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flourished1's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
moonwilson's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This book was so beautifully written, and it told such an emotional and moving story. The style of writing in this book was phenomenal, and I truly don’t think the story could haven been told in any other voice. It’s a hard story to sit with, but it will take you on a journey like no other.
shellydav's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed the set-up preface quite a bit, and that the book was a blending of coming-of-age, allegory, myth, and spirituality.
mrswift's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
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? Yes
5.0
alegf's review against another edition
Finished reading Life of Pi on π day :D .
some of my favorite Quotes:
"At moments of wonder, it is easy to avoid small thinking, to entertain thoughts that span the universe, that capture both thunder and tinkle, thick and thin, the near and the far."
"To survive for so long in a lifeboat with a 450-pound Bengal tiger only to die up a tree at the hands of two-pound meerkats struck me as a tragedy too unfair and too ridiculous to bear."
"The world isn't just the way it is. It is how we understand it, no? And in understanding something, we bring something to it, no? Doesn't that make life a story?"
some of my favorite Quotes:
"At moments of wonder, it is easy to avoid small thinking, to entertain thoughts that span the universe, that capture both thunder and tinkle, thick and thin, the near and the far."
"To survive for so long in a lifeboat with a 450-pound Bengal tiger only to die up a tree at the hands of two-pound meerkats struck me as a tragedy too unfair and too ridiculous to bear."
"The world isn't just the way it is. It is how we understand it, no? And in understanding something, we bring something to it, no? Doesn't that make life a story?"
intute's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
bpsalinas's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
4.0
This book is dark! It’s just a kid stuck on a raft with a tiger in the middle of the ocean. The prose is beautiful and the characters of the kid and the tiger and incredibly well-realized. The tiger is never anthropomorphized, which really makes the whole thing work so well. The story gets pretty wild at times, and it’ll leave you thinking deeply about its themes after you finish it. There’s a lot going on here. More than it seems at first.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Animal death, and Gore