Book review- The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
My thorough understanding (till date) on my reading journey is that if you want to remain humble and want to be grateful for all the “luxuries” received in your life, either read Mahatma Gandhi’s book ‘The Story of My Experiments with Truth’ or read about the various accounts of the Holocaust survivors. These stories have constantly given me another reason to remain human and hopeful.
“The Storyteller” by American Writer Jodi Picoult is a fictional novel based on events. The story is set in two parallel times, one in the 2000s in the United States and the other during the Holocaust.
The three main characters in the novel are Sage Singer, Minka and Josef Weber. Sage Singer is a baker trying hard to live an everyday life following an accident that maimed half her face. Sage suffers from emotional and physical scars and works like a recluse post-accident trauma. Minka, the grandmother of Sage, is a Holocaust survivor. She was imprisoned at Auschwitz, and hers is the story of continued writing; as she dreams of becoming a writer, she continues to write even in prison as a survival tactic for herself and those she was imprisoned with. Josef Weber, a much respected 95-year-old retired German teacher, confesses to Sage that he is a former SS officer, real name Reiner, who once was an Auschwitz guard.
The Storyteller embodies the traditions of created narratives from fairy tales, mythology, allegory, history and personal circumstance until it mesmerises the reader. This book is a perfect balance of emotion and information.
It is a powerful book and a definite page-turner. I highly recommend this book to fiction lovers and drama seekers.
Quotes
"If you keep telling yourself you are a certain kind of person, eventually you will become that person.”
“No matter how educated you are, no matter how irrational it seems, you will follow a glimmer of hope.”
“The reason it's important to believe in something, he said, is because you can.”
“It does not matter who forgives you if you’re the one who can’t forget.”
“Sometimes all it takes to become human again is someone who can see you that way, no matter how you present on the surface.”
This review is so captivating . I am sure the actual book read would be more interesting.
ReplyDeleteI liked this quote the Best The reason it's important to believe in something, he said, is because you can.”
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DeleteHolocaust survivors. These stories have constantly given me another reason to remain human and hopeful.
ReplyDelete“The Storyteller” by American Writer Jodi Picoult is a fictional novel based on events. The story is set in two parallel times, one in the 2000s in the United States and the other during the Holocaust.
The three main characters in the novel are Sage Singer, Minka and Josef Weber. Sage Singer is a baker trying hard to live an everyday life following an accident that maimed half her face. Sage suffers from emotional and physical scars and works like a recluse post-accident trauma. Minka, the grandmother of Sage, is a Holocaust survivor. She was imprisoned at Auschwitz, and hers is the story of continued writing; as she dreams of becoming a writer, she continues to write even in prison as a survival tactic for herself and those she was imprisoned with. Josef Weber, a much respected 95-year-old retired German teacher, confesses to Sage that he is a former SS officer, real name Reiner, who once was an Auschwitz guard.
The Storyteller embodies the traditions of created narratives from fairy tales, mythology, allegory, history and personal circumstance until it mesmerises the reader. This book is a perfect balance of emotion and information.
It is a powerful book and a definite page-turner. I highly recommend this book to fiction lovers and drama seekers.
Quotes
This quote is driving force for many in life even though practically it is irrational "If you keep telling yourself you are a certain kind of person, eventually you will become that person”