Jacob Have I Loved
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Jacob Have I Loved

by Katherine Paterson

1980•Drama•219 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilyteenfresh & originalwholesomerealisticlinearemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeA good-natured novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like warmth over edge.

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

Feeling deprived all her life of schooling, friends, mother, and even her name by her twin sister, Louise finally begins to find her identity. Louise resents her twin sister's beauty and accomplishments in this novel set in the Chesapeake Bay area. Louise resents her twin sister's beauty & accomplishments in this novel set in the Chesapeake Bay area.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaFamilyTeenComing of ageComplex relationshipEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

HermanosIdentityJuvenile fictionMellizasSistersTwinsBrothers and sistersNewbery Medal

Details

Author
Katherine Paterson
Published
1980
Pages
219
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