by Yann Martel
This is an amazing story of survival on the open seas. Pi Patel, a teenager, survives in a life boat after the ship his family is sailing on, from India to Canada, sinks. His father, a zookeeper, was transporting animals to zoos in North America after selling his zoo in India. Pi was the sole survivor. He tells his story of survival on board a lifeboat with a bangle tiger for seven months.
Martel creates a riveting story of Pi's ordeal at sea. It is amazing how he created an entire story of a young boy floating around on a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean. Surviving life with a huge tiger aboard makes for an interesting story. He leaves you wondering at the end of the book with a twist in Pi's account of his experience.
