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Life of Pi
Life of Pi | Yann Martel
Life of Pi is a masterful and utterly original novel that is at once the story of a young castaway who faces immeasurable hardships on the high seas, and a meditation on religion, faith, art and life that is as witty as it is profound. Using the threads of all of our best stories, Yann Martel has woven a glorious spiritual adventure that makes us question what it means to be alive, and to believe.
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SabGinesi
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I love this quote!

#lifeofpi #book

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Michael_Gee
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A tie is a noose and inverted though it is, will hang a man nonetheless, if he is not careful.

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#Boat 🐅🦓🦧🛟🛶 #SummerSpecial 🏖️☀️🌻🎆🍉

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🛶⚓️💙 9mo
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Cam and I enjoyed rereading this one. I hadn't read it since highschool and it was interesting following Pi's journey again, remembering some parts but not all the details. It is such a compelling survival story and the ending really makes you think.
Thanks Sarah for giving me the push to pick it up for your #randomclassics buddy read, I really enjoyed the group discussions @TheAromaofBooks
#catsoflitsy #camothecat

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I really enjoyed revisiting this one since I remembered NOTHING about it from my 20-years-ish-ago read! Thanks for reading along with me!! 11mo
dabbe Hello, pretty kitty! 💙🐾💚 11mo
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Luccaolivet
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Something that I have identified with from Life of Pi is how Pi is so connected to his family. Pi loves his family and they are all very connected. I feel this same way with my family as well.

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Daisey
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This was a truly intriguing and thought provoking read. It has interesting things to say about religion, survival, and dealing with trauma. I enjoyed it all the way through from Pi‘s description of his religious experiences to his fight for survival on the Pacific with Richard Parker. When I reached the ending I still had many details to ponder.

*This story of survival on the open ocean includes a few pretty violent scenes.

#1001books

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TheAromaofBooks
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Question 4/final: What were your overall thoughts on this story? Did you enjoy it? Did you connect to Pi? I read this one because it's frequently listed on “modern classics“ lists - do you think it deserves that title? Any other scenes or thoughts or shout-outs?

Thank you all for reading along with me!! I'm looking forward to hearing what all of you thought about this one overall!!

@willaful @peanutnine @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Bookwormjillk

Bookwormjillk This was a re-read for me, and I still liked it. How modern are we talking? Off to google modern classics. 11mo
willaful I enjoyed it very much, except for the more viscerally gory parts. And I couldn't follow all the technical details about where he was on the boat and how that worked, but I didn't care much.

One question I had -- he thinks the men threw him over intending to kill him. I didn't get that sense at all, given they put a life jacket on him. I think they were doing their best in terrifying circumstances. Anyone else?
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willaful The ending really worked for me, I thought it was extremely clever. The story will make you believe in God... because it makes you *want* to believe in God. I may have just had a religious awakening. 😄 11mo
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Daisey @willaful I wasn‘t really sure I believed this when it happened, and in the light of the second story, I do not at all think they were trying to harm him. 11mo
Daisey I really enjoyed this story and the ending added a whole new level of things to think about. Even the more violent parts seemed an appropriate fit for the overall story. 11mo
peanutnine I really loved it. This was a reread for me but it had been so long I couldn't remember the details of the twist ending so it didn't influence my reading. @willaful I found it interesting that when his suffering was the worst he had the most faith in God. This aspect of religion always baffles me if I'm being honest 11mo
TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk @willaful @Daisey @peanutnine - It was a reread for me, but I had forgotten basically everything since I read this twenty years ago! While it was more violent than I recalled, I didn't feel like it was overdone; everything felt realistic to the situation, sadly. I am very religious myself, and I didn't quite agree with a lot of the religious conclusions in this story, but I appreciate Pi's desire to grow, learn, and trust. 11mo
TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk - The term “modern classic“ is pretty loose, especially since the term “classic“ itself doesn't have a particularly strict definition haha But most seem to think that it includes books 20-50 years old that people think will still be being read a hundred years from now... or something like that 😂 11mo
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TheAromaofBooks
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Question 3: Finally, Pi washes up on a beach. However, his story sounds completely unbelievable. In response to the skepticism, Pi gives another account, which involves humans, not animals. What did you think of this version? Did it change how you felt about Pi? Did it make his story seem more or less horrific?

