A review by punkrockingnerd
Room by Emma Donoghue

dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

Look, it's not bad, but I don't think I'll ever read it again. For any book being told from a child's first-person perspective, the annoyance level has to be pretty low for me to like it, and it was just a little too much in some cases. It may make it more realistic, but it just made me tired.
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