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Life of Pi
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Rawr.
Piscine Molitor Patel is a young indian boy travelling with his family aboard a freighter through the Pacific seas, and carrying their precious zoo animals to America for relocation. One stormy night the ship suddenly sinks, and he ends up in a small lifeboat with several of their animals and, among them, a huge Bengal tiger. This is the tale of his extraordinary adventure, and how he managed to survive for months stranded in the middle of the seas with little to no resources, and accompanied by one of the deadliest predators in the world.
This was one lovely and painful emotional ride. Loved the origins of Pi, the zoo teachings, and specially the multi-religious Hindu-Christian-Islam approach. The shipwreck was devastating, and so too a big chunk of the time adrift. Pi an incredible little Crusoe, and Richard Parker a terrifying but necessary companionship; a beautiful yet dangerous bonding, but vital, for both. I remember most of my journey with them filled with great apprehension and distress; sure there were beautiful moments and a love and respect for nature rarely seen in other works, yet most of the time lingered a persistent sadness of uncertainty, and much despair before a sometimes cruel sea that took what little they had and didn’t leave much room for hope. Nevertheless, this was an unforgettable journey so worthy that not once regretted taking.
A fantastic story of survival, courage, spirituality, and love for life and nature. A sublime journey of impossible beauty (view spoiler), with loads moments (view spoiler) to remember by. And to top it off, a soul shattering ending likely to never forget (view spoiler). Recommendable. Very.
*** Life of Pi (2012) is a lovely artistic adaptation, extremely faithful to the book, and an excellent complement to the reading. The scenery beyond beautiful, the acting on point, and the special effects impeccable. The film gorgeously captures the best heartfelt parts of the book, and cuts most of the sadness away from it. As usual the book won, I enjoyed it more, but I think only because I read it first and then the surprise was lost. I LOVE the book for its detail and depth, but ultimately I LOVE the movie more for its beautiful uplifting delivery; and a big part of me wishes I’d watched it first. (8/10)
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[2001] [460p] [Fiction] [Highly Recommendable] [Bananas float!]
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Miaw.
Piscine Molitor Patel es un joven muchacho indio viajando con su familia a bordo de un barco carguero a través del océano Pacifico, y llevando sus preciados animales de zoológico para reubicarlos en América. Una noche tormentosa la nave repentinamente se hunde, y él termina en un pequeño bote salvavidas con varios de los animales, y entre ellos, un gigante tigre Bengala. Esta es la historia de su extraordinaria aventura, y cómo logró sobrevivir por meses varado en el medio del océano con poco y nada de recursos, y acompañado por uno de depredadores más letales de la tierra.
Este fue un adorable y doloroso viaje emocional. Amé los orígenes de Pi, las enseñanzas del zoológico, y especialmente el enfoque multi-religioso Hindú-Cristiano-Islámico. El naufragio fue devastador, y también una gran parte del tiempo a la deriva. Pi un increíble pequeño Crusoe, y Richard Parker una terrorífica pero necesaria compañía; una hermosa pero peligrosa vinculación, pero vital, para ambos. Recuerdo la mayoría del mi viaje con ellos lleno de gran aprehensión y angustia; obvio que hubo hermosos momentos y un amor y respeto por la naturaleza pocas veces visto en otras obras, pero la mayor parte del tiempo permaneció conmigo una persistente tristeza incierta, y mucha desesperanza ante un a veces cruel océano que tomaba lo poco que tenían sin dejar mucho lugar a esperanza. Sin embargo, este fue un viaje inolvidable tan valioso que ni una vez me arrepentí de tomarlo.
Una fantástica historia de supervivencia, coraje, espiritualidad y amor por la vida y naturaleza. Un sublime viaje de imposible belleza (view spoiler), con muchos momentos (view spoiler) para el recuerdo. Y para coronarlo todo, un final que parte el alma imposible de olvidar (view spoiler). Recomendable. Mucho.
