Hmmm Life of Pi... One thing that bothered me was from Part Three, when Pi suggests that the entire story may have been made from his imagination. Though I know the book is fiction, the story was such a good one that hearing it was fake was upsetting. Other than that, I enjoyed it.
I really liked Life of Pi. It had a lot of interesting ideas. If you went into it with an open mind, instead of seeing all the long descriptions as lengthy and boring, you actually realize that it brings up a lot of pretty cool issues. My favorite part was the three religious leaders arguing about which religion is better. I liked when Pi says, "'Bapu Ghandi said, 'All religions are true.' I just want to love God.'"
I really enjoyed this book. One annoyingly gruesome part was about the french cook cutting off the leg of the sailor and then taking a bite. it just gives shivers....
I thought Life of Pi was one of those books that was really interesting and posed a lot of thought provoking themes. I just didn't like that the middle seemed to drag on and on, it would've been better if a good 100 or so pages were edited out because most of it was repetitive. On that note, having gotten through the whole middle i was so disappointed when the end made you doubt all of it ever happened. I like the way it was written; those kinds of endings are always cool, but so so frustrating. Over all it was a decent read.
I thought Life of Pi was really good. I put it off until last out of my three books because everybody was telling me how horrible and boring it was, so I was a little nervous to read it. I thought it was actually really interesting and made you want to keep reading. I am not sure whether the animals were a figment of Pi's imagination, but one thing that makes me think they may have been is that Pi mentioned he did not know how the animals ended up overboard because they were locked in cages and it was the middle of the night.
Life of Pi was slow at first. But in dealing with controversial issues like religion, popular issues like shipwreck and survival, and taboo issues like cannibalism, it was very original. The ending, as endings go, wasn't exactly satisfying, but endings like that aren't meant to be satisfying in the first place (at least it wasn't fakey-happily-ever-after). I thought it was interesting that in the realistic (albeit less colorful) version, Pi symbolized himself as a tiger. And what I find compelling about the second story is, because he left so much unsaid, you wonder what things represent and how the animal events translate into human actions.
I remember after I read the summary on the back of Life of Pi I thought it wouldn't be very good because the plot seemed pretty random and weird, but after reading it I was able to appreciate its unique ideas. The way that religion is portrayed in the novel, and its connection to animals, was really interesting to me, and it seemed to be one quality that made Life of Pi enjoyable to read.
I liked the spiritual and religious aspects of Life of Pi. When the three religious figures confront Pi and his family, Pi, who was yet to be tainted by world's prejudice and segregational thoughts, answered them with the basic principles of the religions: Love. It was pretty mind-opening.
I really enjoyed Life of Pi because of its unique plot. Although the middle section of the book (when Pi is on the boat) seemed never ending, I found it interesting how as time went by, Pi began doing things he wouldn't normally be daring enough to do. For example, after he killed his first fish, he wept all night, but as more days went by, killing sea life was merely part of his routine.
I found Life of Pi to be a very engaging novel. Martel illustrated the darker side of human nature - how when confronted with less than ideal circumstances, humans easily turn to cannibalistic and vulgar behavior that we only believe animals are capable of. Maybe Martel is correct in his belief that humans are really not that different from animals. They simply are able to hide their savagery better.
I thought Life of Pi was interesting, although there were some parts that did drag on. I liked how Pi was able to embrace the three religions that he came across. While most people tend to criticize other relgions by believeing their own religion is the one true religion, Pi was able to see a similarity: he simply just wanted to love God. I also though the island that Pi landed on was kind of disturbing. It is strange how during the day the island serves as a source of food for the animals, but at night the animals serve as a source of food for the island.
I enjoyed reading Life of Pi. My favorite part is towards the end, when Pi offers a new story for the interviewers to contemplate. It offers a realistic story against the seemingly impossible story he presented before. In the end, it is still ambiguous as to which story was accurate and which was simply a figment of imagination.
I really like Life of Pi, but it really dragged out of some of the events. I thought it was really intersting how Pi believed in three differents religions at the same time. Despite all the conflicts between the three religions, Pi liked all of them, which showed he really wanted to be close to God. I didn't like the ending story with the contrasting story with animals. For me it is hard to believe that a person would actually eat somebody, when they are at fault for the lack of food. The description of the cook really gave me shivers, but I am happy that the book ended on a somewhat happy note
I really enjoyed reading Life of Pi it was very interesting and unique. While I was reading it I liked that it was very straight forward and had no complications, just a great story. Then at the end when Pi said that his whole journey(the book basicaly) might not have actually happened to him I was somewhat disappointed. However the unexpected twist got me thinking about what Martel was mentioning earlier in the book about animal behaviors and relationships, which showed me the connection between the two stories, and made me realize that the book is not so straight forward and actually had alot more depth which I liked a little more.
