Room: A Novel
Held captive for years in a small shed, a woman and her precocious young son finally gain their freedom, and the boy experiences the outside world for the first time. Room is a tale at once shocking, riveting, exhilarating -- a story of unconquerable love in harrowing circumstances, and of the diamond-hard bond between a mother and her child.
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Extremely different novel--couldn't put it down. Really made you think. I would highly recommend this book.
Well, the third time must be the charm. I just couldn't get past the story being told from Jack's perspective. I didn't like the speech but I hung in there & kept reading. It got better or maybe I just got used to the writing. What a horrific story-could be ripped from the national headlines (3 girls in Cleveland held hostage for years ring a bell??) but we see a mother fiercely devoted to her son & wanting so very much to protect him. We take so much for granted on "the outside". How grass feels, the enormity of the sky, the brightness of the sun....on & on....Ma did everything she could to make his life in the room "normal" but she knew she needed to risk everything to escape the room & Old Nick. Such a powerful & emotional story about the intense bond between a mother & child. Loved Grandma & Steppa. Loved how they took Jack to the beach, playground & stores. Thought it was so sweet how they tried in their own way to introduce the world to Jack-all of them learning along the way. Loved Steppa playing Legos with Jack. Now I want to see the movie-hope it's as good!
The writing style was hard to read at first. But after awhile i couldn't put it down. I would like to rank it somewhere between liked it and really liked it.
What an interesting take on this idea. I found Jack's combination of vocabulary and naivete very interesting.
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