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A review by alexweeke
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
5.0
Life of Pi was, admittedly, not a book I had high hopes for. I expected some tale of survival- some odd fantasy about a cruel life at sea and overcoming unrealistic odds.
To my surprise, it was a beautifully written story with many more nuances than I can begin to describe here. The language is rich, descriptive, and made me feel like I was stuck in the boat with Pi- rashes on my back and all. The metaphors are on point and relatable to a very human degree. The humour, too, is something that quite often caught me off guard, and in a good way.
When I read the ending, however, I was lost for words.
I felt as if I had read a horror story very cleanly and neatly packed with the silver wrappings of a religious tale.
Some time after this, though, I felt more at ease. The ending, to me at least, is not necessarily a plot twist- something that changes the book in the eyes of the reader permanently- but moreso a philosophical twist, a question posed by Martel. It’s deeply religious, as it questions the validity of reason when it comes to truth; what is better, a good story that creates its own truth, or a story embedded in “dry, yeastless factuality”?
It’s a book that I am going to continue thinking about, and I might even read it twice to connect more dots.
To my surprise, it was a beautifully written story with many more nuances than I can begin to describe here. The language is rich, descriptive, and made me feel like I was stuck in the boat with Pi- rashes on my back and all. The metaphors are on point and relatable to a very human degree. The humour, too, is something that quite often caught me off guard, and in a good way.
When I read the ending, however, I was lost for words.
I felt as if I had read a horror story very cleanly and neatly packed with the silver wrappings of a religious tale.
Some time after this, though, I felt more at ease. The ending, to me at least, is not necessarily a plot twist- something that changes the book in the eyes of the reader permanently- but moreso a philosophical twist, a question posed by Martel. It’s deeply religious, as it questions the validity of reason when it comes to truth; what is better, a good story that creates its own truth, or a story embedded in “dry, yeastless factuality”?
It’s a book that I am going to continue thinking about, and I might even read it twice to connect more dots.