"When I was small, I only knew small things"
This week we're watching and reading "Room" by Emma Donoghue as we take a look at both the original 2010 book and the 2015 film adaptation starring Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay.
The team approach this powerful story with trepidation, especially Paul who was unable to bear the tension of watching the film from start to finish. Andy and Rachael find themselves feeling so protective towards Jack and Ma that they didn't want to close the book and "leave them on their own". And as we compare and contrast the book with the movie version, we look at what was lost in the adaptation to the big screen, but also what was gained in the brilliant performances of all the cast,in particular the outstanding Jacob Tremblay.
Meanwhile, inspired by some of the themes in Room, Andy takes a nostalgic look back at a room which played a big part in his life.
This week's scale: Book or Film
SPOILER Review: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro (2015)
SPOILER Review: Wonder by R J Palacio
SPOILER: Romeo & Juliet (Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film based on... well, you know what it's based on!)
SPOILER Review: Children of Men based on the book by PD James
High-Rise (2015 film based on the novel by J G Ballard): SPOILER Episode 23
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams: SPOILER Episode 22
Ready Player One by Ernest Kline: SPOILER Podcast Preview
Stoner by John Williams: SPOILER podcast preview
SPOILER Podcast: Us by David Nicholls
SPO!LER Preview
ROOM 31 - The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore, Georgia Twynham, Jim Bob, Andrew Goulding
ROOM 30: The Barraclough Newsletters by Jim Gotts
ROOM 29: Cromwell’s Talking Head by Gareth Calway – A Reading Room Special
ROOM 28: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce, Escape From Tibet, Brendan Cleary
ROOM 27 - The Reading Room LIVE Part 2: Robert Llewellyn
ROOM 26 - The Reading Room LIVE Part 1: John Osborne, Abigail Tarttelin, Andrew Goulding...
The Reading Room LIVE with Robert Llewellyn
ROOM 25: Jim Bob, Driving Jarvis Ham, Unbound, John Osborne, Andrew Goulding
ROOM TV: Driving Jarvis Ham by Jim Bob - ROOM 25 Preview
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