Leighton’s Comments (group member since May 30, 2011)

Leighton’s comments from the Eleven Reader's Club group.

Life of Pi is a very suspenseful, heartwarming novel, done by Yann Martel. I'm not saying every Canadian should give this book a try, but most young (and old) Canadian readers should try to read this book. It is very easy to relate to. It covers controversial topics such as religion, race, etc. The main character also goes through things the average young adult goes through in life.

It starts off with him telling the reader about his life. He's a young Indian boy from Pondicherry, India and is living in Canada. He tells the story up to when he moves to Canada but the story building up to the move is really suspenseful. He is very involved with religion, claiming to be a Hindu Muslim Christian. His peers try to convince him to choose one religion; he even has priests approaching him to convert fully to Christianity because of his 'obvious' confusion.
In my opinion, he is subconsciously interested in Zoology because his father runs a Zoo.

At school he encounters a lot of setbacks because of his name which is Piscine Molitor Patel. Teachers and his peers would pronounce it as "Pissing". He inevitably got fed up and during a discussion in one of his classes, he got up and wrote out his name on the board to avoid further confusion. He underlined the Pi in "Piscine" and wrote π = 3.14 to avoid further confusion. His peers were rendered speechless.

The book really had me thinking near the end. It had unfortunate twists and turns, and kept me engaged in the story. This book most certainly made me want to read more, but then again everyone else has different tastes.

I chose to read this book Life of Pi, because of the way it was written. The main character Pi is almost someone you can relate to. The author of this book is very vivid and descriptive and I enjoyed reading every word. It kept me engaged and I did not want to put the book down at all at some points.

I had several chances to read this book but never really got a chance to do so. I started reading one day on a long bus ride home and instantly got into it.

Pi is from Pondicherry, India, but grew up in Scarborough and goes to the University of Toronto. He is subconsciously (in my opinion) interested in Zoology because his father runs a Zoo.

At school he encounters a lot of setbacks because of his name which is Piscine Molitor Patel. Teachers and his peers would pronounce it as "Pissing". He inevitably got fed up and during a discussion in one of his classes, he got up and wrote out his name on the board to avoid further confusion. He underlined the Pi in "Piscine" and wrote π = 3.14 to avoid further confusion. His peers were rendered speechless, and his teacher told him to sit down.

This book really made me think. It was intriguing and most certainly entertaining (for the most part).

...intriguing rationale.