Set in the Pacific Ocean during a modern day, Piscine Patel a very religious teenager from India, is the son of a Zookeeper. His father is very unsure about the political actions in the Indian country, decides to move to Canada and start a whole new life. On the way the boat sinks, and Piscine (Pi) is stranded on a lifeboat, with a hyena, orangutan, a zebra with a broken leg and a 450 pound Bengal tiger. The tiger ends up eating the rest of the animals, and in the struggle for dominance Pi has to feed himself and the tiger long enough to finally hit land.

In the novel, Pi tells two different stories to detectives searching for the real answer. He tells one with animals, and one with people.  He allows you to pick the story you want, and that will be the one you believe. In my opinion I believe the story with people — it is much more realistic even though it is very upsetting.  I would recommend the book to young adult readers and older because it is a mildly difficult read.

Reviewed by:  Dillon C. @ Catalina H.S.

Edited by:  kb

Photo Credit:  Google Images