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Room

Emma Donoghue

Start date: December 1, 2011

Finish date: January 1, 2012

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May 17, 2011 Ruth Dugdall rated it it was amazing

This was an amazing book, and I loved the whole concept.
For me, Jack’s voice was believable and I liked the tensions within the Room, although my credibility was stretched when Jack escaped. I would have preferred for the whole novel to have stayed in Room, and wondered if the author didn’t feel brave enough to try this? Having said that, it was interesting to see how Ma coped with being back in the world she had been stolen from as a girl, and her struggle to re-gain the self she had lost.
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Jan 12, 2012 Gemma rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Excellent book. I loved how it was told through the eyes of the little boy, 5 year old Jack - sometimes words used we're a bit too advanced for a 5 year old - however I interpreted this to be that his vocabulary would be more advanced, given that he has only ever spoken to another adult, never mixed with other children.
I loved the relationship between the Ma and Jack the bond they shared. I went through a lot of emotions reading this shock, nerves, sadness, happiness! I really wish I could say ...more

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Aug 16, 2011 Suzie Grogan rated it it was ok

This had been recommended to me three times in as many weeks so I had to take the hint. However, I only really began to enjoy it in the last few pages - perhaps because I knew I would not have to drag my way through it any longer. I thought the voice of the 5 year old was inconsistent and not authentic - veering between baby talk and a sophisticated vocab learnt from nature programmes on the TV and the rescue scenes were so far fetched - I found myself skipping over paragraphs.

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Oct 23, 2011 Candy rated it really liked it

Shelves: weird, interesting, i-might-cry, psychological

This is one interesting, disturbing, eye-opening, eerie book. Ever wondered what it would be like to be kidnapped and held against your will in a small for years? This is that room and the amazing story of a mother and son held(and born) there. Room is written from Jacks perspective and Emma Donoghue does an incredible job of sounding just like an intelligent 5 year old boy. I am torn between giving this book 4 or 5 stars. The writing and story idea deserve 4 while the story itself was weird eno ...more

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Jul 08, 2012 Ellen Goodlett rated it it was amazing

Holy terrifying, brilliant, captivating mindfuck, batman. More cohesive review when I catch up on sleep after staying up all night reading...

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Jan 05, 2011 Tara-Jayne (♥ I Read, I Love ♥) Bell rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2011, favorites, kindle-read

This is somthing different.. told by a 5 year old boy :) This book was really good and the storyline is just well amazing.

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