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punka55bookjockey's review against another edition
3.0
Probably should have read this one with a book club - felt like there was a layer I was missing.
bornholm's review against another edition
4.0
A beautiful, intricate, sometimes puzzling epic about love, war, family, and death.
michellegotto's review against another edition
4.0
this is a lovely book about family, memories, love and death.
sherrit's review against another edition
4.0
Wonderfully written book. Fascinating story. Best book I've read in a long time. Definitely recommend.
annarosereads's review against another edition
4.0
What a beautiful story! Obreht created a world that was simultaneously magical and grittily real. The story exists in an imaginary but vaguely Eastern European country where a tale of tigers, war, mute women, and undying men all seem so reasonable. Obreht has created a modern fairytale that feels rich with the mythology of this made up culture.
tmaltman's review against another edition
4.0
Please see my blog at http://grumpygriffin.blogspot.com/2012/07/catch-tiger.html for my full review.
dcair's review against another edition
4.0
memorable. lots of different plots, sometimes i wanted them to converge more.
melissarochelle's review against another edition
3.0
This is not a bad book, but I certainly don't feel it's one of the best books I've read in 2011. Halfway through the only thing I had really picked up on is that I wanted a parrot that recites poetry. And up to about 180 pages in, I had no idea what was going on. Part of that is because all of the descriptions talk about the Balkans and wars and all of these things that are real, but the book never provides that information. It's just "The City", "the war", "the zoo". Had the back of the book not given me a place to attempt to uncover, I would have been fine. But instead I wasted time trying to figure out where the book was taking place. This leads me to think that I either need a book to give me a clear location or a REALLY vague location.
As much as everyone says this book is so beautiful, I've yet to be so moved as to snap a photo of a page or underline a quote. So this girl's grandfather told stories and they turned out to be true...OK? It's a good book, I don't hate it. In fact, as soon as I gave up trying to understand what the war was and trying to place the book in a specific time and place, I ended up starting start to it enjoy it. However, that took about 200 pages.
Over this past year, I've really learned what my reading tastes are...I like to feel what the characters are feeling...and I like to cry. I LIKE books that make me want to read through the night. This wasn't one of those books, but it was a solid read. If I had given up 50 pages in, this would have been a single star read and if I rated it just on the last 100 pages, it would have been 5 stars. Therefore, this one is three very solid stars.
As much as everyone says this book is so beautiful, I've yet to be so moved as to snap a photo of a page or underline a quote. So this girl's grandfather told stories and they turned out to be true...OK? It's a good book, I don't hate it. In fact, as soon as I gave up trying to understand what the war was and trying to place the book in a specific time and place, I ended up starting start to it enjoy it. However, that took about 200 pages.
Over this past year, I've really learned what my reading tastes are...I like to feel what the characters are feeling...and I like to cry. I LIKE books that make me want to read through the night. This wasn't one of those books, but it was a solid read. If I had given up 50 pages in, this would have been a single star read and if I rated it just on the last 100 pages, it would have been 5 stars. Therefore, this one is three very solid stars.
bethanygladhill's review against another edition
4.0
A beautiful mix of practicality and magic realism, that I fear I am nor smart enough to understand completely.
rebeccaschmitz's review against another edition
4.0
I realize many reviewers, both here and elsewhere on the Internet, have criticized Tea Obreht's writing style as immature and overly precious and the stories within The Tiger's Wife as disjointed; maybe I'm feeling generous over the holidays, maybe I'm getting soft in middle age, but I thought the interweaving of Balkan folk tales with the real life effects of war in the region was a lovely way to show how people deal with death and destruction.