I don't know that I've ever had such a hard time getting through the first 100 pages of a book. I really don't understand. Why would any author make the initial impression of their book so... well, boring? I get that it has to do with character development, but thus far, Pi strikes me as just uninteresting. Frankly, I don't know how this novel can reach a climax at this rate. "Dry, yeastless factuality" seems appropriate.
One thing I did find interesting was the fact that Pi has a respect for atheists, but not for agnostics. It seems to be an all-or-nothing perspective. People with faith are worthy of his time, but people that are uncertain about faith and god and what-not are repulsive to him. I understand where he's coming from, but really, it's not of his business what other people choose to believe or have faith in. And yet, Pi is involved in three religions, simultaneously. Doesn't that contradict the whole premise of religion, though?
My overall impression of the novel so far isn't really a positive one. Typically, I like books to grip my attention from the beginning; if they mellow out in the middle, I can handle it. But if I can fall asleep during the first 100 pages of a book, I don't see the point in reading it. Hopefully, within the next 50 pages, things will pick up a bit.
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