Although Life of Pi was rather long, I still enjoyed it and found it to be a good choice for a summer reading book. The story was interesting and brought up a lot of good issues. I was most fascinated by how Pi was able to practice three different religions and seem to do so equally. One of my favorite parts of the book was also when his family met the three religious and they had their argument. It was interesting to see what they thought of each other's religions. I enjoyed reading this book!
I also was bothered by the ending. As a reader, you don't want to believe that the whole story was possibly just a figment of Pi's imagination. I may have not loved Life of Pi, but I definitly liked it a lot more than Cats Cradle.
Okay I just wanted to make another comment after having our class discussion. I want to say that my group's discussion made me appreciate the book more. The book sparks so many interesting topics that one can talk about. The discussion made me realize how complex and interesting that book is.
I liked reading Life of Pi. My favorite part was where Pi made Richard Parker jump through the hoops he made on the island. It was interesting how at the start of the book Pi was terrified of Richard Parker, but Pi was able to train him by scaring him with the whistle and bribing him with fish.
I really didn't like Life Of Pi. I had a difficult time appreciating the story and the outcome, partially because I didn't feel a strong connection toward Pi. He did not seem like a real or engaging character and, despite his terrible loss and miserable circumstances, I did not feel truly sorry for him. I thought that it was interesting how religion paralleled to zoology, and I feel that it would be interesting to discuss this comparison. The beginning and middle were incredibly hard to get through due to the overwhelmingly repetitive descriptions and sheer lack of dialogue. The ending was a disapointment and made me lose respect for Pi Patel as a character.
Wow. Where to begin? Umm, WELL, before today's discusion in class, I really enjoyed this book. I simply could not put it down. Pi's story was really inspiring (as cheesy as it sounds), and I gained a lot of respect for his character. As usual, I was the last one to realize, that both stories could be true and I found it rather disapointing than satifying as it was before. I just left class completly baffled and upset. But not to over exaggerate, like it did in class, I liked this book very much and would read it again. It is very cleverly written and the language and can be used in many terms/ideas. This was a nice read :P and I have to disagree with all ya'll out there who said this was boring...because it wasn't.
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Hmmm Life of Pi... One thing that bothered me was from Part Three, when Pi suggests that the entire story may have been made from his imagination. Though I know the book is fiction, the story was such a good one that hearing it was fake was upsetting. Other than that, I enjoyed it.
P.S. Woooo first post =)
I really liked Life of Pi. It had a lot of interesting ideas. If you went into it with an open mind, instead of seeing all the long descriptions as lengthy and boring, you actually realize that it brings up a lot of pretty cool issues. My favorite part was the three religious leaders arguing about which religion is better. I liked when Pi says, "'Bapu Ghandi said, 'All religions are true.' I just want to love God.'"
I really enjoyed this book. One annoyingly gruesome part was about the french cook cutting off the leg of the sailor and then taking a bite. it just gives shivers....
I thought Life of Pi was one of those books that was really interesting and posed a lot of thought provoking themes. I just didn't like that the middle seemed to drag on and on, it would've been better if a good 100 or so pages were edited out because most of it was repetitive.
On that note, having gotten through the whole middle i was so disappointed when the end made you doubt all of it ever happened. I like the way it was written; those kinds of endings are always cool, but so so frustrating. Over all it was a decent read.
I thought Life of Pi was really good. I put it off until last out of my three books because everybody was telling me how horrible and boring it was, so I was a little nervous to read it. I thought it was actually really interesting and made you want to keep reading. I am not sure whether the animals were a figment of Pi's imagination, but one thing that makes me think they may have been is that Pi mentioned he did not know how the animals ended up overboard because they were locked in cages and it was the middle of the night.
Life of Pi was slow at first. But in dealing with controversial issues like religion, popular issues like shipwreck and survival, and taboo issues like cannibalism, it was very original. The ending, as endings go, wasn't exactly satisfying, but endings like that aren't meant to be satisfying in the first place (at least it wasn't fakey-happily-ever-after). I thought it was interesting that in the realistic (albeit less colorful) version, Pi symbolized himself as a tiger. And what I find compelling about the second story is, because he left so much unsaid, you wonder what things represent and how the animal events translate into human actions.
I remember after I read the summary on the back of Life of Pi I thought it wouldn't be very good because the plot seemed pretty random and weird, but after reading it I was able to appreciate its unique ideas. The way that religion is portrayed in the novel, and its connection to animals, was really interesting to me, and it seemed to be one quality that made Life of Pi enjoyable to read.