@willaful @peanutnine @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Bookwormjillk

Bookwormjillk More horrific but less random I think. 11mo
willaful More horrific to me, because it involves seeing the death of his mother, where in the first story he could have dreams his family was somehow okay.

I don't think it changed my feelings about him. He was a survivor in both stories, doing whatever he had to do.
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Daisey The second story seems more horrific but also more believable. It doesn‘t change my opinion of Pi, but I do consider it an interesting way to deal with the trauma. 11mo
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peanutnine I agree with all the above sentiments. It makes more sense but is definitely more horrific. I think it makes me admire Pi's endurance even more. He had to find a way to mentally sort through the trauma he suffered 11mo
TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk @willaful @Daisey @peanutnine - I did think it was, sadly, a more believable story. I thought it was interesting that the men interviewing him decided to accept the animal version after all. Side question: Do you agree with their conclusion that Pi himself is the tiger? Or do you think the tiger represented something or someone else? I wonder if it was the parts of Pi that he wanted to not be - the parts that did whatever it took ⬇ 11mo
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peanutnine @TheAromaofBooks I think it was the parts of himself that he wanted to disassociate from, assigning blame for some of his more gruesome acts to a wild animal seems more acceptable and he can be more forgiving towards it 11mo
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Question 2: A large part of this section is spent on a floating island made of meat-eating algae. Was this entire episode fabricated? Do you think it's possibly something that exists? Did you find this section harder to believe than other parts of Pi's adventures? Would you have left the island or stayed? Do you like that my “question“ is actually an entire bombardment of them? 😂

@willaful @peanutnine @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Bookwormjillk

Bookwormjillk To be honest I didn‘t get this part at all. The rest of it sort of did, but I was very huh? about this. Maybe someone else can explain it to me. 11mo
willaful This is definitely where the story got truly “huh“? for me.

Symbolically, if we accept the second story, this could be another psychological way of leaving his new self behind. The meat-eating seems pointed. 😄 But I don't like that all my theories are based on the second story. I want the story with the animals!
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Daisey I have no idea! In the first reading I was entertained and baffled, but I took it in stride along with the fantasy of living on a boat with a tiger. In light of the second story, I‘m just baffled. If he did kill and eat another man, which let him regain strength, is this all a strange way to deal with his cannibalism? Seeing as with his religious beliefs and previous vegetarianism, it would be even more traumatic than for meat eating humans. 11mo
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peanutnine Yes this part was definitely the most fantastical. I agree @willaful I want to believe in the animals! But it does seem like it could be another way for him to process his cannibalism. He needed a story to explain how he gained back his strength partway through his journey. The island addressed this as well as maybe some of his grief towards eating animals in general through the acid pools as @Daisey said switching from vegetarianism would be huge 11mo
willaful Yes, especially when it was religion based, and also with all he knew about animals from his father. @peanutnine @Daisey 11mo
TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk @willaful @Daisey @peanutnine - I can definitely see this as a way of “facing up“ to the fact that he ate a human. At first he justifies it (initial regaining of strength), but then he recognizes it as evil? I'm just not sure. I've never been good at allegories 😂 11mo
Bookwormjillk @TheAromaofBooks oh! That does make sense. 11mo
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Whew, this week's section was a ROLLERCOASTER! Where to even start?? Here we have the bizarre episode where Pi goes blind, meets another blind person, and then regains his sight; the entire crazy story of the floating carnivorous algae island; and of course the big reveal at the end that turns everything on its head. I would love to hear what stuck out with all of you about these adventures, so I am going to post four discussion questions!! ⬇

TheAromaofBooks Question 1: So what about this entire weird thing about going blind and then meeting up with someone else who was also blind? Was the entire thing a hallucination? Do you think he actually did come across someone else? With the hindsight knowledge we have from the ending, that Pi may have made up the entire story, does the blind episode make more or less sense??

@willaful @peanutnine @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Bookwormjillk
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willaful Could it be a religious allegory of some kind? I was thinking hallucination. Though at first he thinks he's talking to Richard Parker, which is interesting in light of the possible revelation.

