Go to your ROOM

In two days time (only a few hours actually), I started and completed Room by Emma Donoghue.

This fascinating tale was introduced to me by Fairy Tale Mama. 

I suppose that I found Jack, a 5-year old little boy, a wonderful story teller.  Jack had characteristics that both my girls exhibit: wonder, imagination, inquisitiveness.  I don't think ROOM would have had the same impact if his mother, "ma," narrated the story.

To say too much about this book, I feel I would be giving it away.  I will say this: Jack has never lived outside this 11x11 room, and his ma has been there for 7 years.  Jack was born there, and only knows his ma, himself, and Old Nick (a man that is the bringer of food and Sundaytreats). 

After completing the book, I tried to imagine how everything described in ROOM actually fit into the space.  I must have not been the only one, because there is this lovely little interactive website that lets you see how cramped the ROOM was:

INSIDE THE ROOM

I imagine this book is not for everyone - especially those that cannot see past the odd circumstances of the situation.  There were a few parts that made my stomach lurch, but I suppose that was the intent of the author: I really felt I knew Jack, ma, and ROOM.

I am a bit proud of myself, because my completion of ROOM puts me one schedule for 52 books in 52 weeks!