Life of Pi

I finished a book the other day I did not want to end. That happens sometimes. The book kind of becomes a friend I do not want to say goodbye to so I read fewer pages everyday, fewer and further apart. So I miss Richard Parker and Pi and I am quite confident that I could survive for months adrift on a life boat in the middle of the ocean with a tiger.
I am also pissed off the book didn't answer all my questions and I desperately want to talk about this with someone. For example, what's with the meercats? My family read it years ago and digested it and argued and talked and moved on. I am not ready to do so. So if anyone can share any insights.....