The Storyteller

By: Jodi Picoult

Narrated by: Mozhan Marno, Jennifer Ikeda, Edoardo Ballerini, Suzanne Toren, Fred Berman

Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

Jodi Picoult's poignant number one New York Times best-selling novels about family and love tackle hot-button issues head on. In The Storyteller, Sage Singer befriends Josef Weber, a beloved Little League coach and retired teacher. But then Josef asks Sage for a favor she never could have imagined - to kill him. After Josef reveals the heinous act he committed, Sage feels he may deserve that fate. But would his death be murder or justice?

©2013 Jodi Picoult (P)2013 Recorded Books

This was great!!

If you could sum up The Storyteller in three words, what would they be?

Touched My Heart

What other book might you compare The Storyteller to and why?

Sarah's Key

Which scene was your favorite?

There were too many.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book touched my heart with its beautiful story. The narrators brought the story to life and I felt like I was there. I was sorry to get to the end of the book. I cried several times and also laughed.

Any additional comments?

I highly recommend this book. The characters come to life and it is just an all around great story and keeps your interest and is never dull.

Not what I was expecting

Would you listen to The Storyteller again? Why?

I wouldn't listen to it again, and wouldn't recommend it to just anyone. It was very sad, very detailed information about the prison camps. Well told and well written.

Beautiful writing, but not my type of story

There's no question that Jodi Picoult is a beautiful writer. She is a true master of the English language, and from that perspective I enjoyed this book. However, I found the descriptions a little too intense and graphic. I understand that given the subject matter (the Holocaust) this was bound to be the case, but the horror was just a little too much for me. It was just too depressing and upsetting for me. By the middle of the book I almost couldn't continue because I was so upset, but I knew that I had to continue because it would get less depressing eventually so I wouldn't be left in such an awful mental state. I also didn't find the story as compelling as I expected to. The characters were interesting, but I found things moved a little slow at times.

I've read one other Jody Picoult novel and I had a similar reaction to that one (I can't remember which it was), so I suspect I just don't care for her stories, despite her beautiful writing. I can see why others would very much enjoy this book. But if you are sensitive to horror and strong negative emotions and situations, this is probably not the book for you.

Loved it!

Very memorable story of a young breadmaker, who struggles between her belief of right and wrong after she discovers her older gentlemen friend was part of the Nazi machine that exterminated Jews, during Hitlers reign of terror.

great Listen

another great book by Jodi Picoult, very emotional book that brings back facts that although fictional could be very true.

Excellent

Excellent story. Compassion. Suspense. Man's inhumanity to man. I want to hear it again! Fifteen words

History Lesson with heart.

Jodi Picoult did not disappoint. A littl long my kept my attention most of the time. Excellent story of the horror of the Holocust from the personal level. A good reminder of how our past influences our futures.

Brilliant

Would you listen to The Storyteller again? Why?

I just finished listening to it and am resisting listening again, saving it for a future date when I can't wait anymore. This is Jodi Picoult in top form. The writing is superb; the harrowing story is difficult to pause, so real and horrific, even though we know much about the end; the performance is brilliant. I can't imagine that reading this as text would begin to approach the impact of this recording.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Storyteller?

The twist at the end, even though I expected it.

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

They were amazing. Edoardo Ballerini's accents!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Oh yes, but I resisted.

Any additional comments?

Picoult's research is superb. We always learn something from reading her books.

Beautiful!

I couldn't put this book away! I've never read/heard another story like it! So real! I loved all the different narrators! Heart wrenching and heart warming at the same time! I'll be recommending this book to everyone!

An enthral king story on so many levels

Would you listen to The Storyteller again? Why?

I would find this book hard to listen to again as its realism was very disturbing. A really upsetting story, which needs to told

What did you like best about this story?

The three stories intertwined kept the listener enthralled

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

The holocaust survivor captured my interest. Although the story in the present was also very good.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I found myself listening way into the night

Any additional comments?

The ending in so many books is often disappointing. In this novel Jodi Picoult has managed to sustain your interest right to the end and leave one wondering