Sunday, May 16, 2010

Synopsis of House Rules by Jodi Picoult.


















Synopsis:

HOUSE RULES is about Jacob Hunt, a teenage boy with Asperger’s Syndrome. He’s hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, and like many kids with AS, Jacob has a special focus on one subject – in his case, forensic analysis. He’s always showing up at crime scenes, thanks to the police scanner he keeps in his room, and telling the cops what they need to do…and he’s usually right. But then one day his tutor is found dead, and the police come to question him. All of the hallmark behaviors of Asperger’s – not looking someone in the eye, stimulatory tics and twitches, inappropriate affect – can look a heck of a lot like guilt to law enforcement personnel -- and suddenly, Jacob finds himself accused of murder. HOUSE RULES looks at what it means to be different in our society, how autism affects a family, and how our legal system works well for people who communicate a certain way – but lousy for those who don’t.


*This synopsis is get from the website of Jodi Picoult.

This is the first English fiction book I bought in my life -.-"

And yeap,

I found it is interesting.

And it attract me and help me past time while on train to school/home.

Currently I've read until case 2, page 50 (Just finished Emma part)

Emma - Jacob's mother

Jacob - A teenager who have Asperger's Syndrome.

Theo - Jacob's younger brother.

Rich - A detective in their town.

*This four characters are currently that I'd read till.

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