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The Room on the Roof by Ruskin Bond

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crispin_flowers's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

hundredrab's review against another edition

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5.0

'The Room on the Roof'. It revolves around the adventures of Rusty just before and after he leaves his tyrannous guardian's home. Although he lived with him just on the outskirts of Dehra, he had never really been into the town. That is, not until he met his new friends- Somi, Ranbir, Kishen and others. This book provides an insight into the 'bazaars' and life of semi-urban town in India. Choosing this book would be a good choice for all the adolescents out there, provided they are interested in looking for themselves as a character. The plot isn't a fast moving one, but Bond doesn't really need one...he holds you in one time, one place, and yet changes you from the inside.

soumotanu's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

arpitbatra123's review against another edition

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5.0

The Room on the Roof has always been something of nostalgic memory for me, as I read it back when I was in School. After all these years, as I reread it, All of the magic is still there. The beautiful streets of dehra, the delicacies of the Chaat shop, the beauty of Meena, and The heartache when the book draws to a conclusion.

gunjan2024's review against another edition

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3.0

A simple yet elegant story about friendship and love and belonging.

anisha_02's review

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3.0

The book would have received 4 stars from me if I hadn't come across the part where the 16-year-old Rusty falls in love with his friend's mother and the woman who's also in search of love reciprocates the affair. that's something unnerving for a boy of 17 to write, adding the concept of the Oedipus complex in a piece of literature that's mostly considered a children's novel. Other than that it bears elements of selfless friendships, humanity, and inhumanity. Rusty, the protagonist belongs to the British who didn't leave India even after the country's independence and lived a secluded rich life. issues like The European prejudice against brown Indians, the lives of the middle-class Indians post-independence are mentioned to make the readers understand the societal conditions.