#37 - The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult

Thank goodness this book was good.  After being left with a sour taste following Lone Wolf and the Tenth Circle, I was just about to write off Jodi Picoult as just another author who pumps out her one book a year and collects her huge paycheck.

Enter "The Storyteller" finally here was a beautifully woven tale set on the backdrop of the most horrendous time periods in history.  Picoult asks the tough questions about the nature of forgiveness.  Can people really change no matter what atrocities they have committed?  Who is responsible for the absolution of a soul?

A note to potential readers: Do NOT read this book before you fall asleep - you will not like the resulting fitful sleep!  No matter how numb we have become to the imagery from the holocaust, Jodi pulls something that makes this non-crying reader to shivers.

I gave this book a 4.5 rating but since there is no half star on Goodreads, I rounded down to 4 but ONLY because of the final twist in the last 10 pages was completely unnecessary.  Otherwise I highly recommend this latest offering from Jodi Picoult.

Goodreads rating: 4.5 stars
In Progress: The Confession by John Grisham (audio)
Ending by Hilma Wolitzer (nook)
On Deck: Tell the Wolves I'm Home (paper)