Fiction
Verdict: Read it.
This novel was my elder daughter's choice. I tend to read things she picks up so long as it's not teen fiction. I'm glad she passed this along, as it was a very interesting book.
The book is about a single mom struggling to raise an autistic son. The plot is loosely centered around her family, as well as a serial rapist/murder suspense plot that runs parallel. The author addresses many many social issues in this book that are usually ignored. Autism/mental health, acid attacks, entitlement, affairs, mixed race relationships and divorce are just some of the issues the author includes in this novel. Most of these issues could take a novel each, but the author does a decent job of weaving them together in a realistic enough manner and showcasing how one family can have many problems across levels.
Unfortunately, tackling so many heavy issues in one book leads to none of them being looked at in more than a general sense. It also leads to a semi-unrealistic situation; this is a lot of issues for one family alone to be dealing with. The book does drag a little in a few places,
Overall a good time pass and it's good that these issues are addressed. Read it!
Verdict: Read it.
This novel was my elder daughter's choice. I tend to read things she picks up so long as it's not teen fiction. I'm glad she passed this along, as it was a very interesting book.
The book is about a single mom struggling to raise an autistic son. The plot is loosely centered around her family, as well as a serial rapist/murder suspense plot that runs parallel. The author addresses many many social issues in this book that are usually ignored. Autism/mental health, acid attacks, entitlement, affairs, mixed race relationships and divorce are just some of the issues the author includes in this novel. Most of these issues could take a novel each, but the author does a decent job of weaving them together in a realistic enough manner and showcasing how one family can have many problems across levels.
Unfortunately, tackling so many heavy issues in one book leads to none of them being looked at in more than a general sense. It also leads to a semi-unrealistic situation; this is a lot of issues for one family alone to be dealing with. The book does drag a little in a few places,
Overall a good time pass and it's good that these issues are addressed. Read it!
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