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Room

Emma Donoghue

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Room - Emma Donoghue
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Feb 01, 2011 Linda Boyd rated it really liked it

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I really enjoyed this book. My first time reading an adult book told in a 5 year olds point of view. How brave of Ma to figure out a plan to hopefully get she and Jack out of this room. Jack spent 5 years of his life in this room, only to find out later about his big world that he was not a part of. They each had their struggles to find their places "in the world" ...more

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Oct 22, 2011 Renee rated it really liked it

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I had high hopes for this book because of all the publicity it has gotten and although I didn't care for the beginning all that much, I give it 4 stars. It wasn't until I got to the part where Ma and Jack start planning their escape that I finally found some momentum in the story.
Overall, it made me think about the things that we do and see and experience on a daily basis that we take for granted and do not even give a second thought to, for example, walking on grass, seeing kids play at a play ...more

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Apr 02, 2011 Handd51 rated it it was amazing

Golly - I thought she had the POV spot on in the beginning of the book. I was totally sucked into the premise, and creeped out at the same time. It was a page turner, not the best for bedtime reading! The most challenging section for the POV was the "After", and for obvious reasons - but as the resolution approached, the POV issues also began to resolve, which makes sense. Can you tell I'm trying to to put any spoilers in ??? It is very weird to "love" a book with this premise - but I think it w ...more

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Aug 21, 2011 Helen rated it it was ok

I really gave this book about a 2 1/2 because I thought the concept of readjustment..and Adjustment
very interesting. For what ever reason I didn't have an emotional connection with any one in this story. Glad I read it tho as it did give me alot to think about and our group had a good discussion. ...more

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Jan 12, 2011 SweetPea rated it really liked it

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Definitely a book that makes you think. I'm glad I didn't read any spoilers about the story in advance, which would have detracted from the book's impact. I'll be thinking about this one for a while. ...more

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