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Average Rating: Rating: - Charming and Intelligent Yann Martel has created one of the most likeable characters in recent days- Pi is intelligent, charming, and amazingly captivating. With small glimmers of "The Old Man and the Sea," Martel develops the ocean into an unforgiving, vast, and mysterious character. But perhaps the crux of the book occurs at the end, when Martel forces the reader to question the events and stories, and their ultimate meaning, that occur in the book. An absolute must read. We hope Marel can top it off. Rating: - terrific storytelling; a fable for all ages "Life of Pi" packs so much into a little book. It starts off as a whimsical story of Indian teenager and his confusion about life, religion, and animals (his father is a zookeeper). It is reminiscent of John Irving's "Son of a Circus", and it bit like Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children" but more fun. The story then takes a much more adventurous turn when the boy and his family embark on a sea voyage to Canada. No spoilers here, but what a fascinating story. While a book for all ages I think "Life of Pi" will become a classic for the "I am too old for Harry Potter, really!" teenaged set. Bottom line: simply wonderful. Fully deserving of the Booker prize. Rating: - Catch the Tale by the Tiger The skeptic will dissect a parable, pulling out flaws in narrative construction, pointing out improbabilities, errors, theories to argue otherwise. They, being the astute student of science, will squash the belief in creation, God, Christ, ghosts, miracles, Santa Claus; all because they have a hard time swallowing the notion of faith. Blind faith. The idea that without conclusive proof, a good story remains just that, a good story. Something to tell the kids before bed. This book is just that. A good story, but biblical in the sense of a moral epic: Daniel isn't in the lion's den here - Pi Patel is in a life boat with a Bengal tiger. And just as one reads the stories of the bible, either believing them in blind faith or merely accepting them as a moral tale, one must read this book. In fact, the story of Piscine and the Bengal Tiger sounds like a missing bible chapter - alongside that of Jonah and the Whale. Abandon the inner cynic. Go with the flow of this beautifully scripted tale. Yann Martel's story can truly sweep the reader away, with his florid, descriptive writing, off into the Pacific to join his young protaganist on a journey of self discovery. The message present is universal, whether or not you choose to believe in Pi Patel's adventure. In the face of great adversity and arduous trial, when it feels as if the gods, fate, love have all abandoned, one is forced to meet his maker. It is in these instances where one can rely on faith to survive - not just a belief in god, but the belief that you can change your life and destiny; or you can simply succumb to your enemies, resigning yourself to the hungry maw of that which would greedily feast upon you. Read this book. You may not "believe in God" upon the last period - but you will definitely question the notion of faith if you remain objective. And to believe in God, or Allah, Jehovah, who or whatever, one must question his faith.

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