Peter Parker, give the book a go & judge for yourself, you won't be disapointed.
Thought provoking - By: H. Patel, 18 Nov 2008 This book is an excellent read. Witty, intelligent but so easily readable. I would recommend this book to anyone. This is one of the few books which provokes thought even after you have finished it.
Some Good Lines, but too preachy - By: M. Wood, 15 Oct 2008 
Having a teenage boy shipwrecked with a group of zoo animals is certainly an original idea, but whether the premise for the book was to write something improbable or whether the improbability came with the territory is harder to decide.
The descriptions of Pi, his family members & the behaviour & traits of the animalsin the story is well written & often amusing.
Pi seems to have a touching understanding & love for all humans & animals except agnostics, who seem to be beyond his comprehension. This comes across as a prejudice of Martell's which he has tried, not entirely successfully, to fit into his story.
The second part of the book when he is driftingin the pacific with Richard Parker is excellent & for this alone it deserves the praise & recognition it has received.
The third part of the book initially seems to be a worthless tail on the substantial body of the story until the final sentence which is beautiful & makes it all worth while.
Overall this is a good read with alot to recommend it. Definite opinions are expressed on Zoos, God & agnosticism but sometimes these detract from the book. It is well worth reading, but the occasional preachy tone makes it 4 star & not 5, at least for me.
