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Room by Emma Donoghue (2010, Hardcover)

Emma Donoghue | ISBN-10: 0316098337 | ISBN-13: 9780316098335
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Synopsis
To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits. Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it's not enough...not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, one that relies on her young son's bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work. Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year-old Jack, ROOM is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another.

Product Identifiers
ISBN-100316098337
ISBN-139780316098335

Key Details
AuthorEmma Donoghue
Number Of Pages336 pages
FormatHardcover
Publication Date2010-09-13
LanguageEnglish
PublisherLittle Brown & Company

Additional Details
Copyright Date2010
IllustratedYes

Dimensions
Weight19.9 Oz
Height1.1 In.
Width6.4 In.
Length9.6 In.

Target Audience
GroupTrade

Classification Method
LCCN2010-006983
LC Classification NumberPR6054.O547R66 2010
Dewey Decimal823.914
Dewey Edition22

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" Roomis that rarest of entities, an entirely original work of art. I mean it as the highest possible praise when I tell you that I can't compare it to any other book. Suffice to say that it's potent, darkly beautiful, and revelatory."

"Emma Donoghue's new novel is a tour de force. Imagine living within the confines of a 12x12 room, the only natural light coming from a skylight, a television your only link to the outside world. That's just what Irish-Canadian novelist Emma Donoghue does in Room, a book so original and daring it r ecently landed on the longlist for the Man Booker Prize .... Told in the pitch-perfect voice of a five-year-old boy raised in captivity, Donoghue's stunning novel offers a unique portrait of one mother's fierce devotion. If this sounds like the stuff of tabloids, luridly sensational or gimmicky, in Donoghue's talented hands it's anything but. Told from Jack's perspective, Room turns the usual victim/survivor story on its head, transforming it into something else entirely-a meditation on the nature of reality and a testament to the ferocity of a mother's love."

"Emma Donoghue's writing is superb alchemy, changing innocence into horror and horror into tenderness.Roomis a book to read in one sitting. When it's over you look up: the world looks the same but you are somehow different and that feeling lingers for days."

"Gripping, riveting, and close to the bone, this story grabs you and doesn't let go. Donoghue skillfully builds a suspenseful narrative evoking fear and hate and hope--but most of all, the triumph of a mother's ferocious love. Highly recommended for readers of popular fiction."

"I lovedRoom. Such incredible imagination, and dazzling use of language. And with all this, an entirely credible, endearing little boy. It's unlike anything I've ever read before."

"Only a handful of authors have ever known how to get inside the mind of a child and then get what they know on paper. Henry James, Mark Twain, William Faulkner, and, more recently, Jean Stafford and Eric Kraft come to mind, and after that one gropes for names. But now they have company. Emma Donoghue's latest novel,Room, is narrated by a 5-year-old boy so real you could swear he was sitting right beside you.... Room is so beautifully contrived that it never once seems contrived. But be warned: once you enter, you'll be Donoghue's willing prisoner right down to the last page."

"Powerful.... Seen entirely through Jack's eyes and childlike perceptions, the developments in this novel--there are enough plot twists to provide a dramatic arc of breathtaking suspense--are astonishing.... Donoghue brilliantly portrays the psyche of a child raised in captivity...will keep readers rapt."

"Room is one of the most profoundly affecting books I've read in a long time. Jack moved me greatly. His voice, his story, his innocence, his love for Ma combine to create something very unusual and, I think, something very important. I read the book over two days, desperate to know how their story would end . . . Room deserves to reach the widest possible audience."

"Talented, versatile Donoghue relates a searing tale of survival and recovery, in the voice of a five-year-old boy.... Donoghue brilliantly shows mother and son grappling with very different issues as they adjust to freedom.... In the story's most heartbreaking moments, it seems that Ma may be unable to live with the choices she made to protect Jack. But his narration reveals that she's nurtured a smart, perceptive and willful boy--odd, for sure, but resilient, and surely Ma can find that resilience in herself.... Wrenching, as befits the grim subject matter, but also tender, touching and at times unexpectedly funny."

"[A] whammy of a novel."

"a bravura performance"

"a novel so disturbing that we defy you to stop thinking about it, days later.... This blend of allegory and true crime (Donoghue has said she was influenced by several recent news stories) is beautifully served by Jack's wise but innocent voice.... And while a first-person, child-narrated tale can sometimes feel like a gimmick, the enviable trick here is that Donoghue makes you want to stay with Ma and Jack, whether they're in their own private prison or out in the so-called free world."

"a riveting, powerful novel.... Donoghue's inventive storytelling is flawless and absorbing. She has a fantastic ability to build tension in scenes where most of the action takes place in the 12-by-12 room where her central characters reside. Her writing has pulse-pounding sequences that cause the reader's eyes to race over the pages to find out what happens next.... Room is likely to haunt readers for days, if not longer. It is, hands down, one of the best books of the year."

"one of the most affecting and subtly profound novels of the year"

"one of the most affecting and subtly profound novels of the year.... You need to enter this small, harrowing place prepared only to have your own world expanded."

"remarkable.... Jack's voice is one of the pure triumphs of the novel: in him, she has invented a child narrator who is one of the most engaging in years - his voice so pervasive I could hear him chatting away during the day when I wasn't reading the book. Donoghue rearranges language to evoke the sweetness of a child's learning without making him coy or overly darling; Jack is lovable simply because he is lovable.... This is a truly memorable novel, one that can be read through myriad lenses - psychological, sociological, political. It presents an utterly unique way to talk about love, all the while giving us a fresh, expansive eye on the world in which we live."

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Created: 11/06/10

Room-a thought provoking read

Review For: Room by Emma Donoghue (2010, Hardcover)

There have been several news stories of young women who have been kidnapped and held hostage by men. Some have even had children by their captors. This novel seeks to discover how one such woman and her young child survived their captivity and more importantly, readjusted to life on the outside. In addition, the novel takes its viewpoint from the eyes of young Jack for whom the world has always been the Room. This could have been a trite story but with the added elements of post hostage life and a child's viewpoint the story becomes special. Well worth reading.

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Created: 01/04/11

Room by Emma Donoghue

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Interesting story about a kidnapped 19 yr old college girl who is held for 7 years in a room. She has a child, Jack who is now 5 and the story is told from his perspective. I got a little tired of reading a 5year old's perspective and would have liked to read more from the mother's perspective. I only rate this as good--I felt it was somewhat weak...could have had more meat.

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Created: 11/30/10

Room is a fantastic novel

Review For: Room by Emma Donoghue (2010, Hardcover)

The way this book written is very unusual - through the eyes of the 5 year old boy. At first it takes a minute to get used to the style of writing, but from the moment I picked up the book I have not been able to put it down again. Great story, if you like firction - read it, you won't be disappointed.

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Created: 01/17/11

Room - No More Needed to be Said!

Review For: Room by Emma Donoghue (2010, Hardcover)

Although the subject matter is depressing and surreal, and God willing something very few people ever have to experience, the story was beautifully written. The book demonstrates a mother's will to survive for the sake of her child and her own vulnerability when she knows her child can be cared for. A must read...

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Created: 04/02/11

So well written!

Review For: Room by Emma Donoghue (2010, Hardcover)

A very differnet story line; it's hard to put down. I do hate to read a synopsis of a book - if others like it,that's good enough for me to give it a try. This book will not disappoint! it was our last book at Book Club - I read a lot and I will say this is my favorite in the past year. If this is any indication, there were 50+ people on the waiting list at the library. The book was sold out at all of the book stores in the Richmond area - I had to buy it on half.com. What are you waiting for? get this book!

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