The Tiger's Wife

I'm not going to chime in with all the praise that's been heaped on this novel. Frankly, it was a struggle to get through. I made myself finish it. The story is narrated by a young doctor named Natalie in a Balkan country dealing with the after effects of war. She tells the story of her recently departed grandfather and the stories that were central to his life. But really I found the story to be very disjointed. At times it was interesting but at others it was dull, plodding, overly descriptive stuff. I found very little of the story to be compelling and after about a third of the way in, I wasn't really in the mood to continue. I thought it might get better. Mostly it left me a little confused and apathetic. She is a good writer, though, but a more cohesive plot line was lacking.