Summary:
To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.
Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it's not enough...not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, one that relies on her young son's bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work.
Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year-old Jack, ROOM is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another.
Brandi's Review:
Have you ever read a book that changes the way you look at the world and your surroundings? Would you say that we are a product of our environment and believe things to be "normal" based upon that? Truthfully, I had never thought about it much before reading Room. As I follow along with Jack during his normal days, I realize that many of us never realize there is life beyond our walls. Jack was perfectly content in Room with Ma. He was safe, happy, loved, and loving. Ma had a different idea of normal. A life outside of Room like she had before. She thought of all the things the great big world could offer Jack and herself which, in her mind, would be better for the both of them. After all those years held captive in Room, her chance to escape with Jack presents itself. What will lie on the outside when they get there? How will Jack react to all the differences and changes. For that matter, how will Ma adjust? See the world through Jack's eyes and find out. This story is one that is sure to haunt your mind for years to come.
I gave Room 5 stars!
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