Room

I was really looking forward to reading this book, as I prefer to read the book before watching the movie. Unfortunately, it was very disappointing. I have yet to watch the movie, but I do hope it's better than the book.

My biggest issue with the book is that it is told through the eyes of a 5 year old, and is very difficult to read at times. The other issue was that I have never met a 5 year old that speaks the same as the one in the book. The words he uses are advanced enough for someone 3 times that age, but at other times he uses words like a 2 year old would.

Overall I would rate this a 2 out of 10. I really wanted to like it, as the premise of the novel was great, I just feel the narration was too hard to get past.

A interesting concept for a book. The plot is simple, a Mother and her boy aged 5 are held captive in a room, the story is told from the perspective of the 5 year old.

The story is fascinating is its told through the eyes of the 5 Year old Jack, who has only ever lived in the ‘Room’. It’s a story of self discovery, learning and a bond between a mother and a child. There were some aspects of the book which totally blew me away with morbid curiosity. The Author was extremely clever and insightful to write the book from a 5 year old perspective, however, I have never heard of such a clever and intuitive child. Also the dialog started grating on me after while.

Overall a recommended emotional roller coaster, which might not be for everyone.