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doctormon's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.0
Graphic: Cannibalism and Animal death
Moderate: Gore and Animal death
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
jessthanthree's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Cannibalism and Animal cruelty
sonlight21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
It is truly an interesting book but please be aware of the content warnings and go in expecting some weird, challenging and dark things.
Another note is I did not enjoy or appreciate how this book portrayed religion or Christianity. It seems to be written by someone who has studied religion form the outside but never been apart of it and does not understand it nor believe in God.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Dysphoria, Excrement, Medical trauma, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts
theseasoul's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Vomit and Gore
kayamckergow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Cannibalism, Animal death, Blood, Gore, and Body horror
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
__olivia__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
My overall experience of this book was underwhelming. Pi's perspective was unique though sometimes contradictory (like why would he say that believing in God is like choosing the better story if he is a highly devoted religious person who truly believes in God? Is he saying that he is only religious because it's a "better story?"). Those thoughts aside, part one was way too long. I get that Pi's knowledge on zookeeping and such aided the story's verisimilitude, but did it really need to be 36 chapters? Part two was weird, and that's all I'll say about that. Part three was by far my favourite. The chaos of the Japanese businessmen and Pi's interactions was everything, and I liked how it all tied together in the end.
I appreciate the ideas and themes that Yann Martel explored throughout this novel, but I guess I'll save those thoughts for my essay...
Graphic: Murder and Cannibalism
anaguana's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Death
strangequark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Violence
Moderate: Cannibalism
amavi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
Minor: Vomit
madinhoa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Body horror, Torture, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Animal death, Vomit, Violence, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Medical content, Gore, Grief, Excrement, Child abuse, and Cannibalism