Tiger's Wife - Tea Obreht

My mom gave this book to my husband and I to read. I picked it up one morning off the dresser and dug in. As you know, I have a rule that I can't quit books. And that's probably why most of my reviews are positive. Because books always get better and lots of people quit them too early.
I am glad I finished Tiger's Wife. But I didn't love the book, just parts of it. And side note: it was beautifully written.
Natalia is a doctor who is providing medicine and care to orphans in an impoverished village. Raised by her grandfather who brought life to tall tales, she mourns his recent death by trying to uncover additional details of his stories. Namely, that of the Tiger's Wife and the Deathless Man.
As the story goes, a Tiger terrorizes a local community that her grandfather grew up in. But not by violence, by the mere fear and threat of what power the Tiger possessed. The only two that weren't afraid was Natalia's grandfather and the Tiger's Wife. The Deathless Man came into her grandfather's life as he was older. And then again two other times. And his namesake is quite literal. He can't die. Both of those stories were captivating. I wanted to read entire novels about them. But the book vascilated between those stories and that of Natalia's life as a doctor. If there was a cohesive theme, it escaped me. However, there is no doubt that death took a big role in this novel.
Maybe you should read it and tell me what you think?