Borderliners - Softcover

Høeg, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099599724 ISBN 13: 9780099599722

Publisher: Vintage, 2014

Synopsis

Three emotionally damaged children were all under assessment in Biehl's experimental school, they were all borderliners. Fully alert to their guinea-pig status they attempt to escape and expose its oppresive mechanisms.

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Review:

From the "New York Times-bestselling author of "Smilla's Sense of Snow
"Brilliant"
--"The Boston Globe
""The Catcher in the Rye meets "A Brief History of Time...Brilliantly tormenting and philosophically haunting."
--"Glamour
"Gripping and disturbing...Heg's evocation of the way a child perceives the world is alarmingly vivid."
--"USA Today

"From the Paperback edition.

From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Smilla's Sense of Snow"
"Brilliant"
--"The Boston Globe"
""The Catcher in the Rye" meets "A Brief History of Time..".Brilliantly tormenting and philosophically haunting."
--"Glamour"
"Gripping and disturbing...Heg's evocation of the way a child perceives the world is alarmingly vivid."
--"USA Today"

"From the Paperback edition."

"Brilliant . . . [a] uniquely philosophical thriller."--"The Boston Sunday Globe"
"A brilliant novel of shattering force."--"Entertainment Weekly"
"Gripping and disturbing . . . Hoeg's evocation of the way a child perceives the world is alarmingly vivid."--"USA Today"""

""The Catcher in the Rye" meets "A Brief History of Time. . . . "Brilliantly tormenting and philosophically haunting."--"Glamour"

"An honest novel that once again demonstrates Hoeg's talent and integrity."--"The Plain Dealer" (Cleveland)

"A beautiful and satisfying book, reminiscent of "A Clockwork Orange "or "Lord of the Flies.""--"Orlando Sentinel"

"Powerful . . . well-crafted suspense . . . Just as with "Smilla's Sense of Snow, " one question hangs in the air when the last page is turned: When do we get his next book?"--"Newsweek"

Brilliant . . . [a] uniquely philosophical thriller. "The Boston Sunday Globe"

A brilliant novel of shattering force. "Entertainment Weekly"

Gripping and disturbing . . . Hoeg's evocation of the way a child perceives the world is alarmingly vivid. "USA Today"

"The Catcher in the Rye" meets "A Brief History of Time. . . . "Brilliantly tormenting and philosophically haunting. "Glamour"

An honest novel that once again demonstrates Hoeg's talent and integrity. "The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)"

A beautiful and satisfying book, reminiscent of "A Clockwork Orange "or "Lord of the Flies." "Orlando Sentinel"

Powerful . . . well-crafted suspense . . . Just as with "Smilla's Sense of Snow, " one question hangs in the air when the last page is turned: When do we get his next book? "Newsweek""

"Brilliant . . . [a] uniquely philosophical thriller." --The Boston Sunday Globe

"A brilliant novel of shattering force." --Entertainment Weekly

"Gripping and disturbing . . . Hoeg's evocation of the way a child perceives the world is alarmingly vivid." --USA Today

"The Catcher in the Rye meets A Brief History of Time. . . . Brilliantly tormenting and philosophically haunting." --Glamour

"An honest novel that once again demonstrates Hoeg's talent and integrity." --The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

"A beautiful and satisfying book, reminiscent of A Clockwork Orange or Lord of the Flies." --Orlando Sentinel

"Powerful . . . well-crafted suspense . . . Just as with Smilla's Sense of Snow, one question hangs in the air when the last page is turned: When do we get his next book?" --Newsweek

Book Description:

A mesmerizing tale of youth blighted by a surreal form of institutionalized abuse.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0099599724
• ISBN 13: 9780099599722
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 252