Life of Pi

Life of pi, by Yann Martel is a fantasy, adventure novel, but with a hidden thought-provoking theme that was only revealed at the end. The novel follows a teenage, indian boy called Piscine Patel (Pi) son of a zoo owner and his adventure at sea. In the beginning he is just an ordinary teenager, except he is a Hindu, Christian, Muslim. His experiences growing up with animals (his father is a zoo owner), his family, and his faiths are the main topic of the first part. His family decides to immigrate to Canada, bringing most of their zoo animals with them to sell in North America. They board a cargo ship, but the ship sinks, and Pi spends a total of 227 days floating in the Pacific Ocean, with a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger for company. The first three animals die one by one, but the tiger and Pi survives until they float and reach the Mexican shores. This is the longest and in my opinion, most gruesome part of the book.In the end of the novel, Pi is interviewed about his traumatic experiences and the truth is uncovered.
I recommend this novel to anyone who is interested in adventure and suspense. Throughout the book I really felt empathy for the main characters and although i cannot relate to the experience i felt some of the emotions they where experiencing. Overall a great novel, winner of a Man Booker prize!