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Book Review of The Borrower

The Borrower
The Borrower
Author: Rebecca Makkai
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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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.