Blogpost 26
I read Room by Emma Donoghue, a book written from the perspective of a five year old boy, Jack. The preface of the book is that this boy and his mother, Ma, were held captive by a man who they call Old Nick. Old Nick kidnapped Ma and sexually abuses her, making him the father of Jack. Ma and Jack live in a little shed they call room, but when Jack is 5 years old, Ma makes a plan for them to escape. They escape and become free, the rest of the book shows Jack's life outside of room in the world, going through the struggles of being so close and connected to only his mother for all of his life.
I really enjoyed this book, the plot by itself was very interesting and well thought out. The setting was very descriptive and created lots of imagery which I think made a large impact on the book because it truly makes the reader visualize how this boy sees the world. Even though there were not a very large amount of characters, I think all of the characters were developed extremely well, they all had very detailed feelings and thoughts. One other element of the book I found especially interesting was all of the emotion. The words expressed so much feeling that it felt as if I was actually hearing it as a story through Jack, or that I was in the moment, feeling everything they were feeling.
I would absolutely recommend this book, it not only is an amazing piece of writing and fascinating story, but it is a story that takes place in the real world to people. This book is obviously a good book and a good read, but it is also shining a light on these kinds of things that happen every day to many people around the world.
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