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What an emotional roller coaster this book took me on! It was fascinating and gut-wrenching and hopeful and thought-provoking. I struggled through the writing style (written from the perspective of a 5 year old boy) in the first section of the book before I really understood what the book was about and where it was going. Once I got comfortable with Jack's speech patterns and style and perspective I couldn't put the book down. The author had some really wonderful 5-year-old-boy insights that I a
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What an amazing book! The book started slowly but by the second chapter, the pace of the book picked up and really gathered steam towards the end. Its a really interesting novel and definitely an interesting concept of using Jack as the narrator, even though he is only 5 years old. Highly recommended.
Utterly compelling, told entirely in 5 year old Jack's voice. Totally different from anything else I have read.
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Unlike many other reviewers who seem to either love or hate this book, I find myself solidly in the middle of these two extremes. First of all, the subject is an icky one, ripped from an all-too-common lurid headline. A sicko kidnaps a young girl and imprisons her for years so that he can repeatedly rape and abuse her. Second, the story is narrated by Jack, a five year old boy whose entire life has been contained in Room, an 11' x 11' space he shares with Ma. Having a child narrate the story tak
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I only gave this 2 stars, but I haven't stopped thinking about this book since I finished it a week ago. I was pleased that the story (mini spoiler alert) did not go into the incest realm nor did it go into the story of the guy and WHY he did it. The story pulled me thru, page after page. The ending especially tugged at my heart, when Jack realized that the world really IS a big place and that "Room" was only a starting point for him. I like this line from a review I read, "For Jack, his days we
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Hmmm, mixed feelings about this book. It was compelling and a very unique pov and perspective. The book made me sad but also had many bittersweet moments. It's hard to say one could enjoy a sad plot but I couldn't put it down either!
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Loved this book - Find myself missing my own children at 5 years old after spending some hours with Jack
Sep 22, 2011
Erica
marked it as to-read
Nov 10, 2014
Kirsty
marked it as to-read
May 22, 2015
Tricia Parrott
marked it as to-read
Jan 27, 2016
katy
marked it as to-read
