Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The Borrower

The Borrower/Rebecca Makkai 324 pg.

Lucy is a young children's librarian who really bonds with kids, especially Ian, her favorite who is being raised in a way that Lucy doesn't really approve of...I mean, his parents censor his reading and don't encourage him to "be himself".  Ian decides to run away and spends the night in the library.  When Lucy finds him she goes a tad "irrational", scoops him up and they go on a ten day road trip with no plan and very little money.  Along the way, we meet Lucy's parents - her Russian father who may or may not have ties to the Russian mob, family friends and the mysterious Mr. Shades who has been following them for a few days.  In the end, you can't imagine how this is going to turn out well and in one way it does not but it also doesn't turn out as badly as you imagine it will.  Always good to get some librarian lit in the mix.
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