![]() ![]() She is very clear about the point that she is not a moral relativist by any means. The topic is just not overly engaging from any angle, and Lucy is not particularly tactful. Most readers will either be on the side Lucy insults, and they will be offended by the book, or they will agree with Lucy, and therefore have no need to read a couple hundred pages of her lectures. ![]() It also does not do the author favors in gaining an audience. She is occasionally rather preachy about it, and it does not make for a particularly fascinating plot. In fact, it is to a large degree about Lucy’s issues with the anti-gay class in which Ian has been enrolled and her issues with the types of people who run such classes. The story, however, is not particularly about books. Review: The Borrower, featuring a children’s librarian protagonist and alluding to a number of children’s classics, seems like the perfect read for book lovers. The two embark on a cross-country road trip after Lucy finds Ian camped in the library overnight, both parties running away from home and pasts they know will ultimately draw them back. ![]() She was never planning, however, to find herself his kidnapper. Summary: Children’s librarian Lucy Hull is concerned about the welfare of one of her most loyal patrons, ten-year-old Ian Drake, whom she suspects has a bad home life but knows has been enrolled in classes to encourage him to become heterosexual. ![]()
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