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by Emma Donoghue
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A Reading Vocation
A Reading Vocation rated it 8 years ago
I rarely give out five-star reviews, and my criteria for a five-star review is fairly straightforward: I give five stars to books that I don't want to end.I read lots of books every year that I enjoy, but because my TBR list is so long, I very rarely dread a book ending -- I know there will always b...
Bri's Books
Bri's Books rated it 8 years ago
The narrative of this book took a while to get used to, and I never fully embraced it. There were certain moments where it even frustrated me and I had to put the book down for a while. The story itself is emotional and very intense as it was based on real events. It is hard to come to grips with th...
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents rated it 9 years ago
This book blew me away. It's about a kidnapped woman living and her son growing up in captivity and trying to acclimate into the real world. I was not prepared for all that happens. Everything is told from the little boy's point of view, and it seems so real. I had many wow, nervous, heart, etc ...
Autumn Lupin Books
Autumn Lupin Books rated it 9 years ago
I definitely struggled with the last quarter of the book, but it was an interesting read for sure.
Read By Hollie
Read By Hollie rated it 9 years ago
Room by Emma Donoghue I personally was expecting a lot out of this book, the plot (before i read it) sounded so interesting! I mean how could it not? it was about a boy who never left this one room. i thought how is this possible? Why is he trapped in a room? Why this room? etc.. But i was a litt...
BrokenTune
BrokenTune rated it 9 years ago
Uh-huh.I'm underwhelmed and baffled, but I'm not sure which came first. I'm just glad this was a quick read.
A Scottish-Canadian Blethering On About Books
As often happens with me, I decided to read this book when I heard it had been adapted for a visual medium, even though it's far from certain I will ever see that adaptation. In this case, the movie has been honoured with numerous nominations and awards (Oscar and others), but having read it, I'm no...
Chris Blocker
Chris Blocker rated it 9 years ago
Unfortunately, I'm a little slow getting around to this review, so I may fail expressing the great joy I had reading Room. The feelings I experienced at the time were powerful. This is one of the most enthralling books I've read in recent times. Told in the voice of five-year-old Jack, the novel is...
Karin's Reading Chronicles
Karin's Reading Chronicles rated it 9 years ago
Room by Emma Donaghue started ☊ finished in print ★★★★ Jack is turning five in Room, where he lives with Ma. Room is his entire world, although he sees things that exist only in TV. Through his birthday and the next few days, we learn, although Jack, the narrator, doesn't realize it, R...
Lindsay's Book Log
Lindsay's Book Log rated it 9 years ago
I've been thinking about survival and how trauma effects us a lot lately and then I got the email that this book was finally available from overdrive. I put it on hold so long ago that I'd forgotten I put it on hold. I was nervous about reading a story from a 5 year old's perspective but I was ple...
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