It's not the God bit, it's the tedium of it. I know several people who enjoyed the discussions of Pi's religious quest more than the rest of the book.
Pi is sort of like three books. The first part, which is the most religious, actually has some interesting stuff. The middle part, which is most of the book, I found boring. My friend joyce summarized it well as, "I ate some fish. I ate some more fish. I conquered the tiger, go me. Oooh, more fish." The third part, which is what everyone seems to love about it, includes the last 20 or 30 pages that your friend had issues with, I had issues with, everyone I've talked to had issues with. I think know what the author was trying to do, and I think he failed.
It's interesting to read out of curiosity for why it's so popular, but there are so many wonderful books out there, and a shortage of time in which to read them...
Here are a few titles that topped my list last year for fiction (http://plantgirl.livejournal.com/392213.html) & non-fiction (http://plantgirl.livejournal.com/392618.html)
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Date: 2006-04-25 09:16 am (UTC)Pi is sort of like three books. The first part, which is the most religious, actually has some interesting stuff. The middle part, which is most of the book, I found boring. My friend
It's interesting to read out of curiosity for why it's so popular, but there are so many wonderful books out there, and a shortage of time in which to read them...
Here are a few titles that topped my list last year for fiction (http://plantgirl.livejournal.com/392213.html) & non-fiction (http://plantgirl.livejournal.com/392618.html)