The Room On The Roof Book Review

He is very lonely and sad and even though he lives with his guardian mr.

The room on the roof book review. The world renowned author writes from his true experience of the world. Written by bond as a 17 year old the story of the room on the roof is a semi autobiographical work. Rusty an orphaned english boy breaks the regimented ambiance of his guardian s home and runs away to explore the real india that commences from the crowded bazaars and carefree rides of bicycle on a rainy day. Rusty is thrilled to get his very own room.

After his parents died he was living with his english guardian. A moving tale of love and friendship it has endured as bond s most beloved novel. The novel revolves around rusty an orphaned seventeen year old anglo indian boy living in dehradun. Flag 6 likes like see review.

The room on the roof book review. Due to his guardian mr harrison s strict ways he runs away from his home to live with his indian friends. 4 0 out of 5 stars the room on the roof by ruskin bond reviewed in the united states on july 9 2000 this enchanting novel by ruskin bond is written in his trademark close to nature style. Written when the author was seventeen it brilliantly describes the hopes and passions that capture young minds and hearts.

The story revolves around a seventeen year old anglo indian boy rusty. The room on the roof is the first novel by ruskin bond. Room on the roof is about an orphaned boy named rusty who has no real family after his parents death. It is a tale about an anglo indian orphan boy named rusty.

It was bond s first literary venture. Emma donoghue s child narrator is one of the most. This room on the roof is a place rusty can call his home a place where he can dream think about himself and his future. It is the story of rusty who is a 16 year old boy.

Rusty finds his life dull and empty due to his guardian s strict attitude. Even though the room consists of only four walls and is scantily furnished but it is incredibly close to a banyan tree and nature in general. Bond wrote the novel when he was seventeen and won the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize in 1957. In this remarkable novel the entire world of a 5 year old boy is the 11 by 11 foot room in which his mother is being held against her will.

Mr harrison wants him to be groomed with english values and to avoid contact with indian influences. He lives with his guardian mr harrison a missionary and his wife in dehradun. The room on the roof by ruskin bond. Story the room on the roof is ruskin bond s masterpiece of adolescence and coming of age.

Curbed by his guardian s rules rusty once finds a taste of freedom while meeting three guys somi suri and ranbir coincidentally.