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Title of Book: Jacob’s List By Stephanie Grace Whitson BACK COVER: Jacob Nolan is a bright, talented college student with a bold list of things the hopes to accomplish before he “settles down.” Although he is unaware of any family problems, he is possibly the only reason his parents are still together. And then the Nolans face the most difficult challenge of their lives. They come to the realization that Jacob’s list is about a lot more than youthful adventure. Will their son’s list help them find each other again? Jacob’s List—a story of reconciliation…against all the odds. REVIEWER’S COMMENTS: Jacob and Andy have been best friends since childhood. They’ve come up with a list of things to do, most being “extreme” activities like skydiving. Jacob wants to do the activities. Andy wants to film a documentary around the activities to use as a college entrance portfolio. The Nolans and Novaks could not be more different. Jacob’s father is a busy doctor, rarely home. His life has been focused on having the large house and every modern comfort. Andy’s father is a policeman. He’s has a large happy family who cannot begin to focus on modern comforts—their joy comes from time spent together as a family, and their focus on Jesus Christ. Then tragedy strikes. Jacob has been the “glue” that held his parents together. He also was the driving force behind The List, and Andy can’t see his way clear to make his documentary without Jacob. In Jacob’s List, Stephanie Whitson writes a story from inside the heart of a grieving parent. It is a topic not often explored so openly. The Novaks and Nolans are families who live in our neighbourhoods, people we know and understand. Some of their struggles we can appreciate, and others are beyond our understanding. Whitson touches the topics of grief, greed, self-centeredness, pride, loss, surrender, and transformation brought by faith. There is something to be learned from each character. Although Jacob’s List is well-written and engaging, it is not up-lifting, as it is a difficult topic. I did find, also, that I wished it were more about Jacob’s list, and less about the bitterness caused in marriage by selfish behaviour. God can bring healing in miraculous ways, and that is the best part of Jacob’s List. |
