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

Feel Like You Are One of the Characters

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

Emotionally moving experience

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

There were several narrators for different characters that were telling their story. I enjoyed the different voices.

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

Some of the descriptions of the concentration camps were vivid and horrifyingly realistic.

Fantastic

I enjoyed this book to the fullest amount. Well worth the time. Enjoy the book

What an amazing story..

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

I found the first couple chapters a little slow and I had a hard time getting into it at first. But once the story got underway I had a hard time putting it down. I enjoyed the different view points of the story and the twists throughout. What an amazing story. Would highly recommend. I enjoyed how the different characters stories were narrated by different people.

The Storyteller

Very good. From start to finish. The final chapters are,,,well part of me wishes it had ended differently. Read it, see what you think.

initially confused

This book started off confusing and even a tad boring - but then it came together and was a beautiful story. Yes, I did predict the surprise twist but it didn't detract from the tale. Listen to it!

So so good

This book never got boring. I wasn't always in the mood to listen since it gets pretty deep and heavy but I'd walk extra laps around the block before going in to work just to finish a chapter. This is classic Picoult that you don't want to put down and wish you hadn't read yet so you'd have a chance to experience it for the first time again.

This book stole my heart :)

Where does The Storyteller rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's by far the best book I have listened to ever! It melted my heart, I enjoyed every minute of it. I even had dreams about it and I couldn't wait to listen to it every morning on my way to work.

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

It's a historical mystery and I loved it. I really can't compare it to anything because it's different than other books.

Which scene was your favorite?

Listening to the grandmother tell her story was so neat. I think at one point I cried.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Bread is food for the heart

Any additional comments?

I loved this book. Best book ever! Would recommend students read it in high school it's so good. I just thought it was so well written. The beginning is really slow but once it picks up it is amazing. Will change your life.

Powerful, beautiful, engaging and fascinating!

What did you love best about The Storyteller?

The alternating perspectives between both characters and era's gave this story incredible depth. And the performance! Absolutely beautifully told.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There were many times that this book drug me out of reality and completely immersed me in the story. MANY times during Jospef or Minka's stories I forgot that I was at work and would scoff or groan out loud. You get so drawn in to something that is foreign to most of us. Truly captivating in a gut wrenching way.

Any additional comments?

I listened to the last 10 minutes of this book many times. It's not a book where you know exactly what the take away is, which is her point. This is definitely one of those books you will think about for a while after it's over! I would absolutely recommend this book. I'm not a big history fan but this story is so powerful and beautifully told that anyone could enjoy it. Leaving Time is by far my favorite Picoult book but this is a very, very close second.

Loved it in spite of myself

Any additional comments?

I didn't realize what the topic of this book was when I purchased it. When I figured out what the topic was, I didn't want to listen any more because it's so overwhelmingly sad. But the story was just so compelling that I couldn't stop. The writing was beautiful and the characters were engaging. I had to stop sometimes because it was so painful, but in the end it was really worth the tears.

Heartbreaking and beautiful

I listened 80% of the book then took a long road trip with my husband and started over. I saw so much more the second time. When I finally finished, I wanted to hear it again!! I can't stop thinking about the characters!!