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The Borrower
The Borrower
Author: Rebecca Makkai
In this delightful, funny, and moving first novel, a librarian and a young boy obsessed with reading take to the road. — Lucy Hull, a young children's librarian in Hannibal, Missouri, finds herself both a kidnapper and kidnapped when her favorite patron, ten-year-old Ian Drake, runs away from home. The precocious Ian is addicted to reading, b...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780143120957
ISBN-10: 0143120956
Publication Date: 5/29/2012
Pages: 336
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Penguin
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 4
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njmom3 avatar reviewed The Borrower on + 1361 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I could not get through this book. I found the characters unbelievable and not particularly likable. The story is far-fetched. The book also plays to a lot of stereotypes especially negative one-sided stereotypes.

As a parent, the idea that someone - no matter how well intentioned - can take off with a child with no real consequences is disturbing. That perhaps is the main reason I could not get through the book.
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