Could it be a way of psychologically mourning and disposing of the part of him that was Richard Parker, if we assume the second story is the truth? Embracing, but then realizing it's time to let it go and become gentle again.
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Daisey This part seemed so crazy to me as it happened. I accepted the blindness as a result of starvation, but then to meet someone else in the same state seemed completely unbelievable. In reading it as the second story, it made more sense to me and the blindness could represent his own denial of killing another person. 11mo
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peanutnine @Daisey I definitely agree it makes more sense within the second story, with the blindness as his way of separating himself even further from the killing - not only imagining it was the tiger who did it but also having no way to prevent or stop it 11mo
TheAromaofBooks @Daisey @willaful @peanutnine - I felt that when he initially went blind and was hearing Richard Parker talk to him, that it made sense within the context of starvation. But then to run into someone else who was blind was actually the first point in the story that I didn't believe that Pi was telling the truth! Even with the 2nd version, I was confused because killing the blind sailor doesn't fit in the with the timeline of killing the hyena/bad ⬇ 11mo
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) guy. But it does seem like this guy has to be allegorical as the odds of two lifeboats finding each other are just too far-fetched haha 11mo
peanutnine @TheAromaofBooks the whole timeline confused me, especially trying to match up the two stories. But he did say towards the beginning that he couldn't remember the order of events after the first couple weeks and he just remembered overall experiences so it makes sense that he would add embellished allegorical events throughout whenever he was processing things, regardless of when they actually happened 11mo
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Daisey
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I finished this today . . . what a fascinating story . . .

I‘m waiting until I‘ve had a bit more time to think about it and our final readalong discussion tomorrow before posting a review.

#1001books

TheAromaofBooks The final section kind of blew my mind!!! I'm going to post a final discussion post here shortly!!! Looking forward to everyone's thoughts! 11mo
Daisey @TheAromaofBooks Yes! I knew I had seen comments that the end was important, but it still completely surprised me! So glad I joined in for this one. 11mo
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willaful
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#ThingsInCommon Boats. @Clwojick #RandomClassic @TheAromaofBooks

This was an intense, fantastical survival story and I think possibly also the longest shaggy dog story ever written. Except the point was never to be funny.

Clwojick Great job! 😆 11mo
willaful @faranae I'm very tempted to count this as my “book with a number in the title“... 11mo
TheAromaofBooks I only have the last section left - looking forward to everyone's closing thoughts on Monday!!! This week's reading got a little crazy! 11mo
Faranae @willaful Oh you MUST. I am composing my snark even now. I'm pretty sure there's an unwritten rule of the blog that this book has to show up at least once every year. 11mo
Daisey @willaful @TheAromaofBooks I read all of this week‘s chapters today and what an ending! Looking forward to some final discussion tomorrow before I actually post a review. 11mo
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TheAromaofBooks
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I totally had to look up these floating water stills to understand how they work. How cool are they?? Any thoughts on this week's chapters? I couldn't believe Pi said he was stranded for SEVEN MONTHS. How do you keep from going absolutely crazy? Only ten chapters left, and I am SO interested to find out how he is rescued!

@willaful @peanutnine @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Bookwormjillk

#RandomClassics

Bookwormjillk I just can‘t imagine. 11mo
Daisey I‘m really enjoying the book. It‘s a fascinating twist on a survival story. I also thought the solar stills were interesting. I‘m so curious to see what else happens. 11mo
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Totally spaced on posting our discussion post yesterday!!!

Any thoughts on this week's chapters? We definitely upped the action game! Things got a little more gruesome than I was anticipating as well!

I couldn't believe how long it took Pi to look for food and water! If you were in his position, would you prefer to take your chances with the makeshift raft or with the tiger??

willaful I found him not noticing his thirst for three day rather implausible, but given the intense fear and emotional upsets, I guess it could be so.

It was definitely too gory for me! I had to skim. I'm really quite surprised by the book; I was anticipating something more surreal, I guess? Less “tooth and claw“ and prosaic survival. More like what's implied by the cover. Not that I'm criticizing, I'm just surprised.
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TheAromaofBooks @willaful - I was surprised by the intensity as well, especially the scene with the hyena and the zebra 😬 I didn't feel like it was over-the-top within the context, but, like you, I wasn't necessarily expecting it! 11mo
Daisey @TheAromaofBooks @willaful Busy this week, and this is my first chance to look for the discussion again. I completely understand what you all are saying. The intensity makes sense, but it definitely wasn‘t really what I was expecting, although I‘m also not quite sure what I was expecting. I did also think the not looking for food, water, or cover was a bit unrealistic, but I also sunburn in minutes. 11mo
peanutnine I got behind on reading but I'm quickly catching up! I thought his delayed reaction to looking for food and water was understandable. He was probably running on pure adrenaline and fear trying to avoid the animals. And he was expecting rescue for a while. As for the raft vs tiger, I think I'd rather take my chances on the boat. But I don't like open water, as I am a terrible swimmer 😅 11mo
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Daisey
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Sunday morning #BookAndBreakfast before church is one of my favorite things. #1001books

This morning I caught up on reading Life of Pi, and I‘m finding it fascinating. It‘s become an interesting survival story, and I love all the details about the different animals, even when quite brutal.

