Should Be Reading asks you to share what books you discovered this week that interest you!
It has been awhile since I have posted a Friday Find, but I guess nothing has really caught my eye up until the last week or so. Room is a novel that I originally spotted in a Shelf Awareness newsletter and it sounds like a pretty powerful story to me.
To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.
Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it's not enough...not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, one that relies on her young son's bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work.
Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year-old Jack, ROOM is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another.
Not that I need to be adding any books to my Must Read pile, but this one really tempts me! So did anything catch your eye recently?
11 comments:
Interesting, I have not heard about this one before
I have a feeling Room is going to be huge!
Wow! Can't wait to read reviews!
Hi Jo-Jo
Came across your Friday Finds via Shouldbereading.
So in the spirit of that meme, I wanted to leave a comment on your blog.
It's funny, all of a sudden I've seen so much about "Room" in the last week. It's definitely on my Wishlist/TBR list.
Do hop on over to Spain to see my Friday Finds
http://van-vinos.blogspot.com/2010/06/friday-finds_10.html
I noticed this is Shelf Awareness too and think it sounds very promising.
That does sound good Jo Jo
Room sounds good to me too.
I am tempted by this book too! If the author pulls it off, it sounds like a fantastic