One Sentence Summary:
The next Sherlock Holmes is a boy with Asperger Syndrome, or is he the next Moriarty... (dun dun duuuun)
Review:
This was a well written look at the world with a teenage boy with Asperger's as our central focus. Picoult did a brilliant job of putting an autistic child at the forefront without it becoming too much of a gimmick, she makes it clear just what kind of an impact a special needs child has on his whole family and the community around them. A lot of the plot is implausible and ridiculous but if you can ignore that it is a really interesting study of a struggling family. I did not approve of the debate about vaccination that was threaded through the novel. VACCINATE YOUR KIDS! I recommend this if you enjoy family dramas / soap operas.
7/10
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