A review by neutralfool
The Borrowers by Mary Norton

4.0

I read this as a child and loved it. I don't know if I reread it today if it would hold the same magic, but I have always been fascinated by the idea of borrowers. The idea of little people using tiny everyday objects to make a life. I loved both the movie and miniseries. I remember renting the miniseries on VHS many times. There was a specific time in my life where reading became one of my favorite things to do. It was Harry Potter that honestly kind of changed my life; without it who knows if I would have found my love of reading in 6th grade. But before that pivotal time in my life it was this book that held my attention many times over. One of the few books as a child that I actually reread over and over again. It somehow escaped me that this was a series, and that somewhat saddens me. I'm sure I would have been delighted to read it all. Maybe in my adult life I will revisit it for my younger self.