tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3775842403040223661.post1016015979529996979..comments2023-07-27T09:58:21.103-04:00Comments on Bibliophile's Corner: Review: The Tiger's Wife by Tea ObrehtO.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12294460322669300486noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3775842403040223661.post-25996658315189979452013-12-16T20:52:41.391-05:002013-12-16T20:52:41.391-05:00After reading the book here is one thing I know - ...After reading the book here is one thing I know - I won't wait for a book club selection to read Obreht's next book. Juan Aguirre - Crest Cleanershttp://www.janitorialserviceseattle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3775842403040223661.post-78570922490592138872013-03-03T19:05:34.710-05:002013-03-03T19:05:34.710-05:00I'm very interested in reading more Slavic lit...I'm very interested in reading more Slavic literature like you. I was obsessed with the myths and folklore of this novel and I loved how it all connected. Like you, I want more .... now! Haha. : ) Cassiehttp://booksandbowelmovements.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3775842403040223661.post-66077279987937382792012-10-15T22:35:03.412-04:002012-10-15T22:35:03.412-04:00It's possible, I suppose. I think Slavic liter...It's possible, I suppose. I think Slavic literature is much less straightforward than American literature, for example, so the readers grow up accustomed to making those leaps, keeping track of developments, reading between the lines, allowing for the metaphorical. It can be tiring after a while though, sometimes one wants things to just be what they seem and not some examination of the psyche, society or the human condition :)O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12294460322669300486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3775842403040223661.post-49356849736001226512012-10-15T15:45:05.797-04:002012-10-15T15:45:05.797-04:00Ooh, interesting. I really wasn't too fussed a...Ooh, interesting. I really wasn't too fussed about this one when I read it last year...I just found that I had a lot of loose ends to frustratingly try and tie up in my own head at the end. I wonder whether you found this easier to sink into due to your Slavic heritage?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11911232519231082170noreply@blogger.com