Room: A Novel
Held captive for years in a small shed, a woman and her precocious young son finally gain their freedom, and the boy experiences the outside world for the first time. Room is a tale at once shocking, riveting, exhilarating -- a story of unconquerable love in harrowing circumstances, and of the diamond-hard bond between a mother and her child.
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What an interesting take on this idea. I found Jack's combination of vocabulary and naivete very interesting.
Great insight as to how a 5 year old who had not been exposed to the greater world might think and react to it.
Fucking, fabulous book. My all time favourite book. The movie was a terrible representation of the characters struggle with themselves and trust in others.
Pretty good. Pretty good.
I actually couldn't put the book down. When I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about it.
That probably means it's good.
I actually couldn't put the book down. When I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about it.
That probably means it's good.
(3.5 stars out of 5)
I haven't decided how I feel about this book. I can't say I enjoyed reading Room, but I did find it very interesting. I commend Emma Donoghue for writing this novel.
I'm not the kind of person who rates book solely on whether on or not I liked it, but rather if the author was able to get me to feel something. What I mean is, whether or not I feel any form of feelings or emotions while reading a book. And boy, did this book stir up all sorts of feelings and emotions!
I can appreciate the idea of having this story told through the eyes of a five-year-old; however, I feel that a lot of potential could have come from incorporating different perspectives as well. (To each their own) The general understanding of the novel is there, but I feel that a lot of unanswered questions remain. I would have like to have had a two person perspective narrating the story (whether it was "Ma" or "Old Nick").
I certainly can sympathize with "Ma" whose name we never find out, because we see and hear what Jack thinks and says all the time and it does get frustrating even for the reader. Those feelings of frustration, annoyance, or even anger, are what I think saved this novel from getting a 2.5 rating.
I haven't decided how I feel about this book. I can't say I enjoyed reading Room, but I did find it very interesting. I commend Emma Donoghue for writing this novel.
I'm not the kind of person who rates book solely on whether on or not I liked it, but rather if the author was able to get me to feel something. What I mean is, whether or not I feel any form of feelings or emotions while reading a book. And boy, did this book stir up all sorts of feelings and emotions!
I can appreciate the idea of having this story told through the eyes of a five-year-old; however, I feel that a lot of potential could have come from incorporating different perspectives as well. (To each their own) The general understanding of the novel is there, but I feel that a lot of unanswered questions remain. I would have like to have had a two person perspective narrating the story (whether it was "Ma" or "Old Nick").
I certainly can sympathize with "Ma" whose name we never find out, because we see and hear what Jack thinks and says all the time and it does get frustrating even for the reader. Those feelings of frustration, annoyance, or even anger, are what I think saved this novel from getting a 2.5 rating.
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