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A review by lumreads
Room by Emma Donoghue
3.0
3.25? 3.5?
it was good but definitely could've been shorter.
the world building was thorough but it was- like what i've been constantly commenting after i finish a substantial chunk of the book- a drag.
the beginning especially was really difficult for me to get into.
perhaps it was no fault of the author? i'm not too sure.
i don't mind reading about the mundane/monotonous stuff (which is like a massive chunk, 50% of the book) but it really didn't do much for me. like sure, we need that stuff to be able to understand what goes on in their life but its so, so repetitive.
i think that's what the book was going for like the whole day-in-day-out, same thing, constant cycle because they're in a room with no way out but i felt like that whole sequence could've been made a lot shorter. we understood from the get go how monotonous things could be for jack and his mum.
the climax was beautifully executed. tense. i was going for my morning walk while i was listening to it and i literally had to stop at one point because it was becoming so nerve-wracking (placed both hands at my cheeks and whispered a low 'noooooooooo' as everything was unfolding which probably,
1. was not the wisest thing to do because we're going through a pandemic
2. made me look a little loopy).
after the climax i could feel it slowing down again. it had become a bit laborious to listen to again after what i assume could've been 3 chapters post-climax.
tldr for this section; DRAGGED ON TOO LONG BUT CLIMAX WAS GOOD.
in regards to the characters, i quite liked jack. at first i thought, yeah nah this does not sound like a 5-year old but after a while you start to understand his nuances and once that happens you can accept that there could be a 5-year old like jack in the world. which adds to the heartbreak.
i felt a bit indifferent to the mum.
hated old nick which is expected.
and that's about it!
it was good but definitely could've been shorter.
the world building was thorough but it was- like what i've been constantly commenting after i finish a substantial chunk of the book- a drag.
the beginning especially was really difficult for me to get into.
perhaps it was no fault of the author? i'm not too sure.
i don't mind reading about the mundane/monotonous stuff (which is like a massive chunk, 50% of the book) but it really didn't do much for me. like sure, we need that stuff to be able to understand what goes on in their life but its so, so repetitive.
i think that's what the book was going for like the whole day-in-day-out, same thing, constant cycle because they're in a room with no way out but i felt like that whole sequence could've been made a lot shorter. we understood from the get go how monotonous things could be for jack and his mum.
the climax was beautifully executed. tense. i was going for my morning walk while i was listening to it and i literally had to stop at one point because it was becoming so nerve-wracking (placed both hands at my cheeks and whispered a low 'noooooooooo' as everything was unfolding which probably,
1. was not the wisest thing to do because we're going through a pandemic
2. made me look a little loopy).
after the climax i could feel it slowing down again. it had become a bit laborious to listen to again after what i assume could've been 3 chapters post-climax.
tldr for this section; DRAGGED ON TOO LONG BUT CLIMAX WAS GOOD.
in regards to the characters, i quite liked jack. at first i thought, yeah nah this does not sound like a 5-year old but after a while you start to understand his nuances and once that happens you can accept that there could be a 5-year old like jack in the world. which adds to the heartbreak.
i felt a bit indifferent to the mum.
hated old nick which is expected.
and that's about it!