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Life of Pi by Yann Martel

31 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I can see why this is a classic. Full of teachable moments, especially the ending. But OMG it took so long to get there! I know that’s part of the telling of the tale, but the monotony, the monotony!!! Nonetheless, I would still reread it because it is a profoundly layered book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

deathmetalheron's review against another edition

adventurous reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Never has a book that effectively describes one of the most repetitive existence in the most fascinating and engaging fashion. The vast majority of chapters are essentially "man on boat in ocean lives" but the book is shockingly easy to get through and was a certified page-turner.
Life of Pi is one of those books you wish you read in high school, you hope your English teachers assigns. This should be The Great Gatsby, the one book where everyone at school goes and actually unironically loves it. It's a bona fide classic.
What makes a book truly a classic is that it has enough depth for the scholar, but can easily be enjoyed by a pedestrian reader. There is so much metaphor and symbolism to be read into, Pi's role as a storyteller/unreliable narrator can be questioned, whether or not his animal friends represent concepts or other people--but like Pi in his interview at the one, he asks which story is better. The one with the tiger, of course. Honestly, you could hack off the third part and this book would still be incredible, maybe not as deep, but still incredible.
I think the most brilliant part of the ending is a part I didn't see touched on often enough--

Richard Parker leaving Pi on the Mexican beach unceremoniously. It shows that it truly was a relationship of convenience, there is no "boy and his big cat" element here, they were two kindred spirits. It is excellent for a book that clearly loves animals and their lives to establish that wild animals are still wild. But it also plays into the concept the tiger is some sort of survival instinct/id of Pi and as soon as he finds civilization again it leaves, no longer needed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Excrement, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief, Religious bigotry, and Murder

bexsur's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

aquakerwitch's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I prefer the story with the animals, even though the idea of someone trying to eat tiger poo horrifies me. Wild how many characters they gender swapped for the UK touring version of the play to make it slightly more diverse as in the book I think the mum is the only woman??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

hjb_128's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lay_kone's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

emmiemopho's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Finally had the time to read this book. It is a good read and one that ends in question. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

askurm0m's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I really liked it. It kept me on the edge of my seat and I never wanted to put it down. Pretty slow in the beginning so you kind of have to bear with it but, it’s crucial background and character building. It is essential to the book. I really enjoyed it :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Less about the tiger, more about surviving at sea (valid).

kathrun006's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is an allegory for trauma and spirituality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Grief, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Excrement, and Medical content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

This book deals with the extreme situation of being lost at sea for several months and everything that goes along with it. For the majority of the book, the main character is sevearly dehydrated. This is a book about trauma and survival and spirituality/religion.

lillypowell's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Death, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Death of parent