For the past few days I have been reading my way through LIFE OF PI by Yann Martel. I am only more than halfway through by now as Pi continues to lather my eyes with an astonishing view through the lens of his memories. I am grateful, for this book has been a poignant escape for me even in just a few days.
It has been developed into a film. I am not eager to dive into spoilers, but I've scrolled through a miniature line of comments across the Internet and these opinions and small talks have been spoiler-free and reassuring. I hope Ang Lee excites readers and non-readers enough to make us gasp (and maybe laugh) collectively in the theatre, but for now I'm giving him the side eye.
I promise that I was just perusing through the National Bookstore branch in SM Marikina till I found a book deemed interesting enough by their summary. Then came fate when I hit the teenage fiction area further into the bookstore and tickled the book's spine before tipping it toward my curious hands and eyes. I honestly did not know its film would be out around November... or December, but, yes, a gold stamp informed me of that exactly. And now I am stuck in Pi's whirlwind of an experience, and I've never felt this funny inside since THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak. I wasn't expecting so much vividity and sympathy and humor for one wise believer who, in the arousal of emotional intensity in his entire life, was only a sixteen-year-old. Martel gives us tastes of sensitivity and wonderment throughout Pi's challenges. Pi's thoughts—from worrisome to sunny bright—knock the breath out of my lungs, and wow that sounds so cliche but it is one of the crumbles of compliments I can poorly give.
Yann Martel is dazzling. His chapters leave you hungry for more and his words flow sweet with abundance. He offers a keen demonstration of the way of animals and gives Pi his own opinions and weaknesses that turn out to be strengths. Pi's relationship with God also doesn't forget to shine. What an awesome connection to behold.
Oh boy, I have some more reading to do. (But I've already went through this image via text.)
ETA: lifeofpimovie.com
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