September 22, 2010

BookClub: Jodi Picoult's House Rules

I have seen so many bloggers that have "Reading" or "Books" as an interest so I thought it would be fun to share the book that I am reading and if anyone wants to read along that would be swesome. In two weeks I will create a new post on my thoughts on the current book and would love to hear any comments that you have about the book or about the author. And if you fell in love with a book and think I would like it please share I would to read it.


For the next two week I will be reading Jodi Picoult's House Rules.  I fell in love with Jodi's book when she wrote Handle with Care. I have also read a few others and have never been disappointed. The best part is all of her books are found at your local library.

Here the synopsis on House Rules straight from Jodi's website: HOUSE RULES is about Jacob Hunt, a teenage boy with Asperger’s Syndrome. He’s hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, and like many kids with AS, Jacob has a special focus on one subject – in his case, forensic analysis. He’s always showing up at crime scenes, thanks to the police scanner he keeps in his room, and telling the cops what they need to do…and he’s usually right. But then one day his tutor is found dead, and the police come to question him. All of the hallmark behaviors of Asperger’s – not looking someone in the eye, stimulatory tics and twitches, inappropriate affect – can look a heck of a lot like guilt to law enforcement personnel -- and suddenly, Jacob finds himself accused of murder. HOUSE RULES looks at what it means to be different in our society, how autism affects a family, and how our legal system works well for people who communicate a certain way – but lousy for those who don’t.

1 comment:

Amanda said...

I love the book so far, just 1/4 into it but it's very similar to Jodi Picoult's Handle With Care