http://www.stochastica.net/2005/01/30/books-life-of-pi/ Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:28:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.stochastica.net/2005/01/30/books-life-of-pi/comment-page-1/#comment-70912 Karthik Upadrasta Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:59:40 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/?p=46#comment-70912 Greetings! Greetings!

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2005/01/30/books-life-of-pi/comment-page-1/#comment-65973 Derek Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:21:12 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/?p=46#comment-65973 Life of Pi is so much more than people read into it. It is a vast canvas of a book, but essentially is a book about FAITH. The protagonist makes his position clear - does he not state at the outset his distaste for agnosticism, preferring the faith of even an atheist ("there IS no God") to the fence sitting of an agnostic. The entire fable leads us through a magic garden, forcing us to take turns appropriate to our beliefs. Each turn represents a particular belief or article of faith - hence every reader's different take on every scene. Pulling together all these skeins of faith into a cohesive climax on the shores of the endless Pacific Ocean is the writer's way of letting us in on the secret - its all about what you believe. Life of Pi is so much more than people read into it. It is a vast canvas of a book, but essentially is a book about FAITH. The protagonist makes his position clear — does he not state at the outset his distaste for agnosticism, preferring the faith of even an atheist (“there IS no God”) to the fence sitting of an agnostic.
The entire fable leads us through a magic garden, forcing us to take turns appropriate to our beliefs. Each turn represents a particular belief or article of faith — hence every reader’s different take on every scene.
Pulling together all these skeins of faith into a cohesive climax on the shores of the endless Pacific Ocean is the writer’s way of letting us in on the secret — its all about what you believe.

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2005/01/30/books-life-of-pi/comment-page-1/#comment-63845 sara Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:49:56 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/?p=46#comment-63845 Life of Pi was one of the best books I think I've ever read. I'll probably read about 3 more times before I give it a rest. Life of Pi was one of the best books I think I’ve ever read. I’ll probably read about 3 more times before I give it a rest.

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