Room

I gave this book 3 stars, but I'm not really sure it's worth that many. The beginning was AWFUL to me. I understand that the kid is 5, but the choice of words was annoying the f out of me. I was ready to drop it.

I must admit that it gets better though. I'm not sure if it's because I got used to the way he talks, but the narration wasn't as PAINFUL.

I feel like there are a lot of things left unfinished. I really think it would've been better if we'd read this from the mother's perspective.

I guess I can see why it was acclaimed by the critics, but idk. For me it wasn't that well done.

I think that it's kind of ironic that at some point the mother says : “You think we should sell ourselves before someone else does?” (referencing to writing a book) when it's EXACTLY what the author did. This book was based on a similar case (Fritzl) that happened in Australia. It kinda bothered me. idk why.

The ending is rushed. The mother's recovery is unrealistic. and I feel like the reaction/attitude of the mother's family is WRONG WRONG WRONG. Nobody would be this “passive”.