Room by Emma Donoghue

I choose this book because it was one of Heather's Picks. I'm not 100% sure who Heather is, I think she may be the CEO of Indigo, or someone important, but she usually has pretty good taste.

First the book has a really interesting concept. The originality of the idea caught my attention.  After reading the back I learned it's about a boy who had lived his whole life in a single room, I was excited to learn the mother's story and how she got into the situation. It does mention on the back that the book is from the view of five year old Jack, but this really didn't register with me until I began to read it. At first it was weird reading everything from a five year old's perspective of the world, or lack of. Once you get used to it, you really appreciate the authors ability to picture what the world is like to a little kid. She did a amazing job capturing Jack's innocence. There were several funny moments relating to the way Jack sees things and some of the observations he makes. He made me smile many times. Lots of times after closing the book, I was still thinking about some of the things he said afterwords.One of the things that stayed with me the most is when Jack observes that a lot of the world is just the same thing repeated. (I'm sorry I don't have an exact quote for that, Ill try to find it) Jack is a amazing character that you both sympathize with, and learn to understand. He is wise for his age, and helps you see the world in simple terms, for what it really is.

The story starts off a little slow, but after finishing I looked back and realized that this was necessary to develop a full understanding of the daily life of Jack and his mother. Once the plot got going I could not put the book down. I read in before I went to work, when I should have been sleeping to go to work, and may have even sneaked a few paragraphs at work when no one was looking. I almost missed my subway stop a few times because I was so focused.

The main point Donoghue got across to me is that children do not need a lot the make them happy. They definable don't need a room full of toys to play with. She made me think about how uncomplicated life can be. And also how different adults and children are; sometimes we may forget that what makes us happy may not interest a child at all. Their needs are simple and if we provide those they can flourish in any circumstance.

Rating this book I definably give it a 5/5.

Ease of Reading: 4/5
Lasting Effect: 5/5
Amusement: 5/5
Creativity: 4/5
Length: 3/5 (Because I wanted more)
Characters: 4/5

Finally thoughts. Awesome book. Must read it. 

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