The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult

One of my favorite books of all time is My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult, so I feel obliged to read her latest novel, no matter the topic. (Funnily enough, this doesn't apply to all authors of my favorite books.)

The Storyteller is not going to make my top ten list of favorite books, but it was definitely worth reading. There are three layers to the story: the present, narrated by lost soul and baker Sage Singer; the past, narrated by Sage's grandmother; and a fictional story within the story. These elements make it a pretty interesting read.

Sage befriends Josef, a very old man with a dark secret and a plea for help. I will give a partial spoiler that it involves the Holocaust, because most people are either interested in that subject or not. I for one have always been interested in it, so it made the book even better.

While it isn't my favorite book of Picoult's, it is up there with the best of them. I give it an 8/10.