Room by Emma Donoghue

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


What a trip. Told entirely in the perspective of a five year old, Room grabbed hold of me for two days and I couldn't get out.
Jack and his mother are locked inside an 11x11 room by a man, 'Old Nick' and the story unravels from there. The story of Jack and Ma's plight was gripping, but the things that kept me reading were all the discoveries and explanations Jack came up with to cope with his living conditions. A story of survival, escape, family and how we call things home.... Great summer read. Or spring read if you are already pretending it's summer vacation.



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