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Room [Kindle Edition]

Emma Donoghue
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"'Room is a book to read in one sitting. When it's over you look up: the world looks the same but you are somehow different and that feeling lingers for days' Audrey Niffenegger 'One of the most profoundly affecting books I've read in a long time' John Boyne 'Such incredible imagination, and dazzling use of language... Room is unlike anything I've ever read before' Anita Shreve 'Room is that rarest of entities, an entirely original work of art. I mean it as the highest possible praise when I tell you that I can't compare it to any other book. Suffice to say that it's potent, darkly beautiful, and revelatory' Michael Cunningham"

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It's Jack's birthday, and he's excited about turning five. Jack lives with his Ma in Room, which has a locked door and a skylight, and measures 11 feet by 11 feet. He loves watching TV, and the cartoon characters he calls friends, but he knows that nothing he sees on screen is truly real - only him, Ma and the things in Room. Until the day Ma admits that there's a world outside . . . Told in Jack's voice, Room is the story of a mother and son whose love lets them survive the impossible.

Unsentimental and sometimes funny, devastating yet uplifting, Room is a novel like no other. 'Emma Donoghue's writing is superb alchemy, changing innocence into horror and horror into tenderness. Room is a book to read in one sitting. When it's over you look up: the world looks the same but you are somehow different and that feeling lingers for days' Audrey Niffenegger

'Room is one of the most profoundly affecting books I've read in a long time. Jack moved me greatly. His voice, his story, his innocence, his love for Ma combine to create something very unusual and, I think, something very important . . . Room deserves to reach the widest possible audience' John Boyne

'I loved Room. Such incredible imagination, and dazzling use of language. And with all this, an entirely credible, endearing little boy. It's unlike anything I've ever read before' Anita Shreve

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 644 KB
  • Print Length: 417 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0330519026
  • Publisher: Picador (1 Aug 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B003X27L9U
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (814 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #173 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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227 of 238 people found the following review helpful
By Nicola F (Nic) TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
This is a book I hadn't heard much about prior to picking it up (I try to avoid too overly-hyped novels), but I'm so glad that I gave this a chance. There's not a lot I can add to all the previous reviews and comments that hasn't already been said, other than to afirm that this is a bloody good read.

Told from the point of view of five year old Jack, the novel sees him and his mother living in `Room,' a place the child has never left in his whole life. Unbeknownst to him however, that is because he and his mother are both prisoners and this little boy's world is about to be turned entirely upside down...

I am in awe at the authors ability to consistently maintain the voice of a child in telling this story; granted an incredibly *smart* child, but a child nonetheless. This is what for me made this book so fascinating, because Jack is such a memorable narrator. Also, the relationship between a mother and child who ultimately only have each other was told such in a moving way that for me that was the essence of the novel, despite the sinister plot twists, which were granted, a bit predictable but still very well portrayed.

I adored this book and couldn't put it down. The storyline is compelling, despite the sad turns of events, and characters are incredibly skilfully developed and believable. I would urge everyone to read this book- you won't be sorry you did.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By Ali
Format:Kindle Edition
Found this book a little strange for first few pages but soon got into it and couldn't put it down, I think anyone with a small child will love this as it raises so many questions. If you have the time a great book to read in one sitting and the characters will stay with you for a long time.
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175 of 187 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful! 18 Aug 2010
By S Riaz TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was utterly gripped by this stunning book. The subject matter could easily have led to a book which was sensationalist or merely depressing. Instead, in Ma and Jack, Emma Donaghue have created two characters that you really care about. I could not put this book down, it was absolutely mesmerising. The author has captured the relationship between a child and mother so well that, regardless of the situation, everything about it rings absolutely true. As does the situation in Room, when the author really shows the fear that comes from a lack of control and how the smallest illness could become a catastophe. In the end, rather than a dispiriting read, this is uplifting. And the tension when Jack carries out Plan B (I don't want to spoil the plot) was terrible - I was gripping the book like my life depended on it! This book deserves every award going, I can't rate it highly enough. Read it, enjoy it, recommend it to everybody you meet. It really is that good.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
glad I stuck with this, second time around
The first time I started to read Room, like others, I found the language disconcerting. So much so that I gave up and left the book on the shelf until some long overdue sunshine... Read more
Published 16 hours ago by gamma mummy
Tried to like it but...
...I couldn't stand the child-speak for page after page. I skipped forward to the end and read a bit backwards as I tend to do on the Kindle! Read more
Published 23 hours ago by severnsquare
A thought provoking, slightly disturbing read (spoilers)
Room is an original and thought provoking book. Told from the point of view of just turning five Jack the language and view of the world is spot on. Read more
Published 1 day ago by M. Trevelyan
Captivating read
I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was well written and it took me a while to figure out what was going on because I hadn't actually heard much about the book before hand. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Bookworm
REVIEW: "Room", by Emma Donoghue [moderate spoilers]
This book is tremendous. This is one of those books that you pick up and then everything else in your world just has to take a back seat. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Laura
Engrossing
I found this book totally engrossing. I read it in 2nights and it stayed with me a lot longer. Would recommend it to anyone
Published 5 days ago by Jalasnana4
Room
The plot of the book slowly unfolds as the normality of life for the five year old is slowly revealed to be anything but normal. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Ells Bells
Heartbreaking and exciting
Room is an amazing novel told through the eyes of Jack aged 5, the innocence of Jack and his struggle is what makes this book and what makes it so different to anything else. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Justhavingfun
Could have been better
I read this book as part of my book club. We chose this book based on the good reviews in the media. However we were all disappointed with this book. Read more
Published 11 days ago by dylsmummy
Stunning
This book is clearly based on the Fritzl case that shocked us all. There is a basic ethical question here as to whether it is acceptable for an author to use the horrifying... Read more
Published 13 days ago by B J Burton - Author
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