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A review by jgraydee
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
3.0
I read this book because I had just finished 'Look Me in the Eye,' and I was interested in another author's perspective on the topic of Aspergers.
This book provided some insight, but it was disappointing overall. Picoult's books are all the same: a family crisis, a broken home, a mother who single handedly brings the family through.
This will probably be the last Picoult book I read. I always enjoy her story being told from multiple perspectives. This is one of Picoult's strengths. But I am tired of all the stories being the same. Here is an idea for Picoult: tell of a family crisis where the family works thru it together and stays together. It isn't easy, and could make for a very raw story at times, but I think it is a story of contemporary families that should be told. Growth comes to individuals in a crisis, but a family's commitment to one another also grows. It makes for a good story.
This book provided some insight, but it was disappointing overall. Picoult's books are all the same: a family crisis, a broken home, a mother who single handedly brings the family through.
This will probably be the last Picoult book I read. I always enjoy her story being told from multiple perspectives. This is one of Picoult's strengths. But I am tired of all the stories being the same. Here is an idea for Picoult: tell of a family crisis where the family works thru it together and stays together. It isn't easy, and could make for a very raw story at times, but I think it is a story of contemporary families that should be told. Growth comes to individuals in a crisis, but a family's commitment to one another also grows. It makes for a good story.