Comments on: “The Tiger’s Wife” by Tea Obreht

By: Kristi Belcamino

Kristi Belcamino — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:22:22 +0000

It’s well-written, but my adoration for it also stems from my fascination with: chess, secret societies, France, Knights of the Templar, and mysteries in general. Thanks for the invite to Gods and Monsters. Would love to make a meeting soon.

By: girldetective

girldetective — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:08:22 +0000

I haven’t heard of The Eight, but I’ll check it out. I’m behind in my book group books, though, so don’t know when a free spot will open up.

By: Kristi Belcamino

Kristi Belcamino — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:39:32 +0000

You expressed my sentiments perfectly. I was never moved emotionally. My book club felt the same way. A good book makes me eager to return to it after i set it down and the only reason I kept picking this up again was my upcoming book club meeting.
Off topic: have you ever read The Eight by Katherine Neville? It is one of the few books I’ve picked up in the past six months that excites me!

By: Jules

Jules — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:40:19 +0000

I was also disappointed with the book and have similar feelings about the characters as you did. The book just didn’t work for me in the end, I didn’t see the flair everyone else saw.

By: girldetective

girldetective — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:38:12 +0000

Patricia, you never know. Kate F loved Wolf Hall, while I found it kind of a snore. But I think Tiger’s Wife is eminently skippable, and have yet to hear anyone I trust say otherwise.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:02:08 +0000

I just received a notice that this is available for me at the library. I am tempted to tell them “no thanks.” I have had enough bad experiences with Tournament of Books books to last me a while. I am in the middle of Wolf Hall and Possession is up after that. I think I might stay with books that are recommended by friends.

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:15:48 +0000

I did not know that about Savage the Bones and the NBA, but I gotta tell you, THAT book connected emotionally and packed a wallop. Very different than Tiger’s Wife. I agree with your assessment of that book–I actually thought the short story in the New Yorker (of the actual Tiger’s WIFE) worked better as a short story than as embedded in the novel.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:11:53 +0000

I was disappointed too. The only story that really “got” me was the actual Tiger’s Wife story.