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Aug 20, 2010 · November 17, 2021. Room, Emma DonoghueJack lives with his Ma in Room, a secured single-room outbuilding containing a small kitchen, a basic bathroom, a wardrobe, a bed, and a TV set. Because it is all he has ever known, Jack believes that only Room and the things it contains (including himself and Ma) are "real."
Sep 16, 2010 · Emma Donoghue’s remarkable new novel, “Room,” is built on two intense constraints: the limited point of view of the narrator, a 5-year-old boy named Jack; and the confines of Jack’s ...
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Jack also shows the conflicted emotions to his mother's situation. Ma, naturally, hates being confined to Room, and wishes nothing more than that she and Jack will escape. For Jack, though, Room is comfortable and familiar. He has fun playing games with Ma and learning to read and doing his daily routine.
By filtering those themes through the eyes and mind of a child, Donoghue lays on the patina of a fairy tale. She also illustrates the power of mothering and the heroism of ordinary people. These are just some of the ways we triumph over a world full of terrors. Room will make an excellent book club read with lots to discuss.
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Emma Donoghue’s novel ‘Room’, shortlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize. This book offers an incredibly insightful vision with a mastered point of view; never before has a modern literary classic captured the innocence, creativity and resilience of a child so well. Questions of education, the continuation of childhood and the confronting ...
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Sep 29, 2010 · Los Angeles Times Book Critic. The more you know about Emma Donoghue’s ninth novel, “Room,” the harder it is to assess. That’s a tricky issue, since “Room” is one of the hot books of ...
