Book report #5

Martel Yann, Life of Pi, Canada
Canongate Books Ltd.:2002

Reason, Type and Setting: I chose this book, because the name caught my interest. This novel is an allegory and it takes place in India, the Pacific Ocean, Mexico, Canada in 1990's.

Plot:An anonymous author decides to leave his home, Canada, for India where he meets a man named Francis. He tells him a story, which is supposed to be as good, as he will make him believe in God. The rest of the book is the story itself. The story is devided into several parts. In the first one, a boy called Pi is pictured as a desperate kid, who didn't have a really easy childhood. His family decided to move to the Canada. As they sail, the boat starts to sink and Pi loses his family. He lived it in a emergency boat with a tiger. They face a lot of problems, but at the end Pi is taken to the hospital and the tiger runs away.

Character: PI. He is the narrator for the most part of the book. He is a protagonist. He loves animals and links the world of men to the world of animals.

Evaluation: Honestly, I didn't get this book and ,frankly, I didn't like it either. The plot was really boring for me and kind of unreal. Pi trains his own tiger on a emergency boat...???? The only message this book could bring to world is that miracles happen. I would say it that way. I really don't wanna put myself in the plot, because I don't like it.

Author, Context and Trivia: After reading this book, I'm not planning on reading any other books, which I would waste my time on. However, the author has written several books, including Seven Stories, Self, The facts behind the Helsinki Romaccatio.