My plan for this week-end was to immerse myself in Jodi Picoult's new book, The Storyteller. This is not like any of her other books. Unique subject. Sage Singer is a baker. She works at night. She is hiding from a a terrible accident. It left her with physical and mental scars. Sage attends a grief counseling workshop. There she meets and connects with an elderly man, Josef Weber.
Josef confesses a terrible secret he has kept most of his life. He asks Sage for a favor. If she says yes, she faces moral repercussions and legal ones as well. The book questions can a person be forgiven for their past actions even if they are horrific. Can a person change who they were. Can doing good make up for evil?
It is almost like three stories in one. Josef's past. A story written by Sage's Grandma in her past. Sage's present life.
There is quite a bit of detail from Josef's past. Sometimes it feels like it is too much. I would have liked more about Sage and her current life. I liked the way it ends. All three stories come together.
(Note to Old Lady. Do not read this book. You will dislike the ending very much.)
I am going to do something I do not normally do. I am going to rate the book 3.5. I usually do not believe in .5. I want to rate the book higher because of the interesting way it was written. What kept me from rating it a 4 was too many historical details. I recommend it. Interesting read. Just not for the Old Lady.
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