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| Final Rating: 2.7/5 |
A White Room is a different type of debut novel that touches on many controversial topics of the era and perhaps this is where my fascination dwindled and dissolved into uncomfortable fidgeting with my kindle. The novel starts with such ease and captivating writing but then morphs into a completely different type of story. Such a pity because I loved the first part and kept finding myself pulled from reality into the main character's narrative. The author shows an absolute natural finesse with a real command of her main character's voice and historical scenes but at the same time takes a few liberties with medical details. Although, I completely understand the creative allowance to expand and pull details to suit one's story, I am sorry to say the liberties were noticed.
The other positives were clearly showcased in the beginning and were mainly attributed to the fantastic story building and absorbing story telling. A few things though, with a setting and notion so abstract and characters that personify the inhabitants of a typical town where every person knows everyone's business this caused a few believability issues and distractions as the story rapidly progressed and the total conclusion of events unfortunately just equaled to an unsatisfactory mood. On the other side, a few other positives I can relate are the descriptive writing and the symbolism of rooms and objects. In the end, I'm sorry to say this was a mere disappointing read for this reviewer. However, others should not avoid such a different kind of debut that sparkles with its writing style and has in store so many unforeseen surprises.
-read and purchased on kindle
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