tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post866778507622616522..comments2023-10-25T04:37:13.179-04:00Comments on Dogear Diary: Life of PiJeanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-66057369372398962172009-06-18T13:53:16.719-04:002009-06-18T13:53:16.719-04:00I had many of the same frustrations as you did whe...I had many of the same frustrations as you did when coming upon the end of this book, but it’s been three years since I’ve read it and I’m foggy on the details. This is a book that I probably would have rated 3/5 at the time, but I’ve kept it in hopes of reading it again one day and understanding/liking it a little better.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-37353034761992377332009-06-09T20:25:41.283-04:002009-06-09T20:25:41.283-04:00Wow, you've certainly piqued my interest in th...Wow, you've certainly piqued my interest in this one. The plotline alone was enough, but then a trick ending on top of that...!Janethttp://acrossthepage.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-40161502252723429502009-06-09T14:40:52.631-04:002009-06-09T14:40:52.631-04:00I thought the audio version of Life of Pi was grea...I thought the audio version of Life of Pi was great when I listened to it several years ago.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-91703006162951669002009-06-09T12:39:47.263-04:002009-06-09T12:39:47.263-04:00My brother got this for me a while ago, but I stil...My brother got this for me a while ago, but I still haven't gotten around to reading it. I should pull it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-87943071164013342512009-06-08T20:28:46.277-04:002009-06-08T20:28:46.277-04:00ANovelMenagerie- I can see this book causing lots ...ANovelMenagerie- I can see this book causing lots of discussion in a club!<br /><br />Andrew Blackman- I did want so much to believe a teenager could survive on a small boat with a tiger! You're welcome, by the way.<br /><br />SFP- I love animal stories, too.<br /><br />Jenny- I'm glad you liked it, too! It just frustrated me to find the ending so ambivalent.<br /><br />Bermudaonion- WellJeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-26520170308276494082009-06-08T10:56:04.050-04:002009-06-08T10:56:04.050-04:00I think of the Richard Parker story like one of th...I think of the Richard Parker story like one of the stories your parents tell you about a time you were too young to remember. After a while, you think you remember it, but what you're remembering is the story you've been told.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-43665834428239022952009-06-08T07:01:55.056-04:002009-06-08T07:01:55.056-04:00I think it doesn't matter what really happened...I think it doesn't matter what really happened. That's sort of the point. It's that you've got two different contradictory ideas and they both make you think, like you said. That's the importance of it, not the actual truth.Meytal Radzinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-52707773153567716772009-06-08T00:11:47.081-04:002009-06-08T00:11:47.081-04:00I loved this book and have met the author, and ask...I loved this book and have met the author, and asked him certain questions. <br />I am very much a realist in my reading. <br />I want to believe in a Richard Parker on the boat, who later bounds away!<br />For me, this is the "better story".Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-8551644692247575812009-06-07T20:26:23.489-04:002009-06-07T20:26:23.489-04:00I enjoyed this book until the end, too. The end j...I enjoyed this book until the end, too. The end just didn't work for me and kind of ruined the rest of the book as far as I was concerned.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-73196795237236592762009-06-07T12:05:55.560-04:002009-06-07T12:05:55.560-04:00I loved this book so much - I need to read it agai...I loved this book so much - I need to read it again! And the end was one of my favorite endings for a book, ever. I believe in the tiger. But I like it that the author lets you decide.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-45928166535062413962009-06-07T08:38:26.366-04:002009-06-07T08:38:26.366-04:00I chose to believe the first ending--I actually ha...I chose to believe the first ending--I actually had some profound reason that I can no longer remember for doing so, but I can remember I could convince no one else with it (heh)--with a bit of delusion mixed in once he reached the island.<br /><br />Any story with animals is better than a story without.SFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-91186337539145491012009-06-07T08:26:29.861-04:002009-06-07T08:26:29.861-04:00Nice review! What I found interesting was that, li...Nice review! What I found interesting was that, like you, I did find myself needing to believe in one story or the other, even though rationally I knew that both were completely made up. I suppose that's the sign of a good storyteller - to make you so involved in the story and the characters that you forget, or refuse to acknowledge, that none of it is real. Thanks for the link. by the way!Andrew Blackmanhttp://www.andrewblackman.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-17062712151576783452009-06-06T23:33:10.457-04:002009-06-06T23:33:10.457-04:00I think the ending is what makes this a perfect bo...I think the ending is what makes this a perfect book for a book club discussion! <br /><br />The ending had me vascillating, too!ANovelMenageriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12328178716595263790noreply@blogger.com