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April 26, 2013 By Brooke 2 Comments

The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult

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The Storyteller

Title: The Storyteller
Author: Jodi Picoult
Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Category: Fiction, Historical Fiction,

Sage is woman in her mid twenties self-secluded baker.  She meets an older gentleman in his 90’s at a grief counselling group, where she is coping with the death of her mother.  After a stretch of time, she befriends this man and he asks her a favor.  He wants her to help him die.  He was a Nazi SS officer and thinks that the reason he is still living is a punishment for his choices earlier in his life.  What he doesn’t realize is that Sage’s living grandmother is a survivor, having struggled and worked in Auschwitz concentration camp.

 Like most of the other Picoult books I have enjoyed, this one tugs at your heart strings and makes you question your stance on the matter at hand.  How I look at things, and would base a decision at the beginning of the book is vastly different than how I feel at the end of the book.  She has a way of showing you the thought process of everyone in the story, that makes it hard to judge anyone.  I love it because there truly is always two sides to every story.

I have always enjoyed World War 2 stories, and while this one is fiction, it is based on actual historical events.  The story is so realistic. I have had the opportunity to visit Auschwitz in Poland, and it was an experience I will never forget.  While reading The Storyteller, I am amazed at how vivid and true the descriptions of everything are.  The story is graphic, so beware to younger readers.  I remember our guide being a survivor as well.  I asked her how she could walk through the prison that held her captive, and she answered: we must remember our history in order for it not to repeat.

This story, I will never forget.
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If you like Jodi Picoult books, you would also like The Pact or 19 minutes

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