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ROOM                Room  by Emma Donoghue was also labeled as one of the best books of the 21st century by  List Challenges.  I've been challenging myself a lot throughout this year, with books of different genres and difficulties. Now, since the end of school year is coming to an end, I choose to read this fiction book that I've been keeping a part for a very long time. First Impression         Room  is a fiction book, which narrates the story of a kidnapping case, in which a woman was kept captive in a room for 7 years. However, she gives birth to a child in Room. For the child, the room in which he was born in is the whole world. His mom lies to his child, for his own good, by telling him that the entire world is Room.         The major factor which differentiates this novel from the others is the narrator. The novel is narrated through the eyes of the 5-year-old protagon...

May 26, 2017 3.35MX 3.35M       I'm halfway through reading  Room  by Emma Donoghue. Although for the protagonists mother , Ma, Room is a prison, for Jack, Room is not just a simple noun, but his whole world. Jack was born in a 3.35mx3.35m room and has survived 5 years of his life in it. Everyday, Jack plays with Ma, observes Plant an its leaves, counts the cereals at Table,  and goes to sleep at nine o' clock in Wardrobe, because nine o'clock is when Old Nick enters. Old Nick is the man who kidnapped Jack's mom and imprisoned her at a young age in the cellar.        In this blogpost, I created a map of Room, with my skills as an architect, with the use of  SmartDraw , in order to approximately illustrate the living conditions of Jack and Ma.       This novel made reflect about a current issue I've been having. I have a small room! I have never been happy with it! However, through Jack's e...