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A review by tasha_slone
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is my first Jodi Picoult book. I loved how she described touched on sensory disorder or with an autistic character. She really dives deep into the psyche of the mind and brought out the best and worst part of that disorder. Most neurotypicals do not understand why the reactions are so over the top...when in reality they don't understand because they’ve never felt that way. Picoult really reveals that in this book.
Although I think most would agree that Jacob had all the symptoms, most autistic people don't have them all. I felt that was the author's point to bring all the symptoms to explain each one. You could tell she did her research into the Autistic world.
There is a lot of repetitiveness in the book to fill spaces, that got a little annoying for me. If you’re looking for a good mystery book, this isn’t one of them. Although I would love to have a one-on-one conversation with Jacob on forensic science, there isn’t much beyond that. I knew immediately what happened. Picoult doesn’t take many pains with adding mystery intrigue as she does with character development and world building.
Although I think most would agree that Jacob had all the symptoms, most autistic people don't have them all. I felt that was the author's point to bring all the symptoms to explain each one. You could tell she did her research into the Autistic world.
There is a lot of repetitiveness in the book to fill spaces, that got a little annoying for me. If you’re looking for a good mystery book, this isn’t one of them. Although I would love to have a one-on-one conversation with Jacob on forensic science, there isn’t much beyond that. I knew immediately what happened. Picoult doesn’t take many pains with adding mystery intrigue as she does with character development and world building.