Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Jacob Have I Loved
Book Review: Booooooring. (yawn)
Summary: 1 Stars
An amazingly boring book. I read half of the book before putting it down. There is absolutly no action whatsoeverBook Review: Coming-of-Age
Summary: 5 Stars
Every time I read this I am amazed at its honesty and harshness. The main character is a girl to be pitied, even as she is strong. I've heard people complain that so many characters are villainized, but that is because Louise is viewing (with surprising fairness) them through her own eyes as she learns to rely upon herself for her own happiness. Along the way, things are revealed to her, against her will, that not everyone is sorted into the concrete concepts of good and evil.
This is a subtle, beautifully written book about the nuances in our lives and our relationships with other people. But it is also about strength and personal courage to be the person you are meant to be.
With combined flavors of psychology, drama, and classic teen angsty, this provides a wondrous delving into a girl who simply wanted to be loved.
Book Review: Depressing and NOT A BOOK FOR CHILDREN!
Summary: 1 Stars
I read this book at the young age of 13 and it had a terrible impression on me. It made me afraid to grow up, and I felt continuelly depressed about the blant favoritism shown by the girls parents.
If I was their parents I would not have kept that crazy and wicked grandmother around I don't care who she is. She went out of her way to hurt Louise. That's just plain wicked.
I also found Louise's sudden interest in being a doctor quite unbelieveable. She had never mentioned anything like that before and I just found it innane.
I also found it disturbing that they had her falling in love with someone so much older then herself. Children can't look at that and make any sense of it. It was so embrassing to me that i didn't tell my parents till years later how uncomfortable I felt about it.
I would never recommond this book to anyone ever! Certainly never for children and certainly not for anyone else.
Book Review: Differences Between Siblings
Summary: 4 Stars
Jacob, Have I Loved is a story of twins born on a small island of Rass. Sara Louise and Caroline are like many twins searching for their personal identity. The Bradshaw twins are very competitive. Sara Louise better known as "Wheeze" feels like her sister, Caroline, is praised by the people of Rass and her family. Wheeze is different from Caroline because she loves the water. Wheeze is considered tom-boyish because she likes to crab with her father. Caroline on the other hand has many talents such as singing and playing the piano. Caroline wins over the people of Rass and her family with her charm.The book has a strong plot. Jacob, Have I Loved is a Newbery Medal book written by Katherine Paterson. The author also describes the small island with little opportunity.
The reader empathizes with Wheeze when the family decides to send Caroline off the island to a great school that is very expensive. Katherine Paterson convinces the reader that the Bradshaw family favors Caroline through descriptive language. Soon Wheeze figures out that she is strong enough to do things on her own. Her family knew all along she was the strongest twin. Paterson wants the reader to feel the emotions that Wheeze goes through by describing the character of Wheeze so vividly. I would recommend this book to anyone but especially twins. The reader can relate to Wheeze and the family issues faced in this book.
Book Review: Disappointing and Depressing
Summary: 1 Stars
I read this book and was greatly disappointed throughout. It was depressing and extremely annoying. This book is inappropriate for young teenagers, especially when the main character, Sara Louise, lusts for a 70 year old man. Disgusting.The ending did not make up for the long, long, drawn-out torture of enduring the main character's pain and hatred. The supposed happy ending made no sense considering what a messed-up teenager she was. The last 2 chapters tried to tie things up nicely to make the reader feel relieved that the main character grew up and made a good life for herself. However, those chapters have little relationship to the rest of the book. How did she magically get over her hatred of her sister and herself? Just by yelling at her mother, she is suddenly cured?
I do not recommend this book. I'm still wondering why it received a Newbery Medal.