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Imagine what life must be like for a child born in captivity. A child born to a kidnap and rape victim and her kidnapper. That is what Canadian author Emma Donoghue attempted with Room. Told from the perspective of a five year old boy named Jack, who believes that the outside world is just “TV” – imaginary. Every item in their secured bunker is named and a character in Jack’s world, creating a magical place with his Ma. His Ma teaches him, does exercises with him, and works to shield him from the violence of “Old Nick”. The book is believably a child’s voice, and the book is impossible to put down. Now an Academy Award winning film, Room has gained some much warranted praise over the years. It is a hard read, but not as chilling as one would expect, as Jack is not a reliable narrator, and is shielded from the more traumatic aspects of his captivity. I highly recommend this book.
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Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity.
I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books.
A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been "super married" to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids.
My first book - How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!)
I have tried a podcast - it's still on Apple and Google Podcasts - but writing is where my heart is.
My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit.
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