I suspect that The Tiger's Wife is a Great Book. I say "suspect" because despite the deft writing and skilled unfolding of the layered stories, I wasn't drawn in. I'm pretty sure it's not the book, it's me. My attention span isn't what it could be right now. Or TW might not be a Good book.
The story is about a young doctor, her dead grandfather, war and its aftermath, and maybe a tiger. Please someone else give it a try and tell me what you think.
reviewdate:
Dec 29 2011
isn:
978-0-385-34383-1
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Mitchell Freedm... (not verified)
Sun, 01/01/2012 - 2:27am
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Your teen cousin Shayna
Your teen cousin Shayna swears by these Tiger books. She devoured both books, having received the first, "The Tiger's Curse," as a gift I brought her--autographed by the author--from the Book Expo.
Your elder cousin Jackie had the same reaction as you did, though.
I think it is a younger person's taste, though this even elder cousin found the writing very good--though the subject matter is obviously not to my taste. :-)
Sorry for the "I like the beat" sort of "reviews" here...
Mitchell Freedm... (not verified)
Sun, 01/01/2012 - 2:29am
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I thought this was the second
I thought this was the second book of The Tiger's Curse. Sorry! Too many tiger books out there right now...
My daughter does love those Tiger Curse books!!
jenna
Sun, 01/01/2012 - 7:29pm
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Haha. I was wondering, as The
Haha. I was wondering, as The Tiger's Wife did not strike me as a teenager's book. I'll check out The Tiger's Curse series on Shayna's recommendation.