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Science Informer - Life of Pi
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List Price: $24.55
Our Price: $19.89
Your Save: $ 4.66 ( 19% )
Availability: Usually ships in 6 to 11 days
Manufacturer: Topeka Bindery
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Binding: School & Library Binding
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780613599078
ISBN: 0613599071
Label: Topeka Bindery
Manufacturer: Topeka Bindery
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 2003-07
Publisher: Topeka Bindery
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Topeka Bindery
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Summary: Incredible Literary Adventure
Comment: This is one of my favorite books. Yann Martel makes us realize how animalistic humans can be in the most enjoyable way possible.
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Summary: try it in audio form
Comment: I have listened to this novel 3 times. It is a wonderful story, that many people could take many ways. but to listen to it..... the readers voice is so perfect for the story, and it lets you use all of your imagination to picture what you hear. You may think it starts slow, but don't give up, you'll be learning. And it will all be worth it. This book is such a treat.
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Summary: Longer than necessary, slow, doesn't live up to hype
Comment: Honestly, this book is longer than necessary and moves WAY too slowly. Normally I can finish a book this length in a couple days. It took me weeks to drag myself through this book. It was by sheer will and determination that I even finished it. This book was recommended by a friend and Amazon based on other books I've read. It did NOT live up to the hype. There are so many books out there which are much better.
At no point did it ever make me want to believe in God. It's argument, God is the prettier story- or as other have put it, why not believe in God- it's a sort of hedging your bets strategy, is really not very compelling. I actually thought the "second" story was better and more compelling because it shows the truth of humanity.
I liked the contrast between the stories, and maybe that should have been developed more. And the beginning is completely confusing.
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Summary: Worst book EVER!
Comment: Save your bucks, people -- here's the theme: we should believe in God because...it's the prettier story. What the hell? Is this guy kidding? How incredibly naive!
Martel must be targeting an audience of children, because I can't see how a mature adult could take this nonsense seriously.
What a bunch of malarkey. What a waste of time. Hey Martel, you hack! Give me back my money!
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Summary: We believe what is familiar...
Comment: Life of Pi is an allegory about religion and how we individually assimilate the world and its meaning. The book has two distinct parts. The first half of the novel is Pi's life as the son of a zookeeper, followed by his survival at sea after a ship wreak.
The author does an excellent job of tying these to halves of his novel together in the final chapter. The book ends enigmatically, asking the reader to ponder his or her own belief system.
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Editorial Reviews:
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WINNER OF THE 2002 BOOKER PRIZE After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The crew of the surviving vessel consists of a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan, a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger and Pi -- a 16-year-old Indian boy. The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary pieces of literary fiction of recent years.
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