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Summary: PLEASANTLY DISTURBING
Review: Though I do not enjoy suspense-filled literature, I found Borderliners to be extremely interesting, and I literally couldn't put it down. With every page, my mind was ever more focused on the characters' plans and thoughts. Being that I was a 14-year-old attending a private school while I was reading the book, the characters seemed real to me, like people I knew. They weren't flat, and one-dimensional, but complex. The author, Peter Hoeg, did not reveal every thought. The reader can discover things by herself. The anger, remorse, and joy radiated from the actions and dialogue of Peter, Katarina, and August. The characters and setting told the story, not lengthy narrative. The plot was confusing at times, given that Mr. Hoeg intertwined flashbacks with historical tidbits, but once one gets into it, one realizes we are not SUPPOSED to know everything. That is what gives the book its real feeling. We do not know everything that is happening in our lives, either. With all of the twists and turns in the book, the disturbing images, the makeshift families, and the watchful eyes of the superiors, this book makes a wonderful weekend read for anybody, whether they are in or out of school.
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