bourbakiaxiom: dabacahin: On a lifeboat “Life on a lifeboat…
On a lifeboat
“Life on a lifeboat isn’t much of a life. It is like an end game in chess, a game with few pieces. The elements couldn’t be more simple, nor the stakes higher. Physically it is extraordinarily arduous, and morally it is killing. You must make adjustments if you want to survive. Much becomes expendable. You get your happiness where you can.”
— Yann Martel, Life of Pi
(Image: Thank you, Ripple Effects.)
I just finished reading this – and partly because I saw this post on my dash, and remembered that we owned a copy!
I liked it quite a lot. The first half is set in India, and I clearly love that: it reminded me of Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children somewhat. And the wildlife on the boat reminded me of the flora on the boat in The Island of the Day Before by Umberto Eco (one of the better bits, in one of his more disappointing novels). And the the ending was a surprise to me, which I will not spoil.
So, thank you, dabacahin, for posting this – I enjoyed the book-length version of your post!
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