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The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai
4.0

3.5 stars rounded up. Quite an unusual book and not exactly gripping, but although I didn’t really understand Lucy, I did really like Ian. Often kids in books are treated as props rather than people in their own right, and I enjoyed Ian’s weirdness and lust for life. It was refreshing to see such a multi-dimensional child character.