475 pages

English language

Published Dec. 14, 2003 by Wheeler Pub..

ISBN:
978-1-58724-422-3
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4 stars (3 reviews)

After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen-year-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan… and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary works of fiction in recent years.

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5 stars

I was surprised by the whole story, specially considering I bought the book because it has a tiger on the cover (my bad). It starts slowly (and maybe a little boring) but as soon as they get on that ship, I couldn't put the book down. I found it extremely intriguing since in my wildest dreams I couldn't make up where the story was going and the whole idea is so far-fetched, I couldn't help but read it ferociously to reach the end. Richard Parker will definitely stay with me. What a great read.

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Subjects

  • Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. -- Fiction
  • Human-animal relationships -- Fiction
  • Storytelling -- Fiction
  • Teenage boys -- Fiction
  • Ocean travel -- Fiction
  • Zoo animals -- Fiction
  • Orphans -- Fiction
  • Tigers -- Fiction
  • Large type books
  • Pacific Ocean -- Fiction