Well I finally read Life of Pi , it only took a severe plane
delay due to maintenance issues and many hours at the airport to make me say to
myself, fine let’s do this. (Anyone else feel like every flight they get on is
delayed to some degree, or is it me?) My book club pick this one out as our
inaugural book, and it was not my style of book as I tend to lean towards
multiple characters and a bit less graphic. Needless to say, I am rather glad
the book club picked something out of my normal style to get me to broaden my
horizons. The book follows a very religious young man – very much driven by a
true faith – he is Muslim, Hindu and Christian, and practices all with
regularity. This aspect I found incredibly fascinating – faith is so
individualized and so controversial, seeing one person feel strongly enough to
call himself all three was just different. The story of Pi’s survival is interesting
particularly as he finds himself aboard the boat with a small menagerie of zoo
animals. I also appreciated the twist at the end where you have to decide for
yourself what truly happened aboard the lifeboat. All and all I am glad to have
crossed this off my list of books I should read, and glad I get to discuss it
later over wine and cheese.
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