A review by bpsalinas
Life of Pi by Yann Martel

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. 
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