The perfect combo of lazy and cozy led me to crack it open and I’m so happy I did. I got all comfy that snowy afternoon, saw a book under the covers and assumed it was the one I was in the middle of, but to my surprise, it was The Storyteller. My son, the new driver in the house, picked it up for me at the library and left it in my bed as a surprise. This one literally came to me as a surprise. As many of you know, I gave up on Jodi Picoult after so many of her books became far too much of a formula for me to continue reading. The Storyteller shocked me with it’s gripping tale of the Holocaust and the stories we share to keep history alive. What do you do when evil lives next door? Can someone who’s committed a truly heinous act ever atone for it with subsequent good behavior? Should you offer forgiveness to someone if you aren’t the party who was wronged? And most of all – if Sage even considers his request – is it murder, or justice? My Review: 4.5 stars Complicating the matter? Sage’s grandmother is a Holocaust survivor. Shocked, Sage refuses…and then he confesses his darkest secret – he deserves to die, because he was a Nazi SS guard. One day he asks Sage for a favor: to kill him. They strike up a friendship at the bakery where Sage works. Josef Weber is everyone’s favorite retired teacher and Little League coach. Sage Singer befriends an old man who’s particularly beloved in her community. The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult -480 pages Book Blurb:
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