I still have time for a few more pages of #Clarissa as well. I‘m behind on this past week‘s reading, but I‘ve made it to more of Lovelace‘s letters.

TheAromaofBooks This week's Pi chapters have been so intense! The scene with the hyena and the zebra! 😱 11mo
Daisey @TheAromaofBooks Yes! That scene was brutal, and even when I thought it was over, it wasn‘t. 11mo
willaful I had to skim that scene, I can't take gore. 11mo
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Daisey
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It‘s been a fantastic weekend of visiting family for Easter with very little reading time. This morning, I did a bit of foraging at the family farm, then caught up on Life of Pi by listening to a few chapters on my drive, and was happy to see these adorable kittens again when I got home. I‘ve been intrigued by Pi‘s commentary on religion, and today‘s chapters about leaving India brought us to an interesting point in the story!

dabbe Da sweetest kitty! 💚🐾💚 12mo
Daisey @dabbe She really is so sweet and a good mama. She adopted me last fall just a week after I brought home a new puppy and the two of them have become fast friends. 12mo
dabbe @Daisey 🥰 12mo
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So technically we have read through Chapter 37, but since that chapter starts Part 2, I don't have as much to say about it (other than wow! Talk about leaping into the action section! 😂) I didn't find this week's reading quite as engaging. It's a LOT about religion, and since I didn't quite agree with all Pi's conclusions, I didn't completely connect. What did you all think? I was also very struck by Pi's father's decision to give them such ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) a graphic lesson about not trusting the animals! Do you think it was too much?? Did anything else strike you this week?

#RandomClassicsRead

@willaful @peanutnine @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Bookwormjillk
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Bookwormjillk The religion talk was a bit much for me too. I thought it was funny when all of his teachers met though. 12mo
willaful I agree with your points. It was really something to be just thrown into the situation after all that build up! Though it looks like the next chapter is more backstory.

I was also kind of bored with the religious sections. Which could mean the rest of the book will be dull, but we'll see.

I think it was relatable how he glommed onto the one thing familiar to him, even with a name he knows, only realizing too late....
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willaful It did make me laugh, how he ran to the... I forget the title, the Hindu equivalent of a priest? for a Hindu celebration of his having found Christ. 😂 12mo
Suet624 This is a book you really have to finish. It makes reading the book so worthwhile. 12mo
Daisey @TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk @willaful I guess I‘m the odd person be here, but although I don‘t personally agree with some of Pi‘s conclusions, I found his thoughts on the religions fascinating and was thoroughly entertained by the three religious leaders‘ attempts to win him over. 12mo
TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk @willaful @Daisey - I did like the way that Pi was so open to exploring and understanding different religions, and how his beliefs have given him a framework for life. And the scene with the various religious leaders getting all huffy with one another was definitely entertaining haha 11mo
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Bookwormjillk
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Sorry @TheAromaofBooks this was due back at the library so I had to finish

I read this when it first came out, and really liked it. I still liked it as much now, and was glad for the re-read as I couldn‘t remember all of the details.

TheAromaofBooks Sometimes you just have to go for the win 😂 Glad you enjoyed it, and I hope you'll still jump in with our discussions this month!! 12mo
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Daisey
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It‘s time for a simple lunch and a few more chapters of Life of Pi. There are some interesting thoughts to ponder in these early chapters, and I‘m thoroughly enjoying a few pages each day.

#ReadAndEat #1001books

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The life of Pi by Yann Martel follows the fictional first hand recounting of the tale of a boy getting stranded at sea, with more company than he could ever ask for, and somehow surviving. The first part of the book establishes the first person point of view as Pi introduces himself to us.

James.Ruddick Although I‘m not finished it yet, Martel‘s distinct voice and gracefulness in his writing has me absolutely hooked. If you like books that craft characters that that feel like real people you‘ve known for years, this is a must read. 12mo
MissYaremcio Nicely done James! 6/6 12mo
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Discussion for Chapters 1-7...

