Life of Pi by Yann Martel was completley worthy of its praise and winning the man booker award in 2002. Although i gave it 4 stars, not 5, i still believe that this novel is a great piece of fiction. What some may think by reading a book summary or only reding snippets online is that Life of Pi is a complete downer of a story and will make you want to jump off a cliff. That is not all incorrect. But what you don't get from those selected pieces of the story is the overall awe. This young indian boy becomes more of a man than any man could ever become. He deals with not only the fact that he's stranded with a 450 pound bengel tiger, but the loss of hope eating away at him. Still he hangs on until the end. Throughout the novel Richard Parker and Picelebrate small successes, though large to them. These bursts of joy are what keeps this book ticking and not sinking to the bottom of the Pacific.