Jodi Picault employs her much used style of varied persons to tell the story of Jacob, a young man with Aspergers syndrome, and his family. Fascinated by crime scene investigations, Jacob finds (or stages?) himself into the center of the murder investigation of his young tutor.
I found the facts surrounding Jacob and Aspergers syndrome fascinating and I have certainly in reading this story, gained a lot of sympathy for not only the sufferer but also the family. I can not help feeling extremely sympathetic towards other siblings and parents in this type of situation.
What I do love in Picault's work is the moral dilemmas lifted out which one often have to deal with while reading the book. On this book I found that element lacking. It was very clear to me from very early on that Jacob could never have committed the murder and also why he did stage the scene. A bit disappointing.
Cat's opinion - a good read 7/10
This book was close to my heart since I teach kids with Autism. I agree - the ending was a bit predictable and left some things untold but I still enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI read this book towards the end of last year - it really was a great read.
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