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Book Review of Life of Pi

Life of Pi
Life of Pi
Author: Yann Martel
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Pi Patel, a God loving boy and the son of a zookeeper, has a fervent love of stories. When he is sixteen his family and their zoo animals emigrate from India to North America aboard a cargo ship. Alas, the ship sinks and what follows is the story of Pi's survival.