Room
by Emma Donoghue
Taste attributes: dramathrillerpsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryheavylineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcomplex relationship
Boxlist takeAn intimate, stirring novel: fresh and weighty. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
Room is a 2010 novel by Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue. The story is told from the perspective of a five-year-old boy, Jack, who is being held captive in a small room along with his mother. Donoghue conceived the story after hearing about five-year-old Felix in the Fritzl case.
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- Author
- Emma Donoghue
- Published
- 2010
- Pages
- 370
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