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August 12 2013
SRP 2013 REVIEW: i thought this book was emotional because of the connection between a mother and son
August 28 2012
SRP 2012 REVIEW: I was not a captured by this book as others seem to be, but it was very interesting to read. I liked the perspective of the 5-year-old narrator, as I have a young son and it was fun to read through his eyes.
August 27 2012
SRP 2012 REVIEW: Remarkable. Five year old Jack narrates his days with his mother in the place he calls "Room". She has spent all of Jack's life trying to protect him from the man who has held her as a prisoner for seven years. She reveals to Jack that the world he has only seen on television is not a remote fantasy and plans their escape from the only world he has known.
August 20 2012
SRP 2012 REVIEW: Interesting topic, more thought provoking than actually a good read. Incredibly frustrating at time.
October 18 2011
SRP 2011 REVIEW: Very well done and moving. The narrator is a 5 year old boy who has never been out of the room in which he and his mother are being held prisoner by an abductor. When they finally escape, he has to learn about all the reality he didn't know existed.
October 18 2011
SRP 2011 REVIEW: Loved this dark, suspenseful book.... Couldn't put it down!
October 18 2011
SRP 2011 REVIEW: Very good first novel! Strange subject matter but I found it very intriguing.
October 18 2011
SRP 2011 REVIEW: Outstanding Book! It is about a girl who is kidnapped and locked in a shed for years and gives birth. The book is divided into two parts. Life in captivity and life after they escape. Great book for a Book Club.
October 17 2011
SRP 2011 REVIEW: Loved this book. Very well written
October 14 2011
SRP 2011 REVIEW: Written in the voice of Jack, a five-year old boy, this disturbing story concerns kidnapping and imprisonment. Jack and Ma have lived in an 11 X 11 room -- victims of a man they call Old Nick. Childhood has a language of its own and it takes a while to get into some of what Jack is talking about but, when you do, it's an unforgettable place.