A review by brennanaphone
Room by Emma Donoghue

5.0

Donoghue pulls off a real high-wire act with this book. I probably wouldn't be able to make it through this story if it was from the mother's perspective, wherein she has been kidnapped and held in a 12'x12' room for seven years, five of which include her son, Jack. But the book is from Jack's perspective, and the sweetness and innocence of his narrative (and the nuanced reality of his thought patterns, speech patterns, and observations!) are compelling as hell.