Heart-throbbing

Some time ago, I turned into the last page of a very stunning novel written by Ms. Jodi Picoult. It is hilarious in a smart way and mind-absorbing in a massively amazing way.

"When someone does not look you in the eye, does it mean he/she is lying?"
-Emma Hunt-

Asperger's ... Had never heard of it before till I bumped to this book in PERIPLUS. Jacob Hunt is indeed a greatly-created character based on real Asperger's syndromes Ms. Picoult had researched. Reading page by page of his life, from different story-tellers, including him, represented through different fonts, though took most of my time, was very worthy. I have even planned to go through that moment again some time in the future.

The whole story is ... WOW ... I'm getting trouble finding words to praise this novel.

Let's put it this way.

I laughed in the right intervals and moments from the first page till the end. 

I read some parts loudly to my colleague since I was so awed by this stream in autism. Yes, I even read it at my work place. *widegrin*

I got quite emotional when Jacob had to go through the ordeal of real life for it was so unfair.

I cried long enough to swell my eyes on the last pages.

"Only a liar knows that he is lying"
-Jacob Hunt-

During my every second I spent reading this novel, I kept thinking whether I could be as patient, as tough, as compassionate and as amazing as Jacob's mother. Not that I'm asking to be given an autistic-bearing child - that'd be too much. It's just that ... being a mother is a tough job description, let alone being a wife and a figure in the society. How we deal with people, how we deal with our family members, how we deal with our spouse is how people will score us. 

Darn! I'm really lost in words here.

Anyway, anyhow and any whatever, do spend time to read this novel, despite my lousy overview. Once you lie your eyes and mind on every single page, you'll realize how unconditional and extremely awesome love and promises can take forms.