A Short Review of The Life of Pi, a Novel by Yann Martel

Yann Martel’s Life of Pi thus far has been an incredibly interesting read. Although in the beginning, it is sort of hard to get into. one will find that once they’re knee-deep in the book.

it’s hard to turn away. The book has been really adventurous for me, and I find myself wishing to vicariously live through Pi Patel as he ventures through the 200 he grew up in, experiencing every animal every day. Early on in the book. my attention was caught immediately as Pi began to speak about sloths, seeing as how they are my favorite animal! As I read about the tiger in chapter 8, it made me feel for the two brothers, Pi and Ravi. I read their continuous “Yes. Father,” responses as he pounded them down with advice about animals.

It reminded me of learning as a child, not understanding what was going on or why should do something, but saying yes anyway because I knew disrespecting my parents would be a worse result.

Pi narrates and has a keen interest in religion, he relates religions to zoos as he says “I know zoos are no longer in people’s good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusions about freedom plague them both. Reading things like this in the book makes me as the reader think more about my own views of religion. I already question religion as it is, but it’s an interesting twist for me to read from the perspective of someone who values religion so highly.

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Another thing I’ve really come to love about the beginning of the book is the random excerpts from when Pi and the tiger are alone together (that’s what I‘m assuming at least. I love how the author Yann weaves the future and the memories together, intertwining the story.