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Room: A Novel -
Room: A Novel
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To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.Room is home to Jack, but... show more
To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it's not enough...not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, one that relies on her young son's bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work.Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year-old Jack, ROOM is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another.
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Format: ebook
ASIN: 9780316098335
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Edition language: English
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BookWormInBarrie
BookWormInBarrie rated it
5.0 Room: A Novel
WOW, what a read! I loved this book, I have never read anything like this. Such an interesting perspective, and gives you huge insight in to the mind of a 5 year old, and how they view this world, and it really opens your eyes!
1st Avenue
1st Avenue rated it
0.0 Review: Room: A Novel
Someone saw me reading and wanted to save me from the hassle of getting to the end by spoiling it. I think I got as far as the child's first memory of the patterns on the walls or ceiling. Up to that point, it was an uncomfortable read, and I couldn't figure out why that was. And then it was spoil...
davidofterra
davidofterra rated it
0.0 Room: A Novel
I started this but found the narrator irritating. I'll try rereading it some other time.
Betsy Reads Books
Betsy Reads Books rated it
4.0 Room: A Novel
5 year old Jack and his mom live in a room. As far as Jack is concerned, everything they need is there. And when they want something, they just have to put it on a list and give it to Old Nick and hope he brings it. But things aren't going so well anymore. The heat turns off and Old Nick doesn't...
The Incredibly Deadly Viper
The Incredibly Deadly Viper rated it
4.0 Room: A Novel
I happened to pick this book up at my local library over the winter holidays, and I did not finish it before school started again, so I brought it back with me. I was going to be able to renew it online so that wouldn’t be a problem, except what ended up happening was that I waited one day too long ...
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