I'm not great at leading discussions, friends! 😂 Did you start the book? Any initial thoughts?

I rather like that we haven't jumped straight into action, yet we are getting little teasers that something big happened in Pi's life. I'm quite delighted with the writing style as well. Let me know what you all are thinking!!

Next Monday: Thru Chapter 37!!

@willaful @peanutnine @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Bookwormjillk

Bookwormjillk I started. I remember it feeling slow when I read it years ago, but like you the pace is good for me this time. It‘s a little funny and sarcastic too which I like. 12mo
peanutnine I'm enjoying it so far. I like the character building of these initial chapters 12mo
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willaful I'm finding the style very engaging. I was expecting something dense and difficult.

Interestingly enough, I was just reading an article by a teacher which mentioned teaching books in which the ending is revealed in the beginning -- we see they have survived a momentous adventure which left them changed. This fits right into that category.
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TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk - It really helps me connect to a character when they have a sense of humor, and I'm finding Pi to be just very likable as a person and a narrator. 12mo
TheAromaofBooks @peanutnine - Yes, I feel like we are getting a good understanding of Pi's family. He does a great job with brief character sketches that still give you a good idea of what the person is like. 12mo
TheAromaofBooks @willaful - Oh yes, I rather enjoy books that have the ending at the beginning! You have this vague idea of what happened, then get all the little clues leading up to it as you read - and then I love to go back and read the beginning again! 12mo
Daisey I started reading it, and so far I‘m really enjoying it. 12mo
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The last time I read this was for summer reading in 9th grade and I had to write a paper on it. Curious to see if I can remember what each color highlighter meant... 👀
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Also peep Arthur stalking like Richard Parker in the background 😼 #catsoflitsy

TheAromaofBooks So when you made all the highlights in 9th grade, had you already read the book, or was that during your first read-through? 12mo
peanutnine @TheAromaofBooks I highlighted as I read the first time 12mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love this!! 12mo
TheAromaofBooks Nice!! I am really enjoying it so far. I read it in high school but remember pretty much nothing about what happens! 12mo
peanutnine @TheAromaofBooks yeah I don't remember much either so I'm excited to reread it 12mo
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repost for @TheAromaofBooks:

My #RandomClassic for April is Life of Pi. Usually, for my classics, I just read one chapter a day until I'm finished, but I did NOT want to spend over 3 months reading this one 😂 Some of the chapters are only a paragraph or two long, so I divided it up to about 10pgs/day. I'm hoping to post a discussion post (along the lines of “what did you think about this week's chapters?“ every Monday.

#buddyread

LitsyEvents More details on the original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2564850
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TheAromaofBooks Thanks for the repost!! 12mo
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My #RandomClassic for April is Life of Pi. Usually, for my classics, I just read one chapter a day until I'm finished, but I did NOT want to spend over 3 months reading this one 😂 Some of the chapters are only a paragraph or two long, so I divided it up to about 10pgs/day. I'm hoping to post a discussion post (along the lines of “what did you think about this week's chapters?“ every Monday. Tagging those who thought they were interested,but ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) anyone can read along - let me know if you'd like to be tagged for the discussion posts!!

@willaful @peanutnine @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks - Looking forward to reading with you all, but feel free to let me know if you're not planning to read this one after all. 😂
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Daisey I would kind of love to join in for this, but I‘m not sure I can fit it in. Additionally, it‘s on a specific TBR list for another group that does a number choice each month. I‘ll follow your posts and let you know if I decide to read it once April actually starts. 12mo
willaful I'll start it. Can't promise to finish. :-) 12mo
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TheAromaofBooks @Daisey @willaful - I'll be glad to have you along if you have time to join!! 😁 I read this one once, but it was years and years ago and I can't remember anything about it except something about a boat and a tiger 😂 12mo
Bookwormjillk I was just thinking about re-reading this one yesterday. Must be fate. I think I‘ll join you. 12mo
TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk - Yay!! I'd be glad to have you along!! 12mo
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Have greatly enjoyed being stranded at sea for the past week reading this and I'm gonna have to sit and really think about the ending before I know fully what to make of it😂

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I am in part three and am almost done with the book Life of Pi by Yann Martel. This book has been super slow moving but I am finally at a point that is getting interesting. Pi, the main character, is finally off the boat and is having social interactions with non-tigers. The way that this part of the book is formatted is very interesting. It is sort of formatted like a court transcript between Pi and two investigators.

