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Indlæser... Pi's liv : roman (2001)af Yann Martel
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A good read, witty, imaginative,. ( ![]() Here's what I wrote in 2011 about this read: "Engrossing and very thought provoking. The Indian boy Pi's faith (he practices Hinduism, Christianity and Islam by the time he is a young teen) and 227 days shipwrecked at sea (with animal, or with humans?) provokes questions about our faith. Very interesting reading of online readers questions, explanations, and bewilderments. No one seems to be able to make clear sense of the floating, carnivorous island . . . " An amazing story that raises the question of metaphor in a whole new way. Richard Parker This book started out slow. However the background on our hero Pi is essential to understanding his journey. Of which the story really picks up. The writing was vivid enough to allow me to see what Pi was seeing. I loved the descriptions of the animals and of India. Richard Parker was an instant love of mine, and I will highly recommend this book to anyone. I have been yearning to read this book for a long time. Everyone I spoke to was obsessed with this book to the n-th degree, so I figured I might feel the same way once I read it. I was highly mistaken. I found this book to be slow moving and boring, even though it is well written. This book was just not for me (which happens, by the way. Not every reader has to like every book ever written). That being said, I still wanted to give it a quality review. For me, the stars are low - but keep in mind this book is still excellent and the idea was intriguing. To keep the plot short: A boy is trapped on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger after his family was trying to move their zoo animals across the sea. Tragedy strikes, and now Pi (our lead) is stuck with Richard Parker (our cat). I found that this story went in many different directions. At first, this story seemed to be all about animals and how Pi's father ran a zoo. I thought there might be more information in regards to him opening a zoo in the future, or having some great story arc involving it. Unfortunately, this didn't go very far. It seemed to just be an introduction into the character rather than making it an integral part of the story (except for the animals on the lifeboat, of course). Then religion is thrown into the mix!! Pi enjoys practicing three different religions and this causes strife with his family, and then the plot point is essentially gone. There could have been lots of room for improvement in this discussion further along in the book, but all we get is that Pi is "praying" a lot. To me, having all of these opportunities to follow through with these plot lines was a bit of a waste. Why just have these points as an intro to the character? Why not use them to your advantage? I also found this book to be SO FREAKING SLOW AND BORING. It's inspirational, but when it's close to two hundred pages of "stuck on a boat, send help, I am praying, there's a tiger, i need to drink water" over and over, it gets a little tiring. When I look at other reviews and theories about this book, I understand the theme is about religion. You can pick your story to follow God - just like picking apart this book. There's multiple stories to follow, and you can pick the one you like. I don't know how I feel about this theme and the way it is presented, but it worked. This book also has some gore in it, so if you don't want to read about an animal being ripped apart in description then this book might not be for you!! Pros: 1. The chapters are short - I like when books don't make long chapters. Having a chapter that lasts one hundred pages tires me out. Having the opportunity to stop where I want to with a small chapter is a nice quality about this book. 2. The cover - The cover is absolutely gorgeous. It's simple, it's colourful and it gets to the point. I appreciate a well thought out cover. 3. Beautiful language - Yann Martel can present a scene well with his words. There are some moments in this book where I got lost in his choice of words. Cons: 1. Slow and Steady doesn't always win the race. 2. Religion. This seems like a bad place to put it, but I know many people who would lose their minds having religion be a theme in the book (some would have it as an AMAZING PRO). That being said, I'm putting it in cons because of the strife it may cause some readers. There's also times I think that religion was mentioned to much, like the author was trying to hit us over the head with it. Just because you leave religion out for one page doesn't mean we'll forget about it! 3. The story drags with the same thoughts and concepts. Overall, this book was not my cup of tea. It is beautifully written and was a unique take on religion I hadn't seen before. I had high hopes and expectations for this book, but it didn't bode well for me. I blame a lot of the really great reviews and everyone saying it was the best book ever to make me have such high expectations, but putting the blame on them really won't get me anywhere, will it? Two out of five stars.
The story is engaging and the characters attractively zany. Piscine Molitor Patel (named after a family friend's favourite French swimming pool) grows up in Pondicherry, a French-speaking part of India, where his father runs the local zoo. Pi, Hindu-born, has a talent for faith and sees nothing wrong with being converted both to Islam and to Christianity. Pi and his brother understand animals intimately, but their father impresses on them the dangers of anthropomorphism: invade an animal's territory, and you will quickly find that nearly every creature is dangerous Granted, it may not qualify as ''a story that will make you believe in God,'' as one character describes it. But it could renew your faith in the ability of novelists to invest even the most outrageous scenario with plausible life -- although sticklers for literal realism, poor souls, will find much to carp at. Tilhører ForlagsserienThe Canons (12) Fischer Taschenbuch (15665) Keltainen kirjasto (350) Keltainen pokkari (55) Har tilpasningenEr inspireret afHas as a reference guide/companionIndeholder elevguideHæderspriserDistinctionsWhitcoulls Top 100 Books (26 – 2008) Whitcoulls Top 100 Books (8 – 2010) Notable Lists
Da Pi er seksten beslutter hans forældre at emigrere fra Indien til Canada med deres zoologiske have. Men fragtskibet forliser, og i 227 dage deler Pi redningsbåd, rationer og tanker med den 200 kg tunge bengalske tiger Richard Parker. No library descriptions found. |
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