life of pi

Maybe you’ve already seen the movie?

I understand it did rather well.  And I hear that it is visually spectacular.  Having been directed by Ang Lee, I don’t doubt that.  Nor do I doubt that it is as faithful as possible to the novel.

I haven’t seen the movie yet.  I am going to put it at the top of my list, though.  And I’m going to use this Friday Find post to tell you that the book is is a FIND.

If you haven’t read life of pi, get thee to a library.  Or a bookstore.

This novel is a work of art, destined to be a classic.

A sea story, an adventure yarn, a word painting, a philosophical fascination.

Author Yann Martel has pulled off a miracle.

Compelling plot, beautiful prose, ideas to linger and provoke thought.

This is one of those books that is both dangerous and inspirational to those of us trying to be writers.  The inspiration comes from the illustration of what’s possible, the dangling carrot of poetry and plot.  The danger comes from the very well-founded fear that I am not capable of transcending my limitations and achieving something close to this.

The hope lies in the story itself.

Pi transcended his limitations.

Maybe we can, too.