Thursday, July 15, 2010

Jacob Have I Loved

This book was written by Katherine Paterson, the same author as other children's books like, The Bridge to Terabithia and The Great Gilly Hopkins. I remember my friend reading this book when we were kids and I had no interest in such books at the time. I was too busy reading Choose Your Own Adventure books, or Elvis by Priscilla Presley. As I write this review, it is several months after reading the book and I honestly can't remember much about it. It doesn't happen very often that I forget the main points of a book I've read. I usually read most of the book about three times before I'm done with it. Having said that, I remember it being about a girl who was more interested in crabbing and the sea than in the arts and beauty like her twin sister. I do think it was a good book, but apparently, not life-changing. This book is suggested for children ages 9-12. Although I don't think that it would be inappropriate for younger children, I think that it is more suited toward the Jr. High, High School level readers.