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I really enjoyed the audio book version where the book is actually narrated by a 5 y/o kid!
I think I will post a more in depth review on my blog, so here are some notes:
* At first I had no idea what the book was about and when I realized I was shocked.
* The story is not a thriller, it's not about (view spoiler) The story is about Jack and Ma. What Ma had to do to protect Jack, to raise him and to teach him, and more importantly about Jack ...more
I think I will post a more in depth review on my blog, so here are some notes:
* At first I had no idea what the book was about and when I realized I was shocked.
* The story is not a thriller, it's not about (view spoiler) The story is about Jack and Ma. What Ma had to do to protect Jack, to raise him and to teach him, and more importantly about Jack ...more
I'm not sure how to rate this book. I enjoyed it well enough, I guess, but I couldn't connect with the characters. Especially 5-year-old Jack. I found myself irritated from page 1 that everything in the room (or Room) was referred to as if it were a proper noun (Bed, Duvet, Lamp...). The story was interesting, though, and I do think it was, in part, due to the nature of the storyteller. Still, I could not connect with Jack and found him annoying a lot of the time. It also took me out of the stor
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(Picked this up at Dublin airport)
I am really torn between 4-5 stars. At the beginning I wasn't sure whether I could even get through the book since it was from the perspective of a 5-year-old. But in the end that unique perspective worked out very well, I think and really drew me in. Despite the horrible things that are going on, it's never gruesome, thanks to the lack of understanding on the narrator's side. The book focuses more on his world and how his world changes and keeps changing, so it ...more
I am really torn between 4-5 stars. At the beginning I wasn't sure whether I could even get through the book since it was from the perspective of a 5-year-old. But in the end that unique perspective worked out very well, I think and really drew me in. Despite the horrible things that are going on, it's never gruesome, thanks to the lack of understanding on the narrator's side. The book focuses more on his world and how his world changes and keeps changing, so it ...more
Sad, overwhelming and oh so strange. This was my reaction while reading the book. It's just so unreal, so amazing, yet it can definitely be a real story - that's the strange sad thing about Room.
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