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Life of Pi by Yann Martel

gatosenojados's review against another edition

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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

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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

mia_dt13's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

taliesinpendragon's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

5.0

anabelds's review against another edition

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5.0

4.5 stars. I loved this book more than I thought I would. Beautiful story and incredibly moving.

trudy1963's review against another edition

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4.0

From the 1,001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

aquakerwitch's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I prefer the story with the animals, even though the idea of someone trying to eat tiger poo horrifies me. Wild how many characters they gender swapped for the UK touring version of the play to make it slightly more diverse as in the book I think the mum is the only woman??

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rowchamp5's review against another edition

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

4.0

meghancrack's review against another edition

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3.0

I read this book a long time ago now. I loved the part regarding the boys religious beliefs and how just one wasn't enough for him. Who/what was the tiger in this story????

bungadinding's review against another edition

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5.0

Udah punya buku ini sejak SMP. Belum lama ini bukunya baru balik setelah dipinjem temen lumayan lama, akhirnya baca ulang sekilas-sekilas.

*setelah ini mungkin agak spoiler*

Waktu SMP caraku ngebaca buku ini pure as an amazing tale. Aku 100% percaya kalau cerita Pi versi yang ada binatang-binatangnya itulah yang benar, trus di ending sewaktu dia menceritakan versi lain yang tanpa-binatang, pokoknya dia bohong aja biar ceritanya kedengaran rasional. Sekarang udah lebih ngerti kalau cerita versi kedua itu mungkin malah yang benar, trus rasanya agak-agak syok (...) However, aku setuju pas baca analisis di SparkNotes kalau manusia rupanya sering menggunakan imajinasi buat meringankan kenyataan hidup yang berat. Contoh: lebih enak percaya aku ini sebenarnya lahir di dimensi lain yang ajaib, macem Hogwarts atau Narnia, Middle-Earth, Wonderland, 1Q84, apapunlah, trus sejak entah kapan tanpa sadar terseret masuk ke dunia nyata yang aneh ini sampai sekarang--daripada nerima kenyataan dari lahir sampai sekarang ya this is my real world (....) Contoh lain: someone I know recently told me that she was jealous of her business rivals, sampai nuduh kalau saingannya itu jangan-jangan pake cara curang buat cari untung macem babi ngepet, tuyul dkk. Kupikir, mungkin bagi dia lebih enak berimajinasi gitu daripada nerima kenyataan kalau dia kalah bersaing. Begitulah...

Tapi juga, nilai lain yang ditanamkan Pi lewat buku ini, dan maknanya besar banget: faith. Iman. Mungkin imajinasi itu ibaratnya sekoci penyelamat kali ya, sementara faith itu ibaratnya kemudi atau malah motor penggerak; kamu naik sekoci aja udah selamat, tapi cuma terombang-ambing di tengah laut tanpa daya, nunggu takdir kapan sampai daratan aja. Sementara kalau kamu punya kemudi dan motor penggerak, kamu bisa nentuin arah sendiri dan maju, selamat lebih cepat.

Cara pandang Pi tentang keimanan dalam buku ini dalem sih. Lumayan nonjok, eye-opening, mungkin selama ini tanpa sadar dikit-banyak aku kepengaruh juga sama cara pandang Pi.