The Storyteller

May 15, 2013

When Sage, the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, learns that a well-respected member of her community is a former SS officer who evaded justice for 70 years, she must choose between forgiveness and retribution. This recording features five skilled actors who perform a wide range of accents and languages well. The use of multiple voices deepens the already compelling story's impact. Unfortunately, the technical execution is not as impressive. Exaggerated gaps between tracks are distracting. VERDICT Although the subject matter is a departure from Picoult's previous work, her fans won't be disappointed. ["[Picoult's] myriad fans are in for satisfying doses of everything they've come to expect from her: compulsive readability, impeccable research, and a gut-wrenching Aha! of an ending," read the starred review of the Emily Bestler: Atria hc, LJ 2/1/13.]--Julie Judkins, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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