The story of a woman who was kidnapped, kept in a room and only escapes when she has raised the son she had by her captor is old enough to be compliant in the escape.
Review:
This is a very disturbing, but equally well written novel. It is narrated by Jack (the 5 year old boy) which one would think would weaken the story, or at least soften it but it doesn't. The narration seems to put it in an even harsher light, a boy who's mother puts him in a wardrobe and closes the door when "old Jack" comes to visit. Dealing with the adult subjects of kidnap, rape, death and domination from a perspective that doesn't understand it proves Donoghue's strength as a writer.
9/10 (unless you get nightmares from books, in which case this is disturbing so read cautiously)
"Stories are a different kind of true."
"People don't always want to be with people. It gets tiring."
"Everybody's damaged by something."
"When I was a little kid I thought like a little kid, but now I'm five I know everything"
"Vitamins are medicine for not getting sick and going back to Heaven yet."
"In Room I was safe and Outside is the scary."
If you enjoyed this you should read:
I Know This Much Is True - Wally Lamb
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Kahled Hosseini
Little Bee - Chris Cleave
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