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Violence
Very heavy
Holocaust violence depicted graphically through the grandmother's testimony; concentration camp details
Language
Some
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Mild romantic content for Sage
Substance Use
Barely any
Some social drinking
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
The Holocaust testimony is one of the most graphically detailed in popular fiction; the moral weight of forgiveness; whether some crimes are unforgivable
What this book is about
Sage Singer befriends Josef Weber—a beloved elderly community member who then confesses to being a Nazi guard and asks Sage—who is Jewish—to help him die. The Storyteller weaves together Sage's present, her grandmother's Holocaust experience, and a fictional story. One of Picoult's most morally complex novels.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Holocaust violence—extremely graphic testimony
Can a Nazi be forgiven? Central moral question
Mild romantic content secondary
Grandmother's story is devastating
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