http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/tags/Aspergers/default.aspxTags: AspergersenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2010/06/28/house-rules-by-jodi-picoult.aspxMon, 28 Jun 2010 13:29:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:2169Meditatinglibrarian@evpl0http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=2169http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2010/06/28/house-rules-by-jodi-picoult.aspx#comments<p><img style="float:left;margin:5px;" src="http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=III21&amp;Password=BT0005&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=9780743296434" alt="cover of House Rules" width="100" height="128" />I recently finished reading Jodi Picoult&#39;s <a title="House Rules" href="http://encore.evpl.org/iii/encore/search/C%7CShouse%20rules%20picoult%7COrightresult%7CU1?lang=eng&amp;suite=def" target="_blank">House Rules</a>.&nbsp; Half-way through the book I was raving about it - recommending it to lots of people, including at meetings with other Library staff.&nbsp; I found it hard to put down, and missed out on sleep because I was reading.</p> <p>But my opinion of the book changed as I continued reading.&nbsp; Ultimately, I was disappointed.&nbsp; The writing was fine.&nbsp; A lot of the ideas for the novel were fine.&nbsp; The portrayal of a teen with high-functioning Asperger&#39;s seemed well done.&nbsp; But I was very unhappy with some of the choices the author made for the characters, and found a fair amount of it unconvincing.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://evpl.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2169" width="1" height="1">fictionJodi PicoultAspergers