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Emma Donaghue's ambitious seventh novel Room is not for the faint of heart. The novel's subject matter traces the harrowing moments of a mother and her son, forced for years to live in a room measuring at 11 ft. by 11ft. by a madman. Recent news cases such as the Jaycee Duggard or Josef Fritzl cases immediately come to mind, making the horror of Room even more tangible. The subject matter is tempered only by the five year old narrator, who relays to us, the readers, the events through the prism of his limited understanding of them. Room is a successful novel because its much more than a story about evil or survival --- its a tale about the power of storytelling. Ma, as the narrator Jack affectionately calls his mother, tells Jack story after story after story to make their dire situation a little more bearable. Jack tells us stories about his Ma, their lives and, indirectly, his own development and growth over the course of the novel. Room is also an example of how literature can be used as a tool for dialogue around the unimaginable and the seemingly unbearable. Though this book will not be an attractive pick to all readers, for those who do chose to read it, its contents will most likely stay with you long after you've finished it.
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