Spoiler Warning: These book club discussion questions on The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht contain important information about the story. Finish the book before reading on
- Tea Obreht spends a lot of time on back story and development of certain characters - the butcher, the deaf-mute, the apothecary, and others. Do you have a favorite character? A least favorite?
- Did you enjoy the way the book was written - so much of it in flashback, stories often within stories? Or did you find it confusing?
- At the end when Natalia meets the deathless man for herself, do you think she believes it finally? Or is she still skeptical?
- What exactly was the connection between the deaf-mute and the tiger?
- Why do you think the author chose not to name the main city when it obviously (with a little research) is Belgrade?
- Rate The Tiger's Wife on a scale of 1 to 5.
