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100 1 _aPicoult, Jodi,
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245 1 0 _aHouse rules :
_ba novel /
_cby Jodi Picoult.
250 _aFirst Atria Books hardcover edition
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264 1 _aNew York :
_bAtria Books,
_c2010.
300 _a527 pages
_c24 cm.
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380 _aFiction
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520 _aPerennial bestseller Picoult (Handle with Care) has a rough time in this Picoult-esque blend of medical and courtroom drama that lacks her usual storytelling finesse. Eighteen-year old Jacob Hunt has Asperger's syndrome, and his devoted single mother, Emma, has built their family's life around Jacob's needs, sacrificing her career to act as his caregiver and all but ignoring a younger son, Theo. But when Jacob is accused of murder, that carefully crafted life comes apart, and all of the hallmarks of Jacob's diagnosis begin to make him look guilty. Emma hires a young attorney whose attachment to Jacob brings him close to the family as he struggles to mount a defense for Jacob, whose inability to read social cues makes him less than an ideal client. While Picoult's research is impeccable and she deals intelligently with charged questions about autism and Asperger's, the whodunit is stretched sitcom-thin and handled poorly, with characters withholding information from the reader throughout. Picoult's writing, line by line, is as smooth as ever, and she does a great job of getting into Jacob's head, but the wobbly plotting is a massive detriment.
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650 0 _aAutistic youth
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650 0 _aForensic sciences
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650 0 _aMurder
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