Every once in a while, I like to go on www.imdb.com and watch trailers for up and coming new movies. I watched the trailer for Life of Pi. It looked really interesting, so I googled it. It was based on a book. I reserved the book at the library. Last Saturday, I picked it up and I have already finished it!
It was really good! The author, Yann Martel, has a great way of telling a story! It was funny, it was exciting, it was sad, it was adventurous and most of all, it was a great read!
Life of Pi tells the story of Piscine, "Pi" for short, Patel, and how he survives a shipwreck at sea, with a 450 pound Bengal tiger! A 16 year old boy, Pi was living in Pondicherry, India, with his family. His father ran a zoo. His father decided to sell all the animals and move the entire family to Canada. They had to transport some of the animals and so they took a freighter ship headed for Canada. One thing led to another, and the ship sank, leaving Pi the sole survivor, along with an odd variety of animals!
I don't want to ruin the story for you, so I suggest you read it! I could not put it down! I wanted to see how Pi survived and see how his story ended! I kept reading passages to Eric, because the author had a really funny way of how he told things!
I can't wait to see the movie and see how it compares!
I will have to check this out, I am always looking for new books to read!
ReplyDeleteIt really was a good book! I highly recommend it!
DeleteWell, I haven't found it at the store yet, but I found another book at Big Lots that is written by the same person that I picked up for $.50 to read LOL.
ReplyDeleteI found it at the library. You might check yours! What book did you get?
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