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veryrealpanda's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ladylazzz's review
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse and Rape
woodlandglitter's review against another edition
2.0
Extremely unpleasant. Not without merit, but not necessarily worth the pain.
imanebou's review against another edition
2.0
This is a one disturbing piece of work, most fucked up novel i've ever read
incommasplices's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
laurenleyendolibros's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
joshualenzo_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
clairementine's review against another edition
Without exaggeration the most breathtakingly dark and gruelling thing I've ever read. I'm not saying that admiringly. I was skimming by the end as I couldn't bring myself to fully immerse myself in it again. I know this is considered a masterpiece by some people but I haven't got the stomach to spend any more time finding out why.....I clearly don't get it. If there was a point or a subtext or a message I was too distracted by the dizzyingly violent graphic torture and rape scenes so I hope I'll be excused for my ignorance. I might need some time and/or mild sedation before I attempt "Last Exit" or "Requiem". I feel like I need to watch a Disney movie and have a hug from my mum. Christ.
crazybooklife's review against another edition
2.0
maybe its just me and my obsession with dark and twisted media, but this book did not live up to its rep. It was also poorly written (perhaps intentionally, but painful nonetheless)
If you want dark and twisted there are so many great works to turn to; don't waste your time with this one
If you want dark and twisted there are so many great works to turn to; don't waste your time with this one
imsophiedavies's review against another edition
5.0
I rate this book highly not because I enjoyed reading it but because Hubert Selby Jr.'s writing is phenomenal and The Room achieves the reaction it was written to achieve - a violent, graphic tale that forces the reader to face the nature of what it is to be a vengeful human. An unnamed convict seethes in his secluded cell, convinced he was unjustly convicted he plots revenge against the arresting officers in intensely graphic detail that only grows as the book progresses. The Room is bleak, sickening, and relentlessly intense; the angry resignation of a man confined to a 6 x 9 cell is frighteningly real and, as a reader, hard to stomach. Not at all a pleasant read and not one I would recommend but nevertheless exceptional in its content.