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mimi_me 's review for:
The Borrower
by Rebecca Makkai
This book leaves me very conflicted. If you are a reader and have an appreciation for what good YA fiction can mean to a developing young person, you will love the literary references throughout the story. If you are a person who believes that acceptance of those who are different is a core value you'll love how Lucy stands up for and in her own way nurtures Ian.
However, I'm still stuck with the implausibility of the plot....a seemingly mentally stable, responsible 26 year old Kidnaps or aids in the running away of a 10 year old, driving him first to Chicago, then to Pittsburgh, then to Vermont before finally putting him on a bus back to Hannibal, Missouri, with no repercussions and a neat tidy ending....willing suspension of disbelief is definitely required.
I wanted to love this book, as I love each character and the entire "moral of the story", but it was all too far-fetched. That said, I'll definitely read the next book by this author.
However, I'm still stuck with the implausibility of the plot....a seemingly mentally stable, responsible 26 year old Kidnaps or aids in the running away of a 10 year old, driving him first to Chicago, then to Pittsburgh, then to Vermont before finally putting him on a bus back to Hannibal, Missouri, with no repercussions and a neat tidy ending....willing suspension of disbelief is definitely required.
I wanted to love this book, as I love each character and the entire "moral of the story", but it was all too far-fetched. That said, I'll definitely read the next book by this author.