Life of Pi (CD-Audio)

from sevigne

Great book for seven reasons: 1. Many names of places in Paris and India have magic power. To name the main character in a novel "Molitor Patel" thus linking India and Paris via Pondichery, is genius. 2. Swimming pools allow to be aquatic for a while: Piscine is away - cast away 3. The book maked...

from MissMea

An absolutely amazing book of courage, tranquility, and Life. Will have you in awe. Induces tears, laughter, pain, and fear. Has an ending that will knock your socks off! The most beautiful imagination I have seen in a writer, probably forever. One of my favorite books ever! Was a bestseller for ...

from DeltaQueen50

Life of Pi by Yann Martel will probably go down as my most surprising book of the year. A book of wonder and delight, very different from what I was expecting. Obviously a master story-teller, the author makes believable the fantastic story that Pi has to tell, The character of Pi is one of the m...

from nittnut

Unique, allegorical, fascinating from start to finish. Great book for a book group discussion. I have a degree in zoology, and was intrigued by the author's merging of human and animal behavior to create a nearly believable scenario of survival of the fittest. Not being terribly prone to philosop...

from Katie_H

Piscine Molotor Patel (Pi) is the son of a zoo owner living in India. He loves God and religion, and to the disdain of his family, he becomes a Hindu, Christian, and Muslim simultaneously, drawing from each religion equally. When finances become tight, his father decides to sell the zoo and move ...