Rebecca R. (abeccapug) reviewed on 6/15/2015 + 26 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

This is an intriguing story told from the perspective of a five year old boy named Jack. Jack's mother was kidnapped at nineteen. She has spent the last seven years in a shed in the backyard of her captor. During that time, she gives birth to Jack. He is her world and they have this amazing bond. At the same time, she must protect him from "Old Nick". The first portion of the book explores the relationships and confines of Room. Then, Jack & his mom decide to escape. I couldn't put the book down. I had to know they were going to be successful and survive. The next part of the book is what happens after. The media circus. The reactions of the world to the main characters and their reactions to the world. I was shocked by the behavior of Ma's parents. I would hope that if something so traumatic happened to me that my parents would stop at nothing to find me and never give up hope. That if I escaped with a child, they would look past how the child came to be and love me and my child unconditionally. This book is thought provoking for sure. The author made a great choice for telling this story through the eyes of a child. I also liked how the story comes full circle and gives the characters closure. The mother character did an amazing job raising her child in inhumane circumstances. I'll be thinking about this story for awhile. Trying to make sense of it in my own head.

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