A tie is a noose and inverted though it is, will hang a man nonetheless, if he is not careful.
Cam and I enjoyed rereading this one. I hadn't read it since highschool and it was interesting following Pi's journey again, remembering some parts but not all the details. It is such a compelling survival story and the ending really makes you think.
Thanks Sarah for giving me the push to pick it up for your #randomclassics buddy read, I really enjoyed the group discussions @TheAromaofBooks
#catsoflitsy #camothecat
Something that I have identified with from Life of Pi is how Pi is so connected to his family. Pi loves his family and they are all very connected. I feel this same way with my family as well.
This was a truly intriguing and thought provoking read. It has interesting things to say about religion, survival, and dealing with trauma. I enjoyed it all the way through from Pi‘s description of his religious experiences to his fight for survival on the Pacific with Richard Parker. When I reached the ending I still had many details to ponder.
*This story of survival on the open ocean includes a few pretty violent scenes.
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Question 4/final: What were your overall thoughts on this story? Did you enjoy it? Did you connect to Pi? I read this one because it's frequently listed on “modern classics“ lists - do you think it deserves that title? Any other scenes or thoughts or shout-outs?
Thank you all for reading along with me!! I'm looking forward to hearing what all of you thought about this one overall!!
@willaful @peanutnine @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Bookwormjillk
Question 3: Finally, Pi washes up on a beach. However, his story sounds completely unbelievable. In response to the skepticism, Pi gives another account, which involves humans, not animals. What did you think of this version? Did it change how you felt about Pi? Did it make his story seem more or less horrific?
@willaful @peanutnine @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Bookwormjillk
Question 2: A large part of this section is spent on a floating island made of meat-eating algae. Was this entire episode fabricated? Do you think it's possibly something that exists? Did you find this section harder to believe than other parts of Pi's adventures? Would you have left the island or stayed? Do you like that my “question“ is actually an entire bombardment of them? 😂
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Whew, this week's section was a ROLLERCOASTER! Where to even start?? Here we have the bizarre episode where Pi goes blind, meets another blind person, and then regains his sight; the entire crazy story of the floating carnivorous algae island; and of course the big reveal at the end that turns everything on its head. I would love to hear what stuck out with all of you about these adventures, so I am going to post four discussion questions!! ⬇
I finished this today . . . what a fascinating story . . .
I‘m waiting until I‘ve had a bit more time to think about it and our final readalong discussion tomorrow before posting a review.
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#ThingsInCommon Boats. @Clwojick #RandomClassic @TheAromaofBooks
This was an intense, fantastical survival story and I think possibly also the longest shaggy dog story ever written. Except the point was never to be funny.
I totally had to look up these floating water stills to understand how they work. How cool are they?? Any thoughts on this week's chapters? I couldn't believe Pi said he was stranded for SEVEN MONTHS. How do you keep from going absolutely crazy? Only ten chapters left, and I am SO interested to find out how he is rescued!
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#RandomClassics
Totally spaced on posting our discussion post yesterday!!!
Any thoughts on this week's chapters? We definitely upped the action game! Things got a little more gruesome than I was anticipating as well!
I couldn't believe how long it took Pi to look for food and water! If you were in his position, would you prefer to take your chances with the makeshift raft or with the tiger??
Sunday morning #BookAndBreakfast before church is one of my favorite things. #1001books
This morning I caught up on reading Life of Pi, and I‘m finding it fascinating. It‘s become an interesting survival story, and I love all the details about the different animals, even when quite brutal.
I still have time for a few more pages of #Clarissa as well. I‘m behind on this past week‘s reading, but I‘ve made it to more of Lovelace‘s letters.
It‘s been a fantastic weekend of visiting family for Easter with very little reading time. This morning, I did a bit of foraging at the family farm, then caught up on Life of Pi by listening to a few chapters on my drive, and was happy to see these adorable kittens again when I got home. I‘ve been intrigued by Pi‘s commentary on religion, and today‘s chapters about leaving India brought us to an interesting point in the story!
So technically we have read through Chapter 37, but since that chapter starts Part 2, I don't have as much to say about it (other than wow! Talk about leaping into the action section! 😂) I didn't find this week's reading quite as engaging. It's a LOT about religion, and since I didn't quite agree with all Pi's conclusions, I didn't completely connect. What did you all think? I was also very struck by Pi's father's decision to give them such ⬇
Sorry @TheAromaofBooks this was due back at the library so I had to finish
I read this when it first came out, and really liked it. I still liked it as much now, and was glad for the re-read as I couldn‘t remember all of the details.
It‘s time for a simple lunch and a few more chapters of Life of Pi. There are some interesting thoughts to ponder in these early chapters, and I‘m thoroughly enjoying a few pages each day.
#ReadAndEat #1001books
The life of Pi by Yann Martel follows the fictional first hand recounting of the tale of a boy getting stranded at sea, with more company than he could ever ask for, and somehow surviving. The first part of the book establishes the first person point of view as Pi introduces himself to us.
Discussion for Chapters 1-7...
I'm not great at leading discussions, friends! 😂 Did you start the book? Any initial thoughts?
I rather like that we haven't jumped straight into action, yet we are getting little teasers that something big happened in Pi's life. I'm quite delighted with the writing style as well. Let me know what you all are thinking!!
Next Monday: Thru Chapter 37!!