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I have a long list of classics, both classic classics and modern classics, that I want to read “someday.“ Last year, I started choosing one a month at random. I read a chapter a day until the book is finished. If, in the meantime, a new month starts, I go ahead and start the new classic as well. It's rare that they have more than 60 chapters, so I don't normally have more than two on the go at a time. ANYWAY I went ahead and drew out my books for⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) the rest of the year and thought I would post them to see if anyone is interested in reading along with me for any of these. They are totally random (which is how I ended up with two Twains in a row lol) so I doubt anyone wants to read ALL of them with me, but let me know if any of these appeal to any of you, and we can plow through them together!! 13mo
BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @TheAromaofBooks This is great! Would love to join you on some of these! 13mo
JamieArc I like this plan. It‘s working with me fairly well with Middlemarch, so I will probably continue with another classic once I finish this one.l at the end of the month. 13mo
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AnneCecilie I would love to join you in July for Dickens. 13mo
Lcsmcat I‘d like to join you in August and September. I‘ve read the other on the list, so might check in for discussions, if that‘s ok. 13mo
BarbaraJean Oooh, I‘d love to join you for Uncle Tom‘s Cabin in December! And by then I should have cleared the decks with the other classic/Chunkster buddy reads I keep joining! 😆 13mo
willaful I'll give it a whirl if I'm not too busy. 13mo
Clare-Dragonfly I‘d like to join for Uncle Tom‘s Cabin! 13mo
CoverToCoverGirl And possibly for December 13mo
peanutnine I'd love to join for Life of Pi in April and maybe a few later as well! Thanks for sharing, I love a good buddy read to keep me accountable ☺️ 13mo
TheAromaofBooks @AnneCecilie @Lcsmcat @BarbaraJean @Clare-Dragonfly @CoverToCoverGirl @peanutnine - I have a little tag list going for each month, so I'll check in with you all when we get close to the months you're particularly interested in. 😁 13mo
TheAromaofBooks @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @JamieArc @willaful - I have a tag list going for each specific month, so let me know if there is one you're especially interested in and would like to be reminded is coming up. Otherwise, you're welcome to jump in wherever you like!! 13mo
TheAromaofBooks @peanutnine - Yay!! I'd be glad to have you along!! I probably won't do daily check-ins, I am thinking maybe a once a week discussion post? 13mo
peanutnine @TheAromaofBooks whatever works best for you is fine with me! Weekly check-ins are great cause then there's more to discuss ☺️ 13mo
BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @thearomaofbooks Please add me to your tag list for the year. I‘ve been meaning to re-read “Life of Pi,” so this is great timing! 13mo
Clare-Dragonfly You are soooo organized! How do you keep track of all your tag lists? Do you have them in a text document or something? 13mo
TheAromaofBooks @Clare-Dragonfly - I am an obsessive list-maker in all aspects of life 😂 But I do have a Word document that has my various tag list that I can just copy/paste over as needed. I even have them divided into little comment-sized clumps of usernames 😆 I pretty much only use Litsy on my computer - I could never do this kind of stuff on my phone!! 13mo
Clare-Dragonfly That‘s awesome! I figured you must do it all on your computer… all that copying and pasting would be such a pain on the phone. 13mo
janeycanuck Oh, put me down for November, please! 13mo
TheAromaofBooks @janeycanuck - I could use a partner for that one 😂 I've started at least three times and can't get past the first few chapters. The other day it occurred to me that maybe I should try a different translation?? 13mo
janeycanuck @TheAromaofBooks which one are you reading? I was just poking around and Grossman and Ormsby seem to be the favs with Ormsby being a really old translation while Grossman‘s is from 2003. 13mo
TheAromaofBooks @janeycanuck - So I just looked it up. I have a very old edition that is undated, but probably from the early 1900s. It uses the Charles Jervas translation, and since he died in 1793, I really may need a slightly more modern translation LOL 13mo
janeycanuck @TheAromaofBooks haha! He is listed as 8th on the ranking I found on Reddit. But maybe try to find a Grossman. I think that‘s the one I‘ll do. 13mo
TheAromaofBooks @janeycanuck - Thank you for the tip!! I think a different translation may be the way to go haha 13mo
Daisey I came back to look at your list for the year. Will you add me to the list to check in for November? Often I‘m not good at starting a long classic late in the year as I‘m finishing many other things, but I really do want to read Don Quixote with a group. 12mo
TheAromaofBooks @Daisey - Yes, absolutely!! You can decide for sure when we get closer. I'm a little scared of this one 😂 12mo
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Luccaolivet
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I am about halfway through the book “Life of Pi“ by Yann Martel. So far, I really enjoy the book. You get to hear the inner thoughts of a very smart and independent teenager growing up at a zoo in India. Pi's family decides that they have to move to Canada. On the way trouble arises and Pi is left alone on a small boat with an extremely large Bengal tiger. I really enjoy the book so far, although it is moving very very slowly. I love the story.

