House Rules

I love Jodi Picoult. This love started a few years ago when Lifetime aired the movie The Pact. I didn't even really like the movie so much but I saw at the beginning that it was based on a book and I could see how it would have been a good book. I looked it up to see who the author was, Picoult, and then bought the book from Borders the next time I was up there with my dad. It was amazing, and so much better than the movie. After reading it I really didn't like the movie at all. Anyways, that's how my love of Jodi Picoult novels began. I immediately starting reading all her other novels. At some point I caught up and now I have to wait till March to get the newest book. All that said, this year I was pretty disappointed.

I still think Picoult is an amazing author, but House Rules was just not my cup of tea. It would be a lot of peoples though. The story follows the trial of Jacob an 18 year old with Aspergers which is a disorder that falls on the autism spectrum. Jacob is obsessed with CSI work and ends up being the suspect and on trial for the murder of his tutor. The concept is still amazing to me and the book is well written and interesting as all of Picoult's novels are.

The problem for me is that I am one of 5 people in the world who hate CSI and turn the show off if it ends up on my tv screen by accident. The details and CSI info were a bit much for me since I am not into this stuff at all. Anyone who is though would probably love the book. Although I didn't enjoy this book as much as her other novels, I will still continue to list Picoult as my favorite author and continue to eagerly await a new book each March.