@willaful @peanutnine @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Bookwormjillk
The last time I read this was for summer reading in 9th grade and I had to write a paper on it. Curious to see if I can remember what each color highlighter meant... 👀
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Also peep Arthur stalking like Richard Parker in the background 😼 #catsoflitsy
repost for @TheAromaofBooks:
My #RandomClassic for April is Life of Pi. Usually, for my classics, I just read one chapter a day until I'm finished, but I did NOT want to spend over 3 months reading this one 😂 Some of the chapters are only a paragraph or two long, so I divided it up to about 10pgs/day. I'm hoping to post a discussion post (along the lines of “what did you think about this week's chapters?“ every Monday.
#buddyread
My #RandomClassic for April is Life of Pi. Usually, for my classics, I just read one chapter a day until I'm finished, but I did NOT want to spend over 3 months reading this one 😂 Some of the chapters are only a paragraph or two long, so I divided it up to about 10pgs/day. I'm hoping to post a discussion post (along the lines of “what did you think about this week's chapters?“ every Monday. Tagging those who thought they were interested,but ⬇
Have greatly enjoyed being stranded at sea for the past week reading this and I'm gonna have to sit and really think about the ending before I know fully what to make of it😂
I am in part three and am almost done with the book Life of Pi by Yann Martel. This book has been super slow moving but I am finally at a point that is getting interesting. Pi, the main character, is finally off the boat and is having social interactions with non-tigers. The way that this part of the book is formatted is very interesting. It is sort of formatted like a court transcript between Pi and two investigators.
I have a long list of classics, both classic classics and modern classics, that I want to read “someday.“ Last year, I started choosing one a month at random. I read a chapter a day until the book is finished. If, in the meantime, a new month starts, I go ahead and start the new classic as well. It's rare that they have more than 60 chapters, so I don't normally have more than two on the go at a time. ANYWAY I went ahead and drew out my books for⬇
I am about halfway through the book “Life of Pi“ by Yann Martel. So far, I really enjoy the book. You get to hear the inner thoughts of a very smart and independent teenager growing up at a zoo in India. Pi's family decides that they have to move to Canada. On the way trouble arises and Pi is left alone on a small boat with an extremely large Bengal tiger. I really enjoy the book so far, although it is moving very very slowly. I love the story.
This book was a breath of fresh air!
“So tell me, since it makes no factual difference to you and you can‘t prove the question either way, which story do you prefer? Which is the better story, the story with animals or the story without animals?”
Definitely the story with! I cannot stop thinking of the island of meerkat‘s!
I loved this book but at times it wasn‘t an easy read, I found the description of animals suffering very hard to take.
#alphabetgame
#letterV
Once again, I'm playing with the italian title (Life of Pi is the original)
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
I‘m not sure how to review this without spoiling many things, so I‘ll just say that I didn‘t enjoy it: way too long for way too unsatisfying and muddy a conclusion. I don‘t care enough to think through meaning and symbolism and such: I‘m glad it‘s over and my religious feelings haven‘t shifted an iota
My last June #roll100
Wish I took a nap like Gus instead #dogsoflitsy
June 18 #BigJuneReadathonPhotoChallenge "Life/Death" This was one of the most dramatic book in have ever read on survival. @Clwojick
Some waiting room reading: woke up at 5am with a UTI 🤬☠️
By 9:15, I had my antibiotics in hand. Modern healthcare for the win! 👏😅
Today will definitely be a nap filled, relaxing Saturday 😴
Sometimes I felt like I was reading Castaway without a volleyball. So I‘m really not sure what to think. Maybe that‘s the point?
This book starts incredibly slow and I wasn‘t sure I was going to finish it. I only did because it‘s been so well received, I felt like I had to understand the hype. I‘m glad it stuck with it as the second half was very engaging and I couldn‘t put it down. An extremely thought provoking story, that has left me with many questions but I‘m an interesting and exciting way. Despite some of the ambiguity at the end, I still felt fulfilled reading it.
“Inspirational, Delightful to read. Beautiful, Thrilling. I would recommend it to anyone that dares to read glorious art like this book“
Cool story that had some really interesting facts about animals, thought provoking questions on religion, and a survival story that adds intensity and suspense.
I remember watching the movie when it came out and thinking, “wow, I should read this!” Well I finally did, and I ruined my reading experience by trying to remember the ending of the movie the whole time 🤦🏼♀️
I should know better. Always read the book first 📚
Loved it , although it starts slow and there are parts that are jumbled up and confusing it is a really great book with a smooth pace . It‘s heart breaking and sad but also inspiring .
I tried deactivating Facebook and Instagram as an experiment in February and it's going great. I feel much more at peace, and thanks to that I ended up buying this book. I had to wait for a prescription, and with nothing to look at on my phone I wandered around and happened to find a shop where they were selling English books! I chose “Life of Pi“ because I'd seen the movie years ago and liked it.
In this book we see a young boy from India who‘s father owns a zoo. To teach young Piscine (Pi) a life lesson his father shows him all the dangers of the animals including the most dangerous animal the tiger which frightens pi. Pi is also struggling with the matter of religion as he is discovering Christianity. The POV in this story is 1st person because we see pi describing his own life using pronouns like “I” and “me”.
The first part of the book (before the ship sinks) was pretty dry - lots of religion and zoology talk, probably some of it unnecessary. But when the ship sinks, it get much more interesting! I‘m not sure how I feel about it overall, though it does have me thinking, which I suppose is the whole point. So, I give this a pick!
#bookspinbingo
#booked2022 - nautical novel
#pop22 - book with a tiger on the cover