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they_planet 's review for:
The Borrower
by Rebecca Makkai
adventurous
funny
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
No, this book is not realistic. If the MC did what she did in real life (no spoilers) the consequences would have been very severe no matter what, and if that is a reading turn off then you definitely won't want to read this book.
I, however, loved it. It was whacky, fun, outrageous, and so unrealistic that it may as well be called a fantasy (/nsrs), and growing to understand the two protags was delightful and insightful, all in one.
I've seen manh readers conflating "morally grey" or "unreliable narrator" to "awful book", whereas I think it deserves a lot more nuance than that. From the first page our MC says she is the villain in the story, and spends much of the book either being in denial over her actions, or talking about how she was in denial over her actions, but I think we as an audience are unused to seeing true morally grey MCs, and we don't know how to truly respond to them anymore.
(Morally grey characters don't iclude Megamind by the way, he is more of an antihero/villain-turned-hero.)
I really liked this book, I liked the themes and constant questioning of morals, or reality vs imagination, of being right vs doing right, and I would highly recommend if you want to experience the magic of libraries as we never see it.
I, however, loved it. It was whacky, fun, outrageous, and so unrealistic that it may as well be called a fantasy (/nsrs), and growing to understand the two protags was delightful and insightful, all in one.
I've seen manh readers conflating "morally grey" or "unreliable narrator" to "awful book", whereas I think it deserves a lot more nuance than that. From the first page our MC says she is the villain in the story, and spends much of the book either being in denial over her actions, or talking about how she was in denial over her actions, but I think we as an audience are unused to seeing true morally grey MCs, and we don't know how to truly respond to them anymore.
(Morally grey characters don't iclude Megamind by the way, he is more of an antihero/villain-turned-hero.)
I really liked this book, I liked the themes and constant questioning of morals, or reality vs imagination, of being right vs doing right, and I would highly recommend if you want to experience the magic of libraries as we never see it.