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House Rules
by Jodi Picoult
Clean up your own messes.
Tell the truth.
Brush your teeth twice a day.
Don't be late for school.
Take care of your brother; he's the only one you've got.
Those are the rules from House Rules (by Jodi Picoult). You might have read my previous post on The Beautiful Exception about Jacob's behavior. Jacob is one of characters in the story that's having Asperger's syndrome (AS).
Frankly, the ending of the book is quite amusing, yet touching. Okay, first thing first, the story goes this way:
Jacob, a teen with AS, is hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, though he's brilliant in many ways. But he has an obsession over forensic analysis. Suddenly, Jacob is accused of murder when his tutor, Jess, found dead. His mother and their lawyer are fighting so hard in court to defend Jacob. Apparently, his brother, Theo, is the last person who's seeing Jess alive.
Jacob knew it and thought it's Theo who killed Jess. So Jacob set up a crime scene, left evidence and made it looks like he's the murderer.
He intentionally did that to cover for Theo, because he's following the house rule number 5. But none of them are guilty, none of them had killed Jess. Jess died by natural causes: slippery floor, skull fracture and hematoma.
I love this kind of story that it twists and makes me want to find the clues. It's a superb, character-driven story that made me laugh, made me cry, and kept me intrigued until the very end. It's fun to play with Aspie's way of thinking and acting. I fall in love with Jacob, despite his quirky AS. I mean, I want to jump into the book and be his friend.
I'm amazed by the brotherly value in the story, by Jacob's intelligence. If the same thing happen to me, I wouldn't attempt to solve it by making it looks like it's my fault. Because I'm a coward. I would've just called the cops without noticing my own brother's trace. It also taught me that it's important to take care of our family, no matter how hard the situation is.
By Jacob’s perspective, I'm taken into a mind that's completely logical, brutally honest, yet thoroughly lacking empathy. I hate those people who discriminate and hardly understand on autism.
I applaud Jodi Picoult for using a meaningful story to educate people about AS. And the conclusion didn't drop a disappointing bombshell. I love it!
Take care of your siblings, they're the only ones you've got.
Tell the truth.
Brush your teeth twice a day.
Don't be late for school.
Take care of your brother; he's the only one you've got.
Those are the rules from House Rules (by Jodi Picoult). You might have read my previous post on The Beautiful Exception about Jacob's behavior. Jacob is one of characters in the story that's having Asperger's syndrome (AS).
Frankly, the ending of the book is quite amusing, yet touching. Okay, first thing first, the story goes this way:
Jacob, a teen with AS, is hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, though he's brilliant in many ways. But he has an obsession over forensic analysis. Suddenly, Jacob is accused of murder when his tutor, Jess, found dead. His mother and their lawyer are fighting so hard in court to defend Jacob. Apparently, his brother, Theo, is the last person who's seeing Jess alive.
Jacob knew it and thought it's Theo who killed Jess. So Jacob set up a crime scene, left evidence and made it looks like he's the murderer.
He intentionally did that to cover for Theo, because he's following the house rule number 5. But none of them are guilty, none of them had killed Jess. Jess died by natural causes: slippery floor, skull fracture and hematoma.
I love this kind of story that it twists and makes me want to find the clues. It's a superb, character-driven story that made me laugh, made me cry, and kept me intrigued until the very end. It's fun to play with Aspie's way of thinking and acting. I fall in love with Jacob, despite his quirky AS. I mean, I want to jump into the book and be his friend.
I'm amazed by the brotherly value in the story, by Jacob's intelligence. If the same thing happen to me, I wouldn't attempt to solve it by making it looks like it's my fault. Because I'm a coward. I would've just called the cops without noticing my own brother's trace. It also taught me that it's important to take care of our family, no matter how hard the situation is.
By Jacob’s perspective, I'm taken into a mind that's completely logical, brutally honest, yet thoroughly lacking empathy. I hate those people who discriminate and hardly understand on autism.
I applaud Jodi Picoult for using a meaningful story to educate people about AS. And the conclusion didn't drop a disappointing bombshell. I love it!
Take care of your siblings, they're the only ones you've got.