Room
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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4 stars may be a bit too generous since the language of the 5 year old boy got a little tiring for me as it is used during the entire book. The beginning of the book was a little dragging but the second half was fast paced and I couldn't put it down. Unfortunately this book was inspired by real life events. It puts on the table the real physical and emotional struggles of survivors of these kind of crimes, not only during their nightmare ordeals, but also after they have been rescued and they have to adapt to a "normal" life.
Puede que 4 estrellas sea un poco generoso, ya que leer todo el libro desde el language de un nin~o de 5 an~os me ha cansado un poco. El principio de libro me ha parecido un poco tedioso pero la segunda mitad ha sido mas entretenida y no podia dejar del leerlo. Desafortunadamente este libro esta inspirado en historia reales. Pone sobre la mesa el sufrimiento fisico y emocional que los supervivientes de estos crimenes deben enfrentar, no solo durante sus horribles situaciones, sino incluso despues de ser rescatados cuando tienen que adaptarse a una vida "normal".
Puede que 4 estrellas sea un poco generoso, ya que leer todo el libro desde el language de un nin~o de 5 an~os me ha cansado un poco. El principio de libro me ha parecido un poco tedioso pero la segunda mitad ha sido mas entretenida y no podia dejar del leerlo. Desafortunadamente este libro esta inspirado en historia reales. Pone sobre la mesa el sufrimiento fisico y emocional que los supervivientes de estos crimenes deben enfrentar, no solo durante sus horribles situaciones, sino incluso despues de ser rescatados cuando tienen que adaptarse a una vida "normal".
Reading Room is like stepping inside a five-year-old's mind and never wanting to leave.
Jack lives with his "Ma" in one room. To him, that's the whole world. He doesn't know there's anything outside. He doesn't know they're in prison. He only knows he's safe in his mother's arms.
Jack's voice broke my heart page after page. He tells horror without knowing it's horror, and that makes everything more true, more painful, more beautiful.
I read and clenched my teeth. I read and smiled. I read and cried.
Because in the end, Room isn't about captivity. It's about a mother's love. About how a mother can turn hell into a shelter. About how two people can be each other's whole world.
Perfect for: anyone looking for a story that squeezes your heart and warms it at the same time.
Jack lives with his "Ma" in one room. To him, that's the whole world. He doesn't know there's anything outside. He doesn't know they're in prison. He only knows he's safe in his mother's arms.
Jack's voice broke my heart page after page. He tells horror without knowing it's horror, and that makes everything more true, more painful, more beautiful.
I read and clenched my teeth. I read and smiled. I read and cried.
Because in the end, Room isn't about captivity. It's about a mother's love. About how a mother can turn hell into a shelter. About how two people can be each other's whole world.
Perfect for: anyone looking for a story that squeezes your heart and warms it at the same time.