Room by Emma Donoghue is a beautiful and haunting novel that it grips you from the first page and doesn’t let go. We see it all through the innocent, imaginative eyes of Jack, a five-year-old boy who tells the story in his own words. The novel deals with hopelessness as much as love; throughout their captivity in a small windowless room where they are held prisoner by Old Nick – as told by Jack – we learn what being brave means.

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What sets this book apart from others, is how well Donoghue handles complex emotions using such an uncomplicated point of view. In other words: she’s able to keep things simple without dumbing them down or making them trite. Through Jack’s voice, we experience what it’s like living with no light at all except for TV which shows only distorted images of people whom you’ll never meet face-to-face because they live beyond these four walls called “Room”. And then one day everything changes when Ma decides that enough is enough…

This book can be classed as authentic – both emotional and physical. There were moments when reading felt like breathing again after holding your breath underwater too long; there were passages so beautifully written it made the reader want more time inside those pages themselves; there were dialogues so real, you could almost hear voices whispering.

So yes, maybe at times things seem hopeless (at least according to Jack). Maybe sometimes life can be cruel (according to anyone who has ever been alive). But still…still there is love – always love! Love keeps us going when nothing else will…when even hoping becomes too much work for tired bodies carrying around heavy hearts filled not with blood but steel wool soaked up dry tears.

Finally, what makes this story stick with you long after turning the last page? The power of imagination combined with human connection. Jack imagines himself outside these walls while playing games like “Escape from Alcatraz” or pretending to be an astronaut on Mars (which he thinks is just another word for Earth). He dreams about things that don’t exist – trees without leaves because they’ve all fallen off during winter-time; birds with two heads so they can look both ways at once; houses made entirely out of candy, so nobody ever goes hungry again. And through it all, his mother holds him close…closer than anyone else ever will…even when she’s not there.

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