Room by Emma Donoghue

FIRST LINE (or two):
"Today I am five. I was four last night going to sleep in Wardrobe, but when I woke up in Bed in the dark I'm changed to five, abracadabra."

SUMMARY:
Since the author does not give too much away on the back cover of this book, neither will I. This book revolves around two main characters, Ma and Jack and is told from the perspective of Jack, a five year old boy. Therefore, the author writes in the way that a five year old would speak and think. What I can tell you is that in the beginning of the book the reader finds out that Ma and Jack are living in a small room. How? Why? These are question I cannot begin to tell you because it would essentially ruin the surprise element that the author is going for. Once you get past the first 20-30 pages or so you begin to understand why they are in this room...and I can guarantee that you will not be able to put the book down.

MY THOUGHTS:
This book in amazing, through and through. First, the author choosing to write this story from the viewpoint of a five year old boy is genius. From the first lines of the book this boy is able to grab at the readers heartstrings and not let go until the very end. It is beautifully written and because of this you can't help but root for this mother and child at every page turn.

I became deeply invested in this storyline despite the fact that the concept is so foreign to me. Maybe that's why I couldn't stop reading it - the author told a story unlike anything I have ever heard before and because of this I needed to know what happened on the next page, next page, next page...

Lastly, I appreciated how the book ended. The ending was satisfying and completely fitting. I will say no more because I do not want to give away the good stuff. However, for anyone reading this blog..this should definitely be the next book you read.

RATING:
My rating of each book I blog about will be out of five stars.

This book receives 4 1/2 out of 5 stars.