House rules : a novel (edition 2010)

by Jodi Picoult

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A teenager with Asperger's syndrome--smart, quirky, with a passion for crime scene analysis--winds up on trial for murder.

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Title:	House rules : a novel
Authors:	Jodi Picoult
Info:	New York : Atria Books, 2010.
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Story of 18yr old boy with Asperger?s Syndrome arrested for supposedly killing his social skills teacher. A very compelling story. Well written and informative.

bentstoker | Jan 26, 2024 |

I hated this book. I'd give it 1 star except for the fact that I finished it instead of tossing it aside. Really annoying characaters and a TERRIBLE ending. Don't bother unless you love Jodi Picoult. I never really like her books and this one was no different. (

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hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |

DNF'd at 7% when the author irresponsibly suggested that the vaccine/autism theory is a scientific likelihood. (

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Doodlebug34 | Jan 1, 2024 |

It was interesting to read about Asperger's Syndrome; Jodi Picoult must have done a lot of research to be able to write realistically about it. Nevertheless, the plot gets tiring after a while and you wonder where it's going. The ending, as a few reviewers have said, is quite abrupt. After so many pages of suspense, that is how the story ends? Rather anti-climax. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Picoult, Jodi	Author	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Artajo, Maximilian	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Artajo, Nicolás	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Juszkiewicz, Michał	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Mallász, Rita	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Orlow, Rich	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Paris, Andy	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Poole, Nicole	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Sandberg, Anna	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Schumacher, Rainer	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Turetsky, Mark	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Welch, Christopher Evan	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Awards

Colorado Blue Spruce Award (Nominee – 2012)

Distinctions

New York Times bestseller (Fiction – 2010)

Whitcoulls Top 100 Books (2010)

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House Rules

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Townsend, Vermont, USA

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For Nancy Friend Stuart (1949-2008) and David Stuart

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Everywhere I look, there are signs of a struggle.

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Nobody ever asks Superman if X-ray vision is a drag; if it gets old looking into brick buildings and seeing guys beat their wives or lonely women getting wasted or losers surfing porn sites. Nobody ever asks Spiderman if he gets vertigo. If their superpowers are anything like mine, it's no wonder they're always putting themselves in harm's way. They're probably hoping for a quick death.

Only the liar knows that he's lying.

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Paru en 2016 sous le titre : À l'intérieur

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