*** Una aventura extraordinaria (2012) es una adorable y artística adaptación, extremadamente fiel al libro, y un excelente complemento para la lectura. La escenografía más allá de hermosa, la actuación acorde, y los efectos especiales impecables. El filme hermosamente captura las partes más sentidas del libro, y corta la mayoría de su tristeza. Como usualmente sucede el libro ganó, lo disfruté más, pero creo que sólo porque lo leí primero y luego la sorpresa se perdió. AMO el libro por el detalle y su profundidad, pero en última instancia AMO la película más por su hermoso y elevador mensaje a la hora de entregarlo; y gran parte de mí desearía haberla visto primero. (8/10)
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[2001] [460p] [Ficción] [Altamente Recomendable]
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Piscine Molitor Patel is a young indian boy travelling with his family aboard a freighter through the Pacific seas, and carrying their precious zoo animals to America for relocation. One stormy night the ship suddenly sinks, and he ends up in a small lifeboat with several of their animals and, among them, a huge Bengal tiger. This is the tale of his extraordinary adventure, and how he managed to survive for months stranded in the middle of the seas with little to no resources, and accompanied by one of the deadliest predators in the world.
This was one lovely and painful emotional ride. Loved the origins of Pi, the zoo teachings, and specially the multi-religious Hindu-Christian-Islam approach. The shipwreck was devastating, and so too a big chunk of the time adrift. Pi an incredible little Crusoe, and Richard Parker a terrifying but necessary companionship; a beautiful yet dangerous bonding, but vital, for both. I remember most of my journey with them filled with great apprehension and distress; sure there were beautiful moments and a love and respect for nature rarely seen in other works, yet most of the time lingered a persistent sadness of uncertainty, and much despair before a sometimes cruel sea that took what little they had and didn’t leave much room for hope. Nevertheless, this was an unforgettable journey so worthy that not once regretted taking.
A fantastic story of survival, courage, spirituality, and love for life and nature. A sublime journey of impossible beauty (view spoiler), with loads moments (view spoiler) to remember by. And to top it off, a soul shattering ending likely to never forget (view spoiler). Recommendable. Very.
*** Life of Pi (2012) is a lovely artistic adaptation, extremely faithful to the book, and an excellent complement to the reading. The scenery beyond beautiful, the acting on point, and the special effects impeccable. The film gorgeously captures the best heartfelt parts of the book, and cuts most of the sadness away from it. As usual the book won, I enjoyed it more, but I think only because I read it first and then the surprise was lost. I LOVE the book for its detail and depth, but ultimately I LOVE the movie more for its beautiful uplifting delivery; and a big part of me wishes I’d watched it first. (8/10)
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[2001] [460p] [Fiction] [Highly Recommendable] [Bananas float!]
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Miaw.
Piscine Molitor Patel es un joven muchacho indio viajando con su familia a bordo de un barco carguero a través del océano Pacifico, y llevando sus preciados animales de zoológico para reubicarlos en América. Una noche tormentosa la nave repentinamente se hunde, y él termina en un pequeño bote salvavidas con varios de los animales, y entre ellos, un gigante tigre Bengala. Esta es la historia de su extraordinaria aventura, y cómo logró sobrevivir por meses varado en el medio del océano con poco y nada de recursos, y acompañado por uno de depredadores más letales de la tierra.
Este fue un adorable y doloroso viaje emocional. Amé los orígenes de Pi, las enseñanzas del zoológico, y especialmente el enfoque multi-religioso Hindú-Cristiano-Islámico. El naufragio fue devastador, y también una gran parte del tiempo a la deriva. Pi un increíble pequeño Crusoe, y Richard Parker una terrorífica pero necesaria compañía; una hermosa pero peligrosa vinculación, pero vital, para ambos. Recuerdo la mayoría del mi viaje con ellos lleno de gran aprehensión y angustia; obvio que hubo hermosos momentos y un amor y respeto por la naturaleza pocas veces visto en otras obras, pero la mayor parte del tiempo permaneció conmigo una persistente tristeza incierta, y mucha desesperanza ante un a veces cruel océano que tomaba lo poco que tenían sin dejar mucho lugar a esperanza. Sin embargo, este fue un viaje inolvidable tan valioso que ni una vez me arrepentí de tomarlo.
