House Rules
House Rules is a 532-page long novel. It was also the 15th Jodi Picoult's book I have read. I am a huge and loyal fan of Jodi's! This novel is about a 18-year-old young man with Asperger's Syndrom. I knew little or nothing about autism. This book taught me the hallmark behaviours of being autistic- avoiding eye contact with people, having trouble to communicate, throwing a tantrum and having meltdown when autistic kids felt overwhelmed. AS kids can not read between lines. One of the examples shown in this novel was Jacob being sending to the Principal's one day and actually picking up a seat when asked by the princiapal to "take a seat." I admire Jodi Picoult for being one of the authors who dares to challenge and hit into controversial issues. She must have done a lot of research before creating this novel. The qualities in her- loving and caring move me. She showed respect for those who had suffered and told their stories to people as if she was responsible for it.
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