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paigeavenue's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
ohcorrica's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book, I highly recommend reading it without knowing the premise. Discovering everything as the book unfolds is a much better way to see the story.
crickedcactus's review against another edition
5.0
A page-turner, I read it in two days. Everything is told from the kids perspective.... Seeing the world through his eyes was incredibly interesting. Terrifying and exhilarating at the same time.
coinchantal's review against another edition
4.0
Finally I have read this book. This is a well written book, although it's a difficult read because of the subject matter. Such a gripping and emotional read!
effys's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really interesting perspective choice for this story and I love that the author chose to do that. The book is from five year old, Jack's perspective and he lives in "Room" with Ma. He's completely oblivious to the outside world as Room is all he's ever known. I really liked this perspective as it really shows the impact the drastic changes in life have of Jack and him having to learn how the world works.
softmellow's review against another edition
2.0
gave me the ick
would've been better without the second half
would've been better without the second half
jennyrambin's review against another edition
5.0
I will be referencing Room for the rest of my life. It took some getting used to at first, because the narrator is 5 year old Jack who was conceived through rape and born and raised in captivity, but being able to see his world through his eyes was something I will never forget.
ultimatekate's review against another edition
5.0
Talk about an interesting, engaging, and well-written novel! I read "Room" in literally just over twenty-four hours because once I started, I couldn't put it down.
As the dust jacket indicates, "Room" is about a five-year old boy who spends his entire life inside one room, which to him is a world of imagination and wonderful. His mother, though, is tired of being trapped and tortured, though she does her best to make life as normal and happy as she can. To go further into the story might give something away.
What really struck me about this novel is the way Donoghue is about to get into the mindset of five-year old Jack, the narrator of the novel. At first, I thought the way Jack described things was almost gimmicky (he calls his home Room, not room; he sleeps in Wardrobe and plays with Ball; the stove hots things, etc.), but the more I got into the book, the more I realized how well the author understands the psyche of a small child. Jack doesn't see anything unusual about his life, and literally can't understand how there's a whole word Outside and that what he sees on TV is real, just outside. He doesn't understand sarcasm, he doesn't understand the way adults talk, and he puts new knowledge into his old schemas. Reading this novel brought me back to how I used to see and understand things. For example, when I was younger, I thought that the football referees just shouted the penalties because what they were never holding microphones. That's just one example, but what Donoghue does is describe the world as a child. It's amazing.
As the dust jacket indicates, "Room" is about a five-year old boy who spends his entire life inside one room, which to him is a world of imagination and wonderful. His mother, though, is tired of being trapped and tortured, though she does her best to make life as normal and happy as she can. To go further into the story might give something away.
What really struck me about this novel is the way Donoghue is about to get into the mindset of five-year old Jack, the narrator of the novel. At first, I thought the way Jack described things was almost gimmicky (he calls his home Room, not room; he sleeps in Wardrobe and plays with Ball; the stove hots things, etc.), but the more I got into the book, the more I realized how well the author understands the psyche of a small child. Jack doesn't see anything unusual about his life, and literally can't understand how there's a whole word Outside and that what he sees on TV is real, just outside. He doesn't understand sarcasm, he doesn't understand the way adults talk, and he puts new knowledge into his old schemas. Reading this novel brought me back to how I used to see and understand things. For example, when I was younger, I thought that the football referees just shouted the penalties because what they were never holding microphones. That's just one example, but what Donoghue does is describe the world as a child. It's amazing.
raeding's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It was really good, I liked this book I think there was just a few things I think could’ve been dived into deeper, and the ending could’ve been more developed in my opinion. I understand why these choices were made given that it’s from the perspective of Jack, and that the ending is full circle but it could’ve been better