Why did we read this book: From first glance at the cover and the synopsis, we both immediately wanted Room and made a point of it to procure copies at BEA this year as soon as we arrived. How did we get this book: Review Copies from the publisher (at BookExpo America 2010) Unsentimental and sometimes funny, devastating yet uplifting, Room is a novel like no other. Told in Jack’s voice, Room is the story of a mother and son whose love lets them survive the impossible. Until the day Ma admits that there’s a world outside. He loves watching TV, and the cartoon characters he calls friends, but he knows that nothing he sees on screen is truly real – only him, Ma and the things in Room. Jack lives with his Ma in Room, which has a locked door and a skylight, and measures 11 feet by 11 feet. It’s Jack’s birthday, and he’s excited about turning five. Publication Date: September 2010 (US) / July 2010 (UK) Publisher: Little, Brown (US) / Picador (UK)
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