Life of Pi.1

I am sad that I have not been able to start this book yet, but on the other hand, I am glad that the weekend starts tomorrow so I can get caught up.  Just by reading the back cover of the book, I am very excited about the animals and love that their names!!!  Orange Juice the orangutan...the huge bengal tiger named Richard Parker...even "Pi" has a strange name, "Piscine Patel."  I have always believed that someone's name was a very important thing, and told a lot about them as they grew up.  I am looking forward to seeing why the author may have given respective characters their names, and how well they play their role.