Many people consider this book a classic and while the story is written very well and there's a good story here, I have to say that the first 100 pages were actually quite boring. The second half of the book was much more interesting and even then, when I got to the end I wasn't blown away. I saw the movie shortly after reading the book and this was one of the few times where I felt the movie was actually better than the book. It's a good read but not a must-read in my opinion

Absolutely breathtaking novel. I couldn't put it down after starting it and had to see the movie as soon as it came out.

I cried , I laughed, makes one appreciate what you have...don't sweat the small stuff... it sure could be worse.

i was expecting. it has great reviews. parts were slow and dragged a bit. on the other hand parts were extremely engaging and pulled you in. book is broken into 3 parts and each part has it's ups and downs. there's definitely a twist to the end that i don't think anyone would suspect. martel does an incredible job of painting a picture of the safe boat in the middle of pacific ocean. interesting read, but was expecting something else. combo of castaway, bear grllys and david suski stuck in the ocean.

Felt part one was kinda dull and not really that significant yet we do get a sense of who Pi is as a character. The fun begins at part two. I really enjoyed reading this book but at times to do felt it was draggy but the ending definitely made up for the time. I really left me shocked and speechless. Overall a great book to read.

One of the best books I've ever read. This is a great adventure, and would be good to read even if you've already seen the movie, as the book has some much more detail about the relationship between Pi and Richard Parker, and about Pi's feelings. I'm not religious, and the book did not bog me down with religion at all, so don't be concerned with that . Just enjoy a well-written, interesting story, written by a Canadian!

Read this tale of biblical proportions in a week. Who could resist a book about a boy lost in the ocean with a tiger and a wild assortment of other animals? My apprehensions that this novel could be a slow read given that it really is a one-character story was swept away. The ending of the story gives us much food for thought on the issue of faith and the truth. Cannot wait for November to see the film adaptation.

I loved this book! Its a great story about a boy's survival through a terribly unfortunate event with only a tiger as a companion. Though the book does drag for a bit in the middle, it quickly picks up and becomes even more interesting near the end.

This is truly as excellent as people have told me it is. I always take others reviews with a grain of salt, as things tend to get overblown, but this one was fabulous. I really enjoyed the writing style, the storyline and the ending, of course, is brilliant. Definitely read this book.

There is no use in trying to provide a brief synopsis for this ravishing tale of a young boy from India left adrift in the Pacific in a lifeboat with a tiger who used to reside in his father’s zoo in Pondicherry. There is no use because once you finish the book you might decide that this was not, indeed, what the book was about at all. There is no use because, depending on your philosophical bent, the book will mean something very different to your best friend than it will to you. There is no use because it is nearly impossible to describe what makes this book so grand. Read this book. Not because it is an exceptional piece of literary talent. It is, of course. But there are many good authors and many good books. While uncommon, they are not endangered. Read this book because in recent memory - aside from Jose Saramago’s arresting Blindness – there have been no stories which make such grand statements with such few elements. As Pi says in his story “Life on a lifeboat isn’t much of a life. It is like an end game in chess, a game with few pieces. The elements couldn’t be more simple, nor the stakes higher.” It is the same with Martel’s undulating fable of a book about a boy in a boat with a tiger. A simple story with potentially life altering consequences for it’s readers.