I liked the spiritual and religious aspects of Life of Pi. When the three religious figures confront Pi and his family, Pi, who was yet to be tainted by world's prejudice and segregational thoughts, answered them with the basic principles of the religions: Love. It was pretty mind-opening.
I really enjoyed Life of Pi because of its unique plot. Although the middle section of the book (when Pi is on the boat) seemed never ending, I found it interesting how as time went by, Pi began doing things he wouldn't normally be daring enough to do. For example, after he killed his first fish, he wept all night, but as more days went by, killing sea life was merely part of his routine.
I found Life of Pi to be a very engaging novel. Martel illustrated the darker side of human nature - how when confronted with less than ideal circumstances, humans easily turn to cannibalistic and vulgar behavior that we only believe animals are capable of. Maybe Martel is correct in his belief that humans are really not that different from animals. They simply are able to hide their savagery better.
I thought Life of Pi was interesting, although there were some parts that did drag on. I liked how Pi was able to embrace the three religions that he came across. While most people tend to criticize other relgions by believeing their own religion is the one true religion, Pi was able to see a similarity: he simply just wanted to love God. I also though the island that Pi landed on was kind of disturbing. It is strange how during the day the island serves as a source of food for the animals, but at night the animals serve as a source of food for the island.
I enjoyed reading Life of Pi. My favorite part is towards the end, when Pi offers a new story for the interviewers to contemplate. It offers a realistic story against the seemingly impossible story he presented before. In the end, it is still ambiguous as to which story was accurate and which was simply a figment of imagination.
I really like Life of Pi, but it really dragged out of some of the events. I thought it was really intersting how Pi believed in three differents religions at the same time. Despite all the conflicts between the three religions, Pi liked all of them, which showed he really wanted to be close to God. I didn't like the ending story with the contrasting story with animals. For me it is hard to believe that a person would actually eat somebody, when they are at fault for the lack of food. The description of the cook really gave me shivers, but I am happy that the book ended on a somewhat happy note
I really enjoyed reading Life of Pi it was very interesting and unique. While I was reading it I liked that it was very straight forward and had no complications, just a great story. Then at the end when Pi said that his whole journey(the book basicaly) might not have actually happened to him I was somewhat disappointed. However the unexpected twist got me thinking about what Martel was mentioning earlier in the book about animal behaviors and relationships, which showed me the connection between the two stories, and made me realize that the book is not so straight forward and actually had alot more depth which I liked a little more.
Although Life of Pi was rather long, I still enjoyed it and found it to be a good choice for a summer reading book. The story was interesting and brought up a lot of good issues. I was most fascinated by how Pi was able to practice three different religions and seem to do so equally. One of my favorite parts of the book was also when his family met the three religious and they had their argument. It was interesting to see what they thought of each other's religions. I enjoyed reading this book!
I also was bothered by the ending. As a reader, you don't want to believe that the whole story was possibly just a figment of Pi's imagination. I may have not loved Life of Pi, but I definitly liked it a lot more than Cats Cradle.
Life of Pi was interseting but the beginning was boring. It really annoyed me that they did not belive him at the end though.
Okay I just wanted to make another comment after having our class discussion. I want to say that my group's discussion made me appreciate the book more. The book sparks so many interesting topics that one can talk about. The discussion made me realize how complex and interesting that book is.
I liked reading Life of Pi. My favorite part was where Pi made Richard Parker jump through the hoops he made on the island. It was interesting how at the start of the book Pi was terrified of Richard Parker, but Pi was able to train him by scaring him with the whistle and bribing him with fish.
I really didn't like Life Of Pi. I had a difficult time appreciating the story and the outcome, partially because I didn't feel a strong connection toward Pi. He did not seem like a real or engaging character and, despite his terrible loss and miserable circumstances, I did not feel truly sorry for him. I thought that it was interesting how religion paralleled to zoology, and I feel that it would be interesting to discuss this comparison. The beginning and middle were incredibly hard to get through due to the overwhelmingly repetitive descriptions and sheer lack of dialogue. The ending was a disapointment and made me lose respect for Pi Patel as a character.
Wow.
Where to begin? Umm,
WELL, before today's discusion in class, I really enjoyed this book. I simply could not put it down. Pi's story was really inspiring (as cheesy as it sounds), and I gained a lot of respect for his character. As usual, I was the last one to realize, that both stories could be true and I found it rather disapointing than satifying as it was before. I just left class completly baffled and upset. But not to over exaggerate, like it did in class, I liked this book very much and would read it again. It is very cleverly written and the language and can be used in many terms/ideas.
This was a nice read
:P
and I have to disagree with all ya'll out there who said this was boring...because it wasn't.
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