Becs (244 KP) rated The Echo Room in Books
Oct 15, 2018
When I first began this novel, I couldn't get into it. So I restarted it hoping that it was just me being tired and not the actual book. It was just me being tired, thank goodness! As I read the first 25% of The Echo Room I was so confused. I didn't know what was going on and why things were doing the things they did. At first, I thought that maybe the author goofed and created the same chapters on accident. But as I got further into the novel, I finally realized what was happening.
Give this novel a chance because you will be blown away by not only a great read, but also a new look at Sci-Fi Thrillers. I need more of this story and more books like this.
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ClareR (5885 KP) rated China Room in Books
Aug 13, 2021
He ends up staying on the abandoned family farm: a ramshackle building that needs a lot of work. One room is locked: the China Room. This is where his grandmother, Mehar, would have lived away from the prying eyes of men, working with the wives of the other two brothers to her husband. None of the women know who their husband is - they never see them in daylight. They cook and clean for them, and then have sex with them when their mother-in-law, Mai, allows. Their main function is to bear sons.
It’s a hard way of life, but the women accept their roles. As a 21st century women, living in the West, I found this very difficult to read. It’s an oppressive, claustrophobic life - even down to the veils that they had to wear when out in public which gave the impression of suffocation. I don’t know whether any of the girls actually looked another human in the face, other than each other and their mother-in-law.
But I found this timeline fascinating, and it was a huge contrast to that of Mehar’s grandson. It’s a compelling read - I read it in one sitting, and was a bit sad when I turned the last page, to leave the world of Mehar in particular.
Many thanks to Harvill Secker and Viking for my copy of this book to read and review.
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Dana (24 KP) rated Batman: A Death In The Family in Books
Mar 23, 2018
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