House Rules : A Novel (Paperback)

from bohemiangirl35

I really like Jodi Picoult's novels, but this is not her best. It was too long, probably because I saw the ending coming from the beginning. Picoult uses her favorite narrative technique of telling the story from the perspectives of the main characters. It works for this book as there wouldn't be...

from caroren

In House Rules, Picoult introduces a character with Asperger's Syndrome who is obsessed with forensic analysis. When his tutor turns up dead, he becomes a prime suspect in the murder. There are two ways you might judge this novel: 1) As a murder mystery, 2) As a glimpse into the life of people wi...

from jo-jo

Picoult does it once again for me, by taking another controversial subject to view from different perspectives. Jacob Hunt is the young man with Aspberger's Syndrome in the story and we get a glimpse as to how this disease has affected his family as different chapters are narrated by various char...

from bbellthom

Another Picoult book and I must say another disappointment. I love the first 200 pages of this book as I do with most of her books. After the first 200 pages I feel they all become the same. I think she researches well, and understands her topic very well but makes her characters fit every bit of...

from BookAddictDiary

Oh Jodi, Jodi....Where do I start with this? I'm a huge JP fan. Ever since I first read Nineteen Minutes a few years ago, I was hooked. I went on to read every single one of JP's novels out there and have kept up ever since. Now that she's become incredibly popular, JP has been putting out a new ...