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Rissreads
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This book was a breath of fresh air!
“So tell me, since it makes no factual difference to you and you can‘t prove the question either way, which story do you prefer? Which is the better story, the story with animals or the story without animals?”
Definitely the story with! I cannot stop thinking of the island of meerkat‘s!
I loved this book but at times it wasn‘t an easy read, I found the description of animals suffering very hard to take.

Soubhiville What a cool flower! 🤩 1y
Rissreads @Soubhiville yes it‘s so bright! I don‘t even know what it‘s called! It‘s leaves are lined with tiny spikes. So many spiders have made it their home. 1y
Lindy Your review is great! Your flower is a kind of bromeliad. @Soubhiville (edited) 1y
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MrsMalaprop I‘ve had this on my #tbr shelf for ever! 14mo
Rissreads @MrsMalaprop me too! 14mo
Centique I loved this too - and found the trauma hard to read as well, and the end made my head spin! 14mo
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La_Cori
Vita di Pi | Yann Martel
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#alphabetgame
#letterV

Once again, I'm playing with the italian title (Life of Pi is the original)
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank sir playing 📚 2y
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sarahbellum
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I‘m not sure how to review this without spoiling many things, so I‘ll just say that I didn‘t enjoy it: way too long for way too unsatisfying and muddy a conclusion. I don‘t care enough to think through meaning and symbolism and such: I‘m glad it‘s over and my religious feelings haven‘t shifted an iota
My last June #roll100
Wish I took a nap like Gus instead #dogsoflitsy

Prairiegirl_reading I agree! It‘s so boring! 2y
EvieBee My sentiments when I read it so long ago! 2y
PuddleJumper I found it quite dull 2y
sarahbellum @Prairiegirl_reading @EvieBee @PuddleJumper I‘m glad I‘m not the only one who wasn‘t smitten by this one! 2y
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LiseWorks
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June 18 #BigJuneReadathonPhotoChallenge "Life/Death" This was one of the most dramatic book in have ever read on survival. @Clwojick

Clwojick Great choice! I loved this one. ✨ 2y
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sarahbellum
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Some waiting room reading: woke up at 5am with a UTI 🤬☠️

By 9:15, I had my antibiotics in hand. Modern healthcare for the win! 👏😅

Today will definitely be a nap filled, relaxing Saturday 😴

melissajayne At least it was only a 4 hour wait; here in BC it would probably like 12 hours to see someone in emergency for that. (edited) 2y
julieclair 3 cheers for antibiotics! Hope you feel better soon! 2y
LiseWorks Jope you feel better soon, that book I read a couple of years ago, it was sooooooo dramatic 2y
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sarahbellum @julieclair @LiseWorks thank you! The antibiotics seem to already be working their magic 🤗 2y
sarahbellum @melissajayne luckily, I was able to get most of it taken care of online through an e-visit. Telemedicine has grown leaps and bounds the last few years! 2y
julieclair So glad you are on the mend! UTIs are so very unpleasant. 😵‍💫 2y
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LeftyDv
Life of Pi | Yann Martel
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Mehso-so

Sometimes I felt like I was reading Castaway without a volleyball. So I‘m really not sure what to think. Maybe that‘s the point?

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GraesynEngler
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This book starts incredibly slow and I wasn‘t sure I was going to finish it. I only did because it‘s been so well received, I felt like I had to understand the hype. I‘m glad it stuck with it as the second half was very engaging and I couldn‘t put it down. An extremely thought provoking story, that has left me with many questions but I‘m an interesting and exciting way. Despite some of the ambiguity at the end, I still felt fulfilled reading it.

