Room in Crazy Challenge Connection

Jul 13, 2016 Jamie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: general-fiction, contemporary

I loved getting this from Jack's perspective. The innocence of it all helps tone down the darker truth but also adds an emotional depth to the story. I admire his mother a lot. She was just a young woman who ended up in the worst situation imaginable for years. Yet she did the best she could in raising him. Strong woman! It broke my heart their living situation and how everyone treats them and the struggles they both face. This one in an emotional one. You have to be cold to not feel anything wh ...more

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Dec 14, 2011 Pinar Celebi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: british-lit, own, contemporary-fiction, fiction, all-time-favourites-non-turkish, books-read-in-2011, psychology

I think this book deserves a prequel. I wonder if the author considers writing the story backwards. I'd be sooo happy if she did.

I tried to read it as slow as possible so that I can keep seeing the world through Jack's eyes. ...more

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May 12, 2012 Kaitlin rated it it was amazing

I found the narrator compelling and enjoyed discovering the world through the eyes of a five-year-old. The story was suspenseful but never gruesome. I think the narrative voice really helped in that way; there is no explicit violence or even anger, but the events are never confusing and the emotion is stronger because you're hearing everything from a child.

I groaned when my book club chose this book and described the subject to me, but I'm glad to have read it. I read it in about a day because I ...more

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Sep 11, 2014 Athena Macmillan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: thought-provoking, favourites, gut-wrencher, fantastic-writing, engaging-plot, exceeded-expectations, grab-the-tissues, deeply-unsettling, should-be-made-into-movie, 2014-reads

I've seen a lot of terrible reviews about this book and a lot of fantastic ones. Mine falls into the latter category (not that my review is fantastic - the book is). I can see how a few years back I might have found this book cheesy - back when I laughed at gory horrors and delighted in tales of other people's misfortune. But then I had my own child, and... well, hormones. Am I right?!

So I can see that my glowing review of this book might be a combination of it just being a darned good book and ...more

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Jul 29, 2011 Laura rated it really liked it

Disturbing & thought provoking. To me, it also felt like voyeurism to read it.

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Jul 26, 2012 Allison Ann rated it really liked it

Shelves: library

Didn't expect to enjoy this book as much as I did. Still didn't care for the style of the storytelling, but the story was enough to make me overlook that and read straight through. ...more

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