House Rules and In Full Bloom
This is quite an interesting book to read. Jodi Picoult really does her research on Autism, Asperger’s syndrome and the law. For some reason I seem to keep reading books about Autism and not purposely ~ I pick up a book, read what it is about and then proceed to read it. This is the third book in a year that I have picked up about Autism. House Rules is a thick book and an intense book so it takes a lot of your time. I read a big portion of the book on the way to Calgary on the long weekend and then the rest on the way home (Bob is a very fast driver so it is best that I read or I would be nagging him to death to slow down). Once I started this book, I had a hard time putting it down ~ I recommend it.
House Rules is about a young man, Jacob Hunt, with Asperger’s syndrome and his fascination of crime shows (like CSI) and crime scenes (and goes to crime scenes that he hears on his radio dispatched through the local police department) and tries to solve then while staying a bit of a distance away from the police. His mother, Emma, has practically given up her life for her love of her son. Jacob has a younger brother, Theo, who doesn’t have very much of a normal life because of his brother.
Jacob gets into trouble and and charged with murder. Read this book and see how this affects the Hunt family. One of the main house rules for the Hunt family is “look after your brother because he is the only one you have”.
IN FULL BLOOM is a very funny mystery. It was an audio book that I listened to in the earlier part of this week. As I mentioned in an earlier blog, I love audio books and I get a lot done when I am listening to one. I got a good portion of my spring cleaning done last Saturday listening to the book and then did a manicure and pedicure while listening to the rest of the book yesterday morning. I am not going to tell you about the book but google it to see if it interest you enough to read it or listen to it
