Reviews

Room by Emma Donoghue

lmmw230494's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

athaliahaywood's review against another edition

5.0

Goodness, this book was intense. I have never in my really understood how something like that would really take a toll on a child. Of course you know there will be trauma, but you think that once a small child is out of a horrible situation, because they’re young, they snap out of it faster. I really appreciate Emma Donoghue for setting me straight.

brittanyrader13's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

This was heartbreaking and beautiful, but it just wasn’t for me.

toxicarlos's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

kitayers's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Incredible read, I was totally hooked by this. An original and challenging POV. You feel the full spectrum of emotions and care for the characters immediately 

laurenpellatt's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.5

baoluong's review against another edition

4.0

To this day I am still shook by the events that unfold in this story. While some may consider the narration through the lens of a five-year-old to be limiting, I found that it added a layer of depth. Not knowing the twist, I quickly realized that my perceptions were wrong and there was something deeply sinister going on. Having Jack describe what he thought was normal life and translating it to my knowledge made it all the more heartbreaking.

obanlord's review against another edition

4.0

stunning, touching, real...

bungadinding's review against another edition

4.0

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haileemichaela's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0