Life of Pi - Yann Martel

I had heard a lot about this book when it was published. Friends and many bloggers extollingly recommended to read it. Many had even told me that reading this book will make the reader believe in God. The yearn to read this book finally ended this month, thanks to the self imposed ediction of reading atleast 3 books a month.
The recommendations and suggestions had made me keep high expectations about the book though was disappointed a bit as I read through it.

"Life of Pi" written by the Canadian Author Yann Martel is the story of an Indian, Piscine Molitor Patel aka "Pi" and his venturesome journey on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean
The entire novel is sundered into three parts but somehow felt that the story of the first part never got connected to the second part.

Part one is about the early life of Piscine Patel and his experiences with zoo, animals and spirituality. Some of the details mentioned like Pi at the age of 14 practicing the three religions ( Hinduism, Islam and Christianity )at the same time creates an interest and makes reader feel that there is something more to it but never finds its germaneness with the later parts of the story
Pi's father will be running a zoo and due to political actions in the country, the entire family decides to move to Canada closing down the zoo and selling majority of its animals to America. The family gets loaded on the ship with the animals to go to Canada.

Part two talks about the sinking ship and a situation ending up with the Pi Patel, Zebra, Hyena, Orangutan & Bengal Tiger on a lifeboat as the survivors from the mishap. Necessity of food and survival of the fittest results in Pi Patel and the Tiger as the final two on the boat.The story continues with the journey of Pi and the Tiger for 227 days on a pacific ocean on a lifeboat.

The author gives a twist in the third part with the new perception to what would have happened during the journey and leaves it to the reader to make the choice of which one to believe.

A book you might like, if read without much expectation.

My Rating - 2.5 ( Between Average and Good )

Reading Books !!!!

As rightly said by William Feather - "Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can"

Any individual from the avid book readers community will immediately accede to the point without any contemplation that books are the life time best friends for any human being

Knowing the puissant thoughts and knowledge books can bring in, I have decided ( infact started) to read atleast three books a month .

For the month of September the books I have garnered from my library to read are

1. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
2. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
3. The Himalyan Blunder ( Kannada )
Original - John P Dalvi Translated to Kannada by Ravi Belagere

Suggestions are always welcome for the book which you feel good and needs to be read. You can mail me your choice to kstpkstp@gmail.com

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