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owenranch
Life of Pi | Yann Martel

“Inspirational, Delightful to read. Beautiful, Thrilling. I would recommend it to anyone that dares to read glorious art like this book“

Smrloomis Welcome to Litsy! 🥳 2y
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AFrostCauseReads
Life of Pi | Yann Martel
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Mehso-so

Cool story that had some really interesting facts about animals, thought provoking questions on religion, and a survival story that adds intensity and suspense.

I remember watching the movie when it came out and thinking, “wow, I should read this!” Well I finally did, and I ruined my reading experience by trying to remember the ending of the movie the whole time 🤦🏼‍♀️

I should know better. Always read the book first 📚

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Carolhreads
Life of Pi | Yann Martel
Pickpick

Loved it , although it starts slow and there are parts that are jumbled up and confusing it is a really great book with a smooth pace . It‘s heart breaking and sad but also inspiring .

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Kyndrill
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I tried deactivating Facebook and Instagram as an experiment in February and it's going great. I feel much more at peace, and thanks to that I ended up buying this book. I had to wait for a prescription, and with nothing to look at on my phone I wandered around and happened to find a shop where they were selling English books! I chose “Life of Pi“ because I'd seen the movie years ago and liked it.

Kyndrill I kept waiting for the tiger to show up🐯 but having finished it now I think my favorite part was the beginning, admittedly very slow and full of facts about zoology and comparative religion, but written in a conversational, calming style that pulled me into a part of 1970's India. Some of quitting social media (except for Litsy!) was to try to re-find myself through books and it seems to be working. Who knew I liked comparative religion? 2y
Kyndrill I can't believe I finished this book so quickly. The short chapters made it easy to keep going. I have already read more this year than all of last year. All I can do on my phone is check email and Litsy, so thanks to the Littens it quickly becomes inspiration to read!

@robinb Just wanted to let you know how the deactivating of social media is going 😊
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robinb It sounds like it‘s going great!! I‘m so torn with Facebook. I‘m hardly on there except to wish happy birthdays, but it does help with knowing what I need to know from back home. I‘m still debating but know there are probably more pros than cons for getting off. Thanks for your update! 😊 2y
Kyndrill @robinb It is a bit weird not to know how people are doing… I want to make an effort to write emails or even just notes on Messenger to keep up with people. I actually think I will reactivate eventually, or maybe go through phases of activating and deactivating depending on my mood😊 2y
robinb @Kyndrill Yes, I think the on and off might be my best bet too. Not go totally cold turkey. 😂😂 2y
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Rylen.Stringer
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In this book we see a young boy from India who‘s father owns a zoo. To teach young Piscine (Pi) a life lesson his father shows him all the dangers of the animals including the most dangerous animal the tiger which frightens pi. Pi is also struggling with the matter of religion as he is discovering Christianity. The POV in this story is 1st person because we see pi describing his own life using pronouns like “I” and “me”.

MissYaremcio Thank you for your review Rylen! I was just missing the recommendation! 5/6 2y
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OriginalCyn620
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The first part of the book (before the ship sinks) was pretty dry - lots of religion and zoology talk, probably some of it unnecessary. But when the ship sinks, it get much more interesting! I‘m not sure how I feel about it overall, though it does have me thinking, which I suppose is the whole point. So, I give this a pick!

#bookspinbingo
#booked2022 - nautical novel
#pop22 - book with a tiger on the cover

Cinfhen I LOVED this book and I can‘t say why, I made my kids read it and they thought it was “dumb” 🙄 2y
TheAromaofBooks I read this one sooooo long ago and remember liking it - definitely needs to be reread because I can't remember anything else! 2y
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AnnaTheMFBanana
Life of Pi | Yann Martel
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This was just too dull and dry. Not sure I understand the hype.

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Amandakay
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Rylen.Stringer
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Mehso-so

So far in my book it has only talked about the zoo the Pi‘s family owns and how Pi got his name. If you like books that take a very long time to get to anything important than you will like this book. So far I have seen no theme because I‘m still yet to get into the book.

MissYaremcio Thank you for the review Rylen! I'll give you partial marks for the theme. 5/6 2y
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MelKelsey
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Book 134

Reread for book club November 2021. I had forgotten the ending. My review would be similar to what I wrote in 2008, though I wouldn't say it's hard to understand. It's quite technical, but that makes Pi's voice and humor more unique and interesting.

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Gingerbikerchick
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Another one of my favourite books and the movie was cinematicly amazing. I need to read this again!