Enter to win "Room"!

By / Par: Stacey Kazmir

2011-09-16 20:00:00

Category / Catégorie: Contests

Enter to win "Room"!

Welcome to month two of the Buy Canadian First Book Club! Don't forget to "Like" the Buy Canadian First Book Club on Facebook where we discuss the books, authors and choose what we will read next. You can also find out who won today's giveaway, next Monday, when my interview with Emma Donoghue, is published!

Canadian author Emma Donoghue  was born in Dublin, Ireland, she schooled in England and has been in Canada since 1998. Best known for her fiction, she has also written plays, short films and radio dramas. Her novel "Room", which we are reading this month, has won awards including the 2010 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, a 2011 Alex Award, and the 2011 Commonwealth Prize for Fiction.

"Room's" narrator is five-year-old Jack, who lives in Room with his mother. Ma, his mother, was kidnapped at age nineteen and has created an entire world for Jack in their one 11’ x 11’ room where they are being held.

I have to tell you, I honestly could not put this novel down. This isn't the type of novel I'm normally hunting for in Chapters. I gravitate towards mysteries or teen fiction, not a novel written in the words of a child, but Room captivated me.

For the first four years of his life, Jack believed Room was all there was. His mother had created this world for him that was so sweet and yet so sad for me to read about. They did watch some TV but Ma had Jack believing these were different worlds. They had to rely on "Old Nick" (Ma's kidnapper) to bring them food and supplies and they were allowed one "Sunday treat" that was the highlight of their week.

As I said, "Room" simply captivated me - I felt so many emotions through the reading of this novel - thinking about how my own boys see the world after reading Jack's interpretation, the fear of something like this happening to me or someone I know, the wonder of how I might react in this situation - could I keep it together and create this world of Room for my own child? When I first heard the synopsis of "Room", I was iffy about the both the topic and the writing style, but Emma's writing is superb and she weaves a beautiful story.

While I don't want to spoil anything, I do want to say I was thrilled that the story went beyond "Room" and told us what happened next, far more than I thought it was going to and for that I must say thank you to Emma. I appreciate reading a full story and not left wondering what happened next.

I highly recommend picking up "Room" for a great weekend read. You will be taken through the gamut of emotions and left looking at the world a bit differently.

Be sure to visit roomthebook.com  for a host of goodies, including the floor plan of "Room", which is both awesome and painful at the same time.

Contest Giveaway:

Here's a chance to win your own copy of Emma Donoghue's book, "Room", and read along with us! The winner will be announced in my interview with Emma Donoghue, here on the Good Shopper blog, next Monday. Just answer the following question and put your answer in the comment section below. Good luck!

What is your favourite Canadian movie made from a Canadian book?

Images courtesy of EmmaDonoghue.com

 

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Comments / Commentaires

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Anne of Green Gables

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
I enjoyed Passchendaele.

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
love The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje (canadian sri-lankan)

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
I loved Anne Of Green Gables as a child!

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Away from her :) And of course Anne of Green Gables

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
I love many of the books/movies already mentioned above, but I think "Hard Core Logo" deserves a mention because it's creative and witty and it had a great cast. Really a fabulous movie!

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Anne of Green Gables of course being from PEI :)

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Have two faves, Passchendaele and Never Cry Wolf

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Who has seen the wind, by W.O. Mitchell All Canadians should read this book

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
I want to say something different than Anne of Green Gables, but I grew up watching it with my mother! She was obsessed with the movies. I can remember pulling out the VHS movies (four pack) when I was just a little girl and sitting and watching them over and over again!

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
The Incredible Journey

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
definitely The Sweet Hereafter

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Anne of Green Gables-Always a classic to have around for all Canadian women to enjoy!

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Anne of Green Gables

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
I would have to say Anne of Green Gables!!!

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Anne of Green Gables

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
The English Patient

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
The English Patient

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Call of the Wild

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
the apprenticeship of duddy kravitz - a young Richard Dreyfuss puts in a fantastic performance!

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
BARNEY'S VERSION

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Anne of Green Gables

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
The Sweet Hereafter

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Although somewhat disturbing, it would have to be The Diary of Evelyn Lau, which was turned into the film: Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid. Ms. Lau survived her cultural expectations, the abuse she suffered, her subsequent drug addictions, and persevered against such great odds to become an incredible author and poet. She overcame all the odds, when the odds seemed stacked against her. She's a true local, Vancouver, inspiration!

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Passchendaele...loved it!

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
I loved (and still do) The Black Robe.

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
My fav. is Barney's Version.movie and book. room sounds like good read, would like to know what happened to the characters. thanks for the review.

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Anne of Green Gables

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
My favourite book and movie would be The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Black Robe

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
The Sweet Hereafter was a chilling adaptation of the book!

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Anne of Green Gables

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
The Sweet Hereafter

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Barney's Version - Based on Barney's Version by Mordecai Richler. Loved Paul Giamatti's performance and his interaction with Dustin Hoffman.

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
The Sweet Hereafter

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Away From Her

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Anne of green gables

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
passchendaele was great

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Anne of Green Gables

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
My favourite would be Black Robe (Lothaire Bluteau is amazing!)

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
anne of green gables

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
My favourite would have to be Passchendaele.

2011-09-26 03:22:14 By / Par: amandabaldwin
Anne of Green Gables