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boothdwellerbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Abortion
cateyeschloe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Transphobia, Trafficking, Car accident, Abortion, and War
meihessen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
A very moving read!
'Good-bye Room'
Graphic: Rape and Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse and Confinement
Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
foxgallagher's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Child death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
ciara_xx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Abortion
grboph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abortion
beesbookss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
katsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
“Stories are a different kind of true.”
“I've seen the world and I'm tired now.”
I think it will come as no surprise that the most interesting part of this book is the point-of-view. I find it very compelling when authors use the perspectives of "innocents" like children to tell stories. It takes away some of the bias and assumptions that we have as the reader. And this novel goes even further by making the narrator incredibly young. Jack, the narrator, is just 5 years old and he's never known anything other than Room. Getting to experience the world for the first time through his eyes was so interesting and provocative . My only major negative is also about the narrator, though. I've seen other people who've reviewed this book say that they found him annoying but for me, I just doubted that a 5 year old would be as articulate as he was sometimes portrayed. Granted, very few people can confirm or deny if it's actually possible but there were just instances when I felt like Jack was more articulate than any 5 year old would be even given the heinous and unique situation he was in.
Given all that, this book was incredibly well written. The audiobook was incredibly well done. I really liked how the author didn't turn this into a run-of-the-mill true crime novel. The focus was 100% on Ma and Jack and how their characters grow and develop through the trauma of their ordeal. Old Nick, the perpetrator, is a part of the story, obviously, but he spends very little time on page. His backstory is never explained or rationalized and I love that. I am now very interested in seeing the film adaptation!
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Miscarriage, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Minor: Self harm, Excrement, and Abortion
madisonjoy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, and Abortion