Teller of Tales

Brooke did an excellent job with this book. It's deliciously charming, a slew of tales centered around a young rebellious girl (the herione) and an old man, the current teller of tales. A great read for the young adult group. Highly recommended.

The story is realistic and cleverly told and the characters are distinct and clearly defined, and also realistic. The character of the girl - daring, unscrupulous, and somehow very intelligent - was especially interesting. Definitely worth trying.

William J. Brooke is a master of modern storytelling. He recreates a sense of connection, previously provided by bards and communal poets, which our society has lost. "Teller of Tales" is wonderful, entertaining, and moving in both its overstory and the rewritten fables it portrays with such humour and clarity. I most sincerely recommend this, and the other two works in the same series, "Untold Tales" and "A Telling of the Tales" as three of the richest, most lasting books you'll find on today's bookshelf of notable children's works.