The Storyteller

by Jodi Picoult | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 1439102775 Global Overview for this book
Registered by dabercro of Clinton, Utah USA on 11/11/2014
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Journal Entry 1 by dabercro from Clinton, Utah USA on Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Book's introduction..."When Sage Singer learns that the elderly widower she befriends in her grief group is a regular customer at Our Daily Bread, where she is the baker extraordinaire, is not all that remarkable. In their tight-knit community of Westerbrook, New Hampshire, Josef Weber is widely known and beloved as the retired German teacher and a little league coach. But when Josef unexpectedly implores Sage to kill him, she could not be more surprised. Josef confesses to Sage his darkest secret: that he deserves to die at her hands because he was a member of the SS guard in Nazi Germany a lifetime ago, and because she is a Jew. As Sage considers Josef's request, she reflects on the sacrifices made by her grandmother, Minka, a Holocaust survivor, and on the millions of other victims of the Nazi genocide. Confused, Sage seeks help from Leo Stein, a Justice Department attorney tasked with bringing war criminals to international tribunals. When Leo encourages Sage to connect the dots between her grandmother's experiences at Auschwitz and those in Josef Weber's story, she must first face her own moral failings and confront her own beliefs about the true meaning of justice."

My thoughts...this book is an historical fiction based on the Holocaust. The book is written in three parts. There is also a narrative ( an allegory) throughout the book that was written by Minka which ultimately probably saved her life.

Journal Entry 2 by dabercro at A Fellow BookCrosser, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Friday, November 21, 2014

Released 9 yrs ago (11/22/2014 UTC) at A Fellow BookCrosser, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA

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Passing on to Aberpeter when I see her this weekend.

Journal Entry 3 by Aberpeter at Kirkland, Washington USA on Monday, November 24, 2014
Thanks dabercro

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