When you start reading the novel it takes a bit of time to get hold of what is being said as the narrator is a 5 year old kid. Even though you are seeing the life from a five-year-old’s perspective, you can feel the pain and frustrations of her mother too. Once you get the sense of what is happening, the book is a powerful read. Few observations in the book hit you hard, in today’s world nobody has time to enjoy the small things, the things we take for granted – like a simple shower or access to a doctor, or at an even basic level – the fresh air around us.
This is an excerpt from the review for the book Room by Emma Donoghue that I wrote for the newly added book review section of the site India Book Store. The book reviews get updated on the site every Saturday, and you can catch the feed for the same here.
Read the complete book review of Room.
I write! Topic does not matter, can be my life, or my travels, or any match I saw, or the Hyderabadi life, or reminiscing about Raipur, or penning Short Stories & 55s.
was this the winner of the booker prize? am sure it was in the short list …
This was not the winner of the Booker Prize, it was there in the shortlist for Booker Prize in 2010.
Well said on your review Kunal. I really like it although I don’t feel the same on the book.
Can you check it my review and comment in my writing?
http://magicoficecream.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/room-book-review/
Cheers,
Ben
This book has got extreme reviews!
The incident on which the book is based also got extreme opinions out of the people.
Shows that the author has captured the emotions really well!