The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant

The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival

John Vaillant

352 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history nature politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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 It’s December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia’s Far East. The tiger isn’t just killing people, it’s annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the...

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Moods

informative 83%
adventurous 77%
tense 64%
dark 48%
reflective 30%
challenging 27%
mysterious 25%
emotional 16%
sad 16%
inspiring 8%
funny 3%
hopeful 3%

Pace

medium 49%
slow 41%
fast 9%

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