Lisa A. reviewed on 10/21/2011 + 40 more book reviews

The Big Reveal was pretty obvious by the halfway point in the book. And Picoult did not do a great job of wrapping this story up - she more or less just ended it at a time in the story when the outcome could vary significantly.

However, it was an interesting and entertaining story. House Rules examined the impact of having a family member with Asperger's. In Picoult's usual fashion, we heard the story from many different points of view. It was interesting to hear how each family member coped with disease. I learned a lot about Asperger's; the book also prompted me to think about what it would be like to have a family member on the Autism scale.

What I did find unrealistic was the introspection attributed to Jacob, the kid with Asperger's. A person twice Jacob's age, with weekly therapy, wouldn't be able to identify all of the motivators and emotions that Jacob did.

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