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It's really a great book. You chose what you Like to believe. To me, The version 2 story is closer to reality. Think about if you were pi, which one you want yourself to believe? Which one can make you fell you still have dignity to continue your life as a human? Even the 2nd version could have covered many details of brutal truth--- the truth about survival, what even it takes. Pi certainly try to forget the bloody truth to have courage to live his life.