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Jul 02, 2016NanCcan rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
As with all of Jodi Picoult's books, we live the experiences of characters related to all aspects of the plot. With this one I really felt the mother's exhaustion and determination to nurture, protect and defend her child with special needs. I felt the frustrations of the son with Asperger's and his brother, too. It was so frustrating to me to watch the people who WERE able to relate to other people's feelings NOT even try to understand things from Jacob's point of view. They were given information about how to phrase questions, interpret answers, and ways to relate to Jacob, but they completely ignored this information. Unfortunately, I have seen this happen all too often in the real world - and even worse - in our public school system. People with Asperger's can be amazing people to know - if only we'll take the time to adjust our ways of communicating to fit theirs (since they are incapable of dong similar adjustments in order to understand us). I recommend this book, but be prepared to be frustrated at people's uncaring actions.