I took the whole tiger business in Life of Pi as metaphorical. Can't remember now why I thought that, because it's been a few years. But I liked it.

Didn't they make a movie of it, too?

Speaking of book group type books, one of my favs that I wouldn't have read otherwise is Gate to Women's Country, by Sherri S. Tepper. Anything by her is thought provoking.

Karen