Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Jacob Have I Loved
Book Review: 5 Star Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
Sarah Lousie Bradshaw lives in the shadow of her beautiful twin sister, Caroline. Since they were born, Caroline has always stole from Louise; their parent's love for Louise, her hopes for a better education, even her best- and only- friend, McCall Prunell. Then, Captain Hiram Wallace moves onto their island and makes everyone suspicoius of his true person. Along with all this confusion, World War II had started and the nation was put in danger. This book was very touching. It reminded me that, like Louise, I felt that my parents loved my sister more than me. So now I understand that my sister and I are loved equally.Book Review: A 13 year-old reader from NJ
Summary: 5 Stars
Great Great book. Very easy to understand. You feel very sympathetic for the girl. Must read it. it hkeeps you thinking for days.Book Review: A Beautiful Novel
Summary: 5 Stars
Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson is a novel of greatness. I have read many books, but this one stands out. Something about it just draws you in.I found this book in my school library last year. I checked it out, but did not read it. A year later, I bought the book. I am glad I did.
Mrs. Paterson writes so eloquently a novel of a story older than the hills; the biblical struggle of twin brothers Jacob and Esau. Esau was the elder one, like Louise. Caroline is exactly like Jacob, stealing poor Lousie's glory.
The novel is set in the isolated Rass Island. I tried to look it up on a map of Maryland, but I couldn't find it at all. That solitary setting really keeps the plot together. After all, it wouldn't be as good if it was in a huge city.
All throughout the novel is the cornering of Louise's problems. Caroline is smarter than her, Caroline is prettier than her, Caroline is more talented than Louise would ever be. Hearing all of this makes Louise not only jealous, but a bit separated and annoyed. Louise must find a way to break free.
All in all, I find this a very enjoyable novel. I hope others will read this as well.
Book Review: A Good Book, Strange Plot, Some What Believable
Summary: 5 Stars
Hi. This book was very good. I read it in the 7th Grade. It is about a girl named Sara Louise "Wheeze" Bradshaw. Her twin, Caroline, is practically perfect; she is liked by everyone, can play the piano amazingly and she can sing like an angel. It seems like Louise always gets the short end of the stick and she comes to resent her twin. Caroline can sometimes be stuck up also. Her grandma who is going senial, never fails to show Louise how unloved she is compared to Caroline. When she gets older, Caroline gets the chance of a lifetime to go to the boarding school that Louise always wanted to go to. Caroline goes ro Juiliard and marries Call, Louise's geeky-turned-hunk best friend. Louise is still on the island, crabbing for her father. What ends up happening is, Louise gets married to a wonderful guy with children and has a little boy of her own. She moves to the mountainside where she becomes a very important doctor and for the first time in her life she feels special.Book Review: A Lovely Novel
Summary: 5 Stars
Louise has never known a time when she didn't feel like the detested elder twin. Everyone has always adored her beautiful and selfish younger sister, Caroline. Everything has always been about Caroline and for once, Louise wants that to change. So, Louise sets out on a mission to find herself and to discover how to make a new life for herself. This novel, though heart-breaking at parts, is very good and worth reading. Though normally I don't like books that are sad, this one I couldn't put down. It is well written and I highly recommend this book