Una fantástica historia de supervivencia, coraje, espiritualidad y amor por la vida y naturaleza. Un sublime viaje de imposible belleza (view spoiler), con muchos momentos (view spoiler) para el recuerdo. Y para coronarlo todo, un final que parte el alma imposible de olvidar (view spoiler). Recomendable. Mucho.
*** Una aventura extraordinaria (2012) es una adorable y artística adaptación, extremadamente fiel al libro, y un excelente complemento para la lectura. La escenografía más allá de hermosa, la actuación acorde, y los efectos especiales impecables. El filme hermosamente captura las partes más sentidas del libro, y corta la mayoría de su tristeza. Como usualmente sucede el libro ganó, lo disfruté más, pero creo que sólo porque lo leí primero y luego la sorpresa se perdió. AMO el libro por el detalle y su profundidad, pero en última instancia AMO la película más por su hermoso y elevador mensaje a la hora de entregarlo; y gran parte de mí desearía haberla visto primero. (8/10)
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[2001] [460p] [Ficción] [Altamente Recomendable]
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Thank you Mwanamali ! Wish we could do both things at the same time but sadly one thing always spoils the other one lol. I usually go with the book first, but in this case I wish it had been the other way around :p
Thank you Amina ! Hope you love it too when you get to it <3
Thank you Mwanamali ! Wish we could do both things at the same time..."
You can still call me mwana Fed. Hehe. Anyway, I feel the same but like with Coraline, I read the book first and I preferred the book. Film wasn't scary enough for me. Then with many Sherlock stories, I watched the adaptations first and was pleasantly surprised by the stories in the books being so different. I think I'd want a system where they completely change an ending fro a movie for me to enjoy watching it first. Or giving them significant time in between to forget major details.
Thank you Jim! Hope you like it too if you decide to read/watch it :) !
Oh cool! Seemed to me so weird to call you differently after all this time lol, but since you changed it thought appropriate to go with it :p. I agree with the Sherlock movies! So amazingly different compared to the books. Always such a gamble to chose between one or the other! Why life has to be so darn difficult lol xD
Thank you Jackie! It's definitely worth it I think, any of the two formats. Hope you enjoy them plenty too <2
"Buena reseña "...
Es genial Citlalli ! Ciertamente único <3.
Y gracias jaja :D
Thank you Thibault !! Glad you had fun watching it too :D
Such a great book. And the movie adaptation is terrific!
Such a great book. And the movie adaptation is terrific!"
Absolutely Nilton!! Both fantastic! Many thanks :D !!
I think I saw it but gonna double check just to be sure lol. Thank you Karen! So glad you loved it too <3
Marvelous in so many ways. Thank you Berengaria! Glad it was the same for you :D
Thank you Srivalli ! Hope you enjoy the book, or the movie if you decide to finish it lol :D
Both formats are lovable in their own way so hope you enjoy them both <3. Thank you so much Terrie!
Exquisite mind blowing adaptation <3. Glad to hear you loved it :) . Thank you Alison!!
Thank you Inci !! I think the beauty of it is that in the end we can choose to believe whatever we want <3.
I support either choice Sarah! They are both good in their own unique way :)
Thank you J TC :) !!
Gracias Maricarmen! Ambas geniales e inolvidables <3 !
Thank you Amina ! Hope you love it too when you get to it <3"
I hope so too!
Vale su peso en tigres.
If you must. Sometimes a book is just not meant for us, regardless of how much high praising receives from others. No shame in that.
You know it :D !
Thank you so much Rachel! Hope it's a winner for you too <3! Just don't let the hype conquer you and always keep a healthy size of mistrust handy. Remember: High expectations NEVER help xD!
Lol, Quite uncommon indeed! But this was was SO worth it <3. Or maybe it was a 4.5 rounded up but it's been so long I don't remember if I disliked anything about it. Thank you so much Rosh! I think you are good if you have already watched the movie but hope you enjoy it too if you decide to also read it :)
Thank you Ruben! So glad you liked the film so much <3. Hope the book brings you some extra magic if you go for it :)