Room by Emma Donoghue

Room

Emma Donoghue

384 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark emotional sad medium-paced
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To five-year-old-Jack, Room is the world. . . . It's where he was born, it's where he and his Ma eat and sleep and play and learn. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits. Room is h...

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Community Reviews

4.04
based on 70,992 reviews

Moods

emotional: 81%

dark: 78%

sad: 65%

tense: 51%

challenging: 35%

hopeful: 33%

reflective: 21%

inspiring: 17%

adventurous: 7%

mysterious: 7%

funny: 6%

informative: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

21% of readers chose fast
63% of readers chose medium
15% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

11% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
45% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

74% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

71% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
69% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

27% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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