Room by Emma Donoghue

Room

Emma Donoghue with Robert Petkoff (Narrator), Suzanne Toren (Narrator), Michal Friedman (Narrator), Ellen Archer (Narrator)

10 hours, 46 minutes first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark emotional sad medium-paced
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Description

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. To five-year-old-Jack, Room is the world. . . . It's where he was born, it'...

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Community Reviews Summary of 51,934 reviews

Moods

emotional 81%
dark 78%
sad 65%
tense 50%
challenging 34%
hopeful 32%
reflective 21%
inspiring 17%
mysterious 7%
adventurous 6%
funny 5%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 63%
fast 20%
slow 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 45% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 68% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

4.04

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