Life of Pi by Yann Martel

This book starts of on a very interesting note. Reading the title "Life of Pi", I thought the book would be about the irrational number -Pi. But, it turned out to be about the life of a boy named "Piscine Molitor Patel' who preferred being called "Pi Patel" as opposed to "Pissing Patel". This book was a wonderful read from the very beginning. It talks about the life of a zookeeper and his family. It starts off about how zookeeping is not very different from the grooming of a human. 

The book also deals heavily with religion. The young boy falls deeply in love with all three religions and follows the practices of the the three religions- Hinduism, Islamism and Christianity with the greatest devotion and passion. The description of the religions makes one want to believe in one religion which does not talk about any prohibitions but just about the love towards god when the boy was asked to follow just one religion. The description of religions would make one wonder about the current system in place.

The Life of Pi mainly deals with the life of the cast-away boy and how he learns to survive despite facing the toughest of situations that life has thrown at him. "Life teaches us everything" is depicted through the episodes of survival of Pi Patel. In spite of left on a boat with a tiger, the boy learns to use his dad's teachings of zookeeping and adapt himself to the situation in order to survive. The book takes us through a fascinating journey of Pi Patel. 

And when you think everything is over, the author presents us with a choice of two stories- one that dominates most of the book and the other presented right at the ending to believe in. The first story which is the main content of the book depicts humanity in the wild beast and when the inspectors ask Pi, he comes up with a different version in which even humans turn into wild animals when faced with dire situations. The author leaves the story in an open end and asks the reader to choose which story would they rather believe in. The story is left to our imagination whether to believe in the worst situations humanity exists in animals or wildness exists in humans. 

Overall, I recommend this book for anyone who wishes to let their imaginations run wild.