A review by sathyadgs95
Life of Pi, by Yann Martel

2.0

Different to what I expected. Before reading this book, all I knew about the story was there's a boy on a boat with a tiger. Seeing the movie advertised, I was under the impression that it was some kind of adventure story, possibly a fantasy. How wrong I was. The story deals with complex theories and perspectives on religion, which was pulled off well although some of it was a little over my head. There is also a lot of gory descriptions of events that I was completely unprepared for - e.g, a vivid description of a zebra being eaten while still alive, among others. I didn't really enjoy those parts and there were quite a few, while the actual event being described is usually important to the plot I don't think so much detail was necessary. Some of the events are quite bizarre. Despite there being a few times where I felt like not continuing the story, somehow I was still driven to keep reading, which I suppose is testimony to a great writing skill.
Overall I would say the book is good, but I would also see if the person about to read it had any idea what it's actually about because it's quite intense.