pickTough read, however the author did such an amazing job of writing from the child's perspective!
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Room: A Novel | 
pickTough read, however the author did such an amazing job of writing from the child's perspective!
pickFinally read this one...very good, very sad.
pickMy most favourite part of the book was when Jack managed to escape from the ‘room‘ and run away from Old Nick.
My least favourite part of the book was when Old Nick would always come to the room to demand sexual needs from Ma.
What I will remember most about this book was the fact that Jack had to sleep in a hidden compartment of the room and wait until Old Nick leaves the room so that he can sleep with his Ma.
pickTW: abuse (every form), kidnapping, child abuse, grief
I decided to read this because the movie pulled at me. This is a devastating story. It‘s all the more potent because it‘s told from Jack‘s (5 year old) point of view.
#kidnapping #captivity #strongwomen #childpov #povchild #mother #mothersonrelationship #familyrelationship #grief
Donoghue is Irish Canadian and wrote this incredible book in 2010.
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I've seen a lot about this book so when I found it at the library, I decided to finally check it out for myself.
so-soCrazy to think these things really happen in the world, these types of book always make me stop and think especially since having kids.
Ma and her son Jack live in a room somewhere, and they are locked in. Incredible story unlike anything you‘ve ever read
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pickI loved Jack. I will miss seeing the world through his eyes and, even though he‘s a piece of fiction, my heart still longs to know he‘s doing okay. I applaud Emma Donoghue for her brave approach to a deeply moving novel.
My full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4042799986
pickI'm more than speechless. My heart breaks for the little boy and his mother. Seven years in a long time to be held in captivity. Seven years of a little boy only knowing one room. A story of resilience...glass half full.
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pickThis was a sweet book. It was neat to have the narrator be a five year old and to see the world through his eyes. The reader could sympathize with his frustrations because of how well we understood Jack‘s thoughts.
pickRoom is stay-up-all-night-to-finish-it readable (as, indeed, I did). You‘d be forgiven for being skeptical going in, figuring (once again, as I did) that the premise and the plot was too obviously horrifying to be truly immersive and that the pulling-of-heartstrings would feel contrived, but I can promise you you‘re in good hands with Donoghue. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/room-emma-donoghue/
1. Not usually, but it must sometimes.
2. Tagged. Also Persuasion, Emma, Nightwoods, Southernmost . . .
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so-soAugust #BookSpin book. #AwesomeAugust #BookSpinBingo
I don‘t understand how this book is so highly rated. Maybe the movie is better? I haven‘t seen that yet either. At first I thought how original a story told from the perspective of a 5 year old. But that got old real quick. The plot itself fell limp. It didn‘t feel resolved to me. Full review here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1510689925
Next time I pick up my prescription I should ask for 28 little spaceships please 😅💊
pickIt‘s a great story told through the eyes of 5 year old Jack. While reading I experienced both feelings of hope and frustration. I found it interesting to witness the boys thoughts even though I imagine some people might not like books written like this one.
After reading it I thought a lot about the mother since we don‘t get access to her thoughts. I would love to read the story from the mothers perspective, too.
5/6📚
pick💙💙💙💙💙I'd rate this even higher if I could! Such an amazingly written #psychologicalthriller. The 5-year-old perspective on the situation is so cleverly done. Watched the movie yesterday evening after finishing the book. It was good but definitely not as deep and troubling as the book.#kidnapped #emmadonoghue #kidsperspective
A new book and a pretty view for the weekend. ❤🏞
panI liked the first part of book. The author has done a fine job of portraying the room through eyes of Jack. But Emma failed miserably to bring out the emotions & trauma one will have when they are re-entering the WORLD after 7 years. In case of Jack, he is seeing the real world for first time.In the second part, I felt Jack was talking too much for his age, keeping the aside fact that he was confined to a room all those years.
pickHorrifying story watered down to make you really be thankful for other places than a 11x 11 room. Jack tells the story of Room. The world. That‘s what he thinks. He has no concept of the outside. That scares me the most because of the child/human trafficking that happens all over the world. How many children could tell this story?
My only complaint: 300 pages of a 5 year old telling the story.
Starting this on a long 12 hour shift. It has been something I‘ve been wanting to read for a long time!
Relaxing & watching Youve Got Mail
pick5/5 I already knew a bit about this book going in but I still found it surprising me and it was very interesting that the book was from Jacks perspective. Read July 2020
(Re)starting this for my virtual book club this month. I'm hoping to get more reading done these days now that my life has slightly calmed down.
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1. Tagged book!
2. Green
3. Being kind to others.
4. If you have not played yet, consider yourself tagged! ☺️
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain
1. Writers & Lovers by Lily King, The Art of Healing Heartbeats by Jan Philipp-Sendker💛
2. Ma from the Tagged book💛
3. The Regrets by Amy Bonnaffons (which equally was wonderful and weird)💛
“In the world I notice persons are nearly always stressed and have no time…I don‘t know how persons with jobs do the jobs and all the living as well…I guess the time gets spread very thin like butter all over the world, the roads and houses and playgrounds and stores, so there‘s only a little smear of time on each place, then everyone has to hurry on to the next bit.”
― Emma Donoghue, Room
A very cute and sad story.
Told by a 5 year old boy is funny.
Starting this today, lent to me by a friend last year, I think it's time 🙃
Day 20:
Room by Emma Donoghue. The innocent narrator really gives an interesting perspective to this horrendous story.
so-soThis had been on my TBR list forever. After finally getting to it, I think it lost some of the hype. It was a good story. I found the “after” struggles really interesting. But the narration could get quite annoying at times. Good, but not a favorite.
pickSo sad and painfully real...This is a story I will never forget! My heart broke for Jack. It is amazing how the author managed to get inside the mind of a 5 year old. I highly recommend it!
Meltedy spoon...
Very similar to the book, but so far I think I‘m preferring the book to the movie.
I liked how the book was told from the boy‘s perspective. The movie is more of a general view. Overall worth watching though! Nice acting!
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