Sarah answers “I'm about 60 pages in and I'm still...”

Elise asked this question about Room:

I'm about 60 pages in and I'm still finding "Room" to be extremely tedious. Should I keep reading? I don't see yet what's all the fuss about this book.

Sarah I had the same experience, finding the first fifth or so incredibly boring and quite hard to tolerate what with the unique perspective and (deliberate…moreI had the same experience, finding the first fifth or so incredibly boring and quite hard to tolerate what with the unique perspective and (deliberate) poor grammar. I came very close to giving up (something I hardly ever do with a book) but then sat down and got a good 100 pages done and I'm so glad I kept going!(less)

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