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Unfortunately, I'm a little slow getting around to this review, so I may fail expressing the great joy I had reading Room. The feelings I experienced at the time were powerful. This is one of the most enthralling books I've read in recent times.
Told in the voice of five-year-old Jack, the novel is initially difficult to get into, but once it picks up, it's really wonderful. The voice never changes and it is hard to imagine how a book with such a strange narrative style can become so powerful. In ...more
Told in the voice of five-year-old Jack, the novel is initially difficult to get into, but once it picks up, it's really wonderful. The voice never changes and it is hard to imagine how a book with such a strange narrative style can become so powerful. In ...more
This book is fascinating on two fronts: 1. The story, which involves a young woman who is being kept captive. 2. The narrator, who is the 5 year old son of the woman and her captor, and who is only just beginning to realize there is a world outside of "room"--the shed where they are locked up. The first part especially has a lot of tension and action, and then the second part becomes more psychological. I hesitate to go into a lot of details and spoil it for someone who is reading it for the fir
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Prior to reading this, a friend of mine told me she stayed up til 4 o'clock in the morning just to finish this-obviously the signs of a goodread! When I opened the book and reviewed the first couple of pages, I was not sure if I would like it due to the syntax, but decided to give it a shot anyways since I was only reading MLS texts! Boy, am I glad I did.
Jack, a 4-just-turned-5-year-old boy, is encompassed in a world that consists of friends like Rug, Bed, Dylan, Dora, TV, etc., and shares the ...more
Jack, a 4-just-turned-5-year-old boy, is encompassed in a world that consists of friends like Rug, Bed, Dylan, Dora, TV, etc., and shares the ...more
This book was very dark, and yet filled with hope and love. It is narrated by a 5 year-old boy who's whole life revolves around a room in which he and his mother live. Years ago his mother was kidnapped and confined to a sound proof shack. When Jack enters her world, she tries her best to raise him and provide a happy childhood under the confines of the room. His mother tells him lots of stories and sings to him but there is still a disconnect to reality. He never learns to play outside or with
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Overall I found Room to be good but disturbing. I had also read Jaycee Dugard's book, and was happy to know this was written before she was found. While I liked Jack as a narrator and seeing his perspective I did have some problems with it. He seemed to be too mature at times. He also seemed to focused on things that I think were to spark controversy especially the breastfeeding. I did rate this book as a four because it was hard to put down.
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Glad I read it. Appreciated the novelty and the story. Thankful the author add turns and twists to the plot when the 'this-could-be-seriously-depressing' meter started edging toward the red zone. She wielded a deft hand crafting the tone of the story! Also glad I was able to read a co-worker's copy and didn't purchase for myself. A quick (one-day) summer read.
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A little hard to get into at first but then I became very intrigued with this story being told by this 5-year old boy who has lived in this Room all his life and his mom.
Jan 06, 2011
Stephanie
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