Alright, I’m gonna be real honest... this has not been my favorite book so far. It’s very very confusing. For example, in the author’s note, Martel talks about his inspiration for his novel, Life of Pi, and how he needed a fresh start after the failure of his first two novels. So, on his second trip to India, Martel began to plan his next book --a novel about Portugal. I’m sorry, what? Why go to Bombay to clear your mind and get yourself ready to write about Portugal? But it didn’t even matter anyway. Martel still ends up writing from inspiration in Pondicherry in south India.
This novel is also very random. It seems as though the author is randomly switching focuses back and forth between religion and zoology. For example, Pi's father runs the zoo. So naturally, he had a fascination for wildlife. He one day watches his father feed a live goat to a caged tiger, where Pi describes and recognizes the behaviors of the wild. Then, it randomly switches to his religious beliefs. He basically states that he’ll always be a hindu, while he has a Bible sitting on his night stand. (Pi was born into Hinduism, he became a Christian by age 14, and then a Muslim by age 15.) Again... I’m sorry, what?
Because of this, the book has been difficult to get into. Even though its very confusing, it still has been a fairly quick read. I just hope that as we continue reading, things become a little more clear.
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