I finally figured out how to post and am going crazy this morning!
I recently listened to Jody Picoult's latest novel. Her last couple books have left me unimpressed so I approached this one with caution and prepared to quit if it wasn't keeping my interest. Well, she must have heard me complaining and got her mojo back.
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult follows an academic study through the eyes of a family. The main character is working on her own study when she is recruited to do some interviews of German's who lived during WW2 but were not involved in the military: people who lived in Germany through the war. A elderly (of course) man volunteers to tell his story to her and the book takes off.
I was fascinated by the stories of the death camps seen through the eyes of a novel being written in a young girls head. She told this story each evening to her fellow prisoners. So in essence you not only read the novel you purchased but you are reading the novel being written within the book. There are brutal parts, a love story and redemption of evil...everything a good novel could ask for.
Lisa also listened to this book and several of my friends read it. I must say it was chilling to hear the words of this elderly man with that flat German voice say the things he did in the war. Very well done and a good read. I've heard nothing but good reviews from friends on this one.
Linda
Yea! I am glad to see you on here especially because I was supposed to send you the steps on how to log on and I forgot to do that! Jodi Picoult is very hard for me to read as she just sucks the energy right out of me. I think she is too in the face for me but this sounds like a fascinating book. I usually read one of her books a year and then have to take a year off of her work!
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