Reviews

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

jcaballero0725's review against another edition

3.0

The book kind of dragged on for me. The beginning seemed to be the author going on and on about different religions. Finally it gets to a more emotion inducing scene and was vivid in the descriptions, which was nice. Unfortunately for me, I watched the movie before I read the book and that always ruins some of the magic.

moominpapareads's review against another edition

5.0

Reread. I am literaly in tears right now holy shit, please read this book

kiia_josefiina's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

shreyapandey13's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

evangelinemurphy's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely loved this book. Loved the beginning, middle, and end. A 5 star read for me for sure.

cilie's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.75

Wouldn't recommend this for anybody who have already watched the movie.

This was definitely not a book for me - all telling and no showing. The boy is afloat in a lifeboat under terrifying conditions and with he's life hanging in a thread, and I never felt anything - Not sadness, tension, joy, or relief. 

The beginning of the book was incredible tedious, full of philosophical debates on religion and zoo keeping, which held no importance for the rest of the story. When at last his gets on the lifeboat ca. 30% in the narrative is full of details about how he is hungry, caches fish, keeps the boat clean, is hungry, gather water, and is hungry. 

I don't even think the twist holds up to scrutiny, but maybe that wouldn't be a problem if I haven't seen the movie (not really the same twist, btw). 

The book was way to long and detailed, but might have been a quite enjoyable novella.

andromedafalls's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Custom Rating: Best Book I Read for a Class/5

alayna017's review against another edition

5.0

Very good book, such an interesting story even if it’s mainly on a lifeboat in the Pacific. I watched the movie while reading/listening to the book. I thought the movie was great as well; there were beautiful scenes that really came to life from the book. Pi faces adversity and overcomes it, and I really enjoyed reading his story!

gatosenojados's review against another edition

4.0

I almost abandoned this book because the intro was long and i didnt know where the story was going. It got interesting once he started talking about the religions. It stayed interesting throughout, but got almost unbearably icky at times.

maya_prsnc's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0