I've been on hold for this ebook forEVER, and finally got it right after Christmas and in time for my trip to Florida. I realize I am probably one of the last readers in America to read it, and I'm sorry I waited. What a fabulous novel! And I mean fabulous in a couple of different ways, as anyone who has read the book understands.
For those of you who haven't, this is the story of Pi Patel, a 16-year-old Indian boy whose family owns a zoo. When his parents decide to close the zoo and move from India to Canada, they travel by freighter with several of the zoo animals. Unfortunately the ship goes down in the middle of the Pacific, and Pi is the only human survivor - along with a hyena, a zebra, and orangutan, and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
Pi's adventures on the lifeboat with this group aren't pretty, adventures they certainly are. The fact that he survives some 200-odd days in the open sea is simply amazing, and his ability to deal with Richard Parker is pretty wonderful. I also found the end to be quite surprising - I didn't see it coming at all, and that made it all the better.
I highly recommend Life of Pi, and will definitely plan on seeing the movie.
Life of Pi
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