Annette's review
Jacob Have I Loved
by Katherine Paterson
Annette's review
Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
Annette's review
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I spent the summer of 2006 trying to read all of the Newberry award winners and that's how this book wound up in my hands. I had read Bridge to Terabithia a couple of years before and really enjoyed it, so my expectations were high. I came away from it very disappointed. First of all, in my opinion the part where Louise becomes infatuated with the captain should be ommitted from the book entirely. It doesn't belong and it isn't appropriate for the age group this book was intended for. The other thing is, I kept reading the book hoping that somehow there would be a resolution to Louise's feelings of jealousy toward her sister and it never came. That was the biggest disappointment for me. It's such a shame, too because it had so much potential to be an awesome book.
