Room by Emma Donoghue

Room

Emma Donoghue

321 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 Ma eat and sleep and play andlearn. There are endless wonders that let loose Jack’s imagination -- the snake under Bed that he constructs out of eggshells;th...

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Community Reviews

4.04
based on 72,063 reviews

Moods

emotional: 81%

dark: 78%

sad: 65%

tense: 50%

challenging: 35%

hopeful: 33%

reflective: 21%

inspiring: 18%

adventurous: 7%

funny: 6%

mysterious: 6%

informative: 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
38% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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