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The reader for the unabridged audio version did a fantastic job of capturing Jack's voice as a strange five-year-old who, until midway through the book, has never been outside of Room. The story, told from Jack's perspective, is of a kidnapping and rape victim who is imprisoned in a reinforced garden shed and her son, Jack, who was born in the shed.
The imagining of the way Jack and his "Ma" spent their days in Room, the games and inside jokes they created, and the way Ma shaped Jack's world for ...more
The imagining of the way Jack and his "Ma" spent their days in Room, the games and inside jokes they created, and the way Ma shaped Jack's world for ...more
Told from a precocious five-year old's point of view, we learn of Jack's life--born in captivity, raised by a caring mother, and then exposed to the "real" world.
While some things seem unnatural and others simply crude, the story rings true, for both Jack and his mother. I could not put the book down. ...more
While some things seem unnatural and others simply crude, the story rings true, for both Jack and his mother. I could not put the book down. ...more
Usually get really annoyed with child viewpoint, but the story unfolds perfectly and it works.
I seem to be on a bit of a kidnapping story kick right now and this one was as good as the others I've read this fall. Told from the point of view of a five year old, we see the world through Jack's eyes and his world consists of only one room, actually a storage shed. As events unfold, Jack's perception of the world changes. This novel is very well written and unique in its premises as far as I know. It really kept me interested through the entire book.
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I'm not a fan of this book, unfortunately, mainly due to being uncomfortable with the subject matter and the style of writing. It's strong issue being dealt in there but there are just times I felt like dropping it off but being myself, I can't not finish (very rarely anyway).
So I finished it and I think I quite like the way it's ended - it's a very rounded and therefore, I guess, provided closure to the whole story. ...more
So I finished it and I think I quite like the way it's ended - it's a very rounded and therefore, I guess, provided closure to the whole story. ...more
Aug 23, 2010
Gaijinmama
marked it as to-read
Sep 19, 2010
Kat (A Journey In Reading)
marked it as to-read
Nov 10, 2010
Nick
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Jan 22, 2011
Lisa
marked it as to-read
