“I don't understand why people call this as an fiction and are interseted in finding out which story was true..In my opinion, this book is more of a research thesis than a fictional novel. Otherwise, a reader would never have to ponder and introspect so much for a fictional work.I started of this book with the thought that this is yet another religious attempt by a shrewd prophet. But this book definitely goes beyond that by widening our perceptional horizons on Religion, Existence of God, Human emotions, Animal psychology, Intricacies of nature. Probably that’s the reason why I was hooked on to this novel so much.I could see a bit of Charles Darwin (Survival of fittest), Sigmund Freud (Human Emotions), Vivekananda (Need for religions) and Albert Einstein (Time and space) in this work.I would definitely love to reread this research thesis filled with facts, reasonings and philosophies that are so beautifully concealed or wrapped in a fictional storylinewww.mskirubaharan.blogspot.com”
“I can't believe so many people bought the story at the end! I really believed whole-heartedly that the animal story was true. The human story seemed hard to believe to me. In reality, they're both fictional stories so one isn't really more "real" than the other. I will always think of the book as the animal story though.”
“This book was really good. Religion, survival, somehow the author manages to incorporate so much into this novel.”
“I read it some time ago.It is a different kind than the usual and that makes it definately interesting.After It is adventurous , and the imagination is exteraordinary.VERY READABLE.”
“I heard from one of my friends who likes to read. She told me that it is a good book. I think that she reads some great books. So I wonder, is this a book worth taking the time to read?”
“One of my friends said this book was good when she read it so what I'm wondering is if this book is actually worth reading?”
“is this book descripitive??”
“The book is great. But I found it shocking to believe that Richard Parker was in fact Pi's father, though I must admit this metaphoric rendering of the story is original and does really prompt one to consider human relationships. For, the same instincts of self-preservation that triggered the so called Richard Parker to behave the way he did determined Pi to present the story metaphorically, sparing himself and others of the horrible truth.”
“I believe that Pi replaced reality with the " better" story that include animals, and one of the things that made me believe that is when he was talking about Orange Juice and how she had two boys back at the zoo! Could the two boys be Pi and his brother since Orange Juice was supposed to be his mother?Such a great story though that requires a leap of faith! I actually didnt doubt the story with the tiger until he reached the part where Orange juice came floating on a pile of banana, and then with the island, but i simply brushed those off and continued to believe for some reason, ofcourse until the end,Such an intriguing, though-provoking book! not to mention how beautifully it was written!”
“0niongirl,Pi tells the story later on about how the tiger is named, but if you must know, the tiger's name somehow got mixed up with the trapper who caught him, so it stuck. Hope this helps. :)”
