bookfiend48 's review for:

The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai

3.0

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A young librarian unintentionally kidnaps a young boy because his parents are overbearing sanctimonious windbags who may or may not be abusing him because of his sexuality. At times, I found the story stagnant, but the author made a subtle but profound point about accepting people for who they are. Also, puberty is the most important time in a kid's life where they need to be around mature adults that will help them accept themselves as who they are. If young people can't find those outlets to grow, that's where the trouble starts.