Room a novel by Emma Donoghue
by Clarissa
The Books We Read / Best Seller / Room a novel by Emma Donoghue
Filed Under: Best Seller January 27, 2012, 4:25 pm
| Emma Donoghue delivers a spectacular novel in Room. The book is narrated by five year old Jack and is about his experience with his Ma as they live in captivity. Jack has never been outside Room. He doesn’t understand that there IS anything outside of Room. He has a TV and thinks that everyone and everything he sees in TV is on other planets. I was very skeptical coming into this book. I didn’t think it was possible for an adult to write convincingly in the voice of a five year old who was raised in a room and had never been out of it. What kind of developmental setbacks would he experience? Would he even be able to walk properly? What about his eyesight? Could his brain even develop properly with such limited stimuli? I had all these questions and doubts going into this.
And I was wowed when I read it. It was totally plausible. There were no parts that gave me pause. I went with Donoghue where ever she wanted to lead me. She did a spectacular job. I found the voice hard to get into, but I anticipated that going into it. Once I was used to “listening” to a five year old talk to me, I got used to it. I would recommend this book to a book club. There are people who love it, and people who hated it. It is sure to have any book club group talking, and it might even get them to actually talk about the book:) |
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Clarissa Foss
Clarissa is a stay-at-home mother of three. The last two years she has been wrapping up a degree in psychology after taking a six-year baby hiatus from her studies. Now that she is done reading text books she doesn't have to feel guilty curling up with some good fiction. Her favourite book is Little Women.
Cindi Foss
Cindi is a 30-year-old Kobo reading blog reviewing amateur literary critic. She appreciates all genres especially historical fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, and suspense along with a healthy dose of 'popular' so she can keep up with what everyone is talking about. She has four or five lists of books to read at any one time (but doesn't everyone?) and she loves spreading the word on good books. Cindi will be bringing you truth and objectivity ('cause who wants to read crazy irrational opinions?) from her piece of the world in Alberta Canada.
