Room by Emma Donoghue
The Exoteric Book Club had a great discussion about the Room by Emma Donoghue. The book was an excellent depiction of the plight of a woman abducted for sexual purposes, with no concern for human decency, and kept in a garden shed in the back yard for 7 years. She was impregnated by her captor that resulted in the birth of her son, Jack. The story was told through the eyes of 5 year-old Jack. Some of the members quickly tired of the first person dialogue typical of a chil