Rebecca Makkai. (2011). The Borrower. Unabridged HighBridge.

Rebecca Makkai. 2011. The Borrower. HighBridge.

Rebecca Makkai, The Borrower. HighBridge, 2011.

Rebecca Makkai. The Borrower. Unabridged HighBridge, 2011.

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Lucy Hull, a young children's librarian in Hannibal, Missouri, is unsure where her life is headed. That becomes more than a figure of speech when her favorite patron, ten-year-old Ian Drake, runs away from home and Lucy finds herself in the surprise role of chauffeur. The precocious Ian is addicted to reading, but needs Lucy's help to smuggle books past his overbearing mother, who has enrolled Ian in weekly antigay classes with celebrity Pastor Bob. Lucy stumbles into a moral dilemma when she finds Ian camped out in the library after hours with a knapsack of provisions and an escape plan. The odd pair embarks on a crazy road trip from Missouri to Vermont, with ferrets, an inconvenient boyfriend, and dubious family history thrown in their path. But who is actually running away? And from what?

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   • source: —Booklist [starred review]
   • content: "A splendid first novel that cleverly weaves telling references to children's books into her whimsically patchwork plot. Larger-than-life characters and an element of the picaresque add to the delights."
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   • source: —Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
   • content: "Rarely is a first novel as smart and engaging and learned and funny and moving as The Borrower. Rebecca Makkai is a writer to watch, as sneakily ambitious as she is unpretentious."
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   • content: The premise is promising, if a little far-fetched in an Amber-alert world: A librarian finds a young patron camped out in the library and agrees to facilitate his multi-state road trip. Lucy Hull, now 36, tells how, 10 years earlier, she hit the road with 10-year-old Ian Drake, her favorite patron at the Hannibal, Missouri, library. While the story is told by an adult female, Emily Bauer's voice sounds more like that of 10-year-old Ian. The device of inserting passages from various children's classics is clever, but its execution in audio form gets tiresome as parodies of IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE and THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT go on too long. Additionally, the "Make Your Own Adventure" chapter, while clever in print, is interminable in audio. N.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
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     April 4, 2011
     Makkai shows promise in her overworked debut, an occasionally funny crime farce about a hapless librarian–cum–accidental kidnapper. Lucy Hull is a 26-year-old whose rebellion against her wealthy Russian mafia parents has taken the form of her accepting a children's librarian job in smalltown Missouri. After an unnecessarily long-winded first act, the novel picks up when Lucy discovers her favorite library regular, 10-year-old Ian Drake, hiding out in the stacks one morning after having run away from his evangelical Christian parents, who censor his book choices and are pre-emptively sending him to SSAD (Same-Sex Attraction Disorder) rehab, and Lucy soon aids and abets his escape. The tale of their subsequent jaunt across several state lines dodging cops, a persistent suitor of Lucy's, and a suspicious black-haired pursuer is fast-paced, suspenseful, and thoroughly enjoyable—the real meat of the book. Unfortunately, the padding around the adventure too often feels like preaching to the choir (censorship is bad, libraries and independent booksellers are good) and the frequent references to children's books—including a "choose-your-own adventure" interlude—quickly go from cute to irritating. There's great potential, but it's buried in unfortunate fluff.

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     October 1, 2011
     Makkai's debut novel blends a literary adventure road trip with thought-provoking self-discovery. Young Ian, the son of fundamentalist Christians, and Lucy, a children's librarian, end up unlikely companions traveling cross-country east from Hannibal, MO. The title contains multiple literary references, from "Madeline" to "Lolita" to "Goodnight, Moon" and many more, and touches on issues such as censorship and parental relationships. The pro-gay rights message and the portrayal of Christians as gay people's enemy may offend some listeners. Actress and voice-over professional Emily Bauer clearly narrates this fascinating and entertaining tale of how books change lives and how self-reflection may ultimately lead you back home. Of interest to fans of literary fiction. ["Overall, a stylish and clever tale for bibliophiles who enjoy authors like Jasper Fforde and Connie Willis," read the review of the Viking hc, "LJ" 3/1/11; also an Editors' Spring Pick, "LJ" 2/15/11.—Ed.]—Denise A. Garofalo, Mount Saint Mary Coll. Lib., Newburgh, NY

     Copyright 2011 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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