The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht

The Tiger's Wife

Téa Obreht

336 pages • first pub 2011 (view editions)

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A reader who enjoys intricate family sagas interwoven with magical realism and reflective explorations of war and loss would find The Tiger's Wife compelling.

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'Having sifted through everything I have heard about the tiger and his wife, I can tell you that this much is fact: in April of 1941, without declaration or warning, the German bombs started falling over the city and did not stop for three days. T...

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Community Reviews

3.5
based on 9,706 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 70%

reflective: 63%

emotional: 57%

dark: 38%

adventurous: 29%

challenging: 28%

sad: 27%

tense: 9%

hopeful: 7%

inspiring: 6%

funny: 3%

informative: 3%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
45% of readers chose medium
52% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

12% of readers chose Plot
41% of readers chose A mix
45% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

41% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

53% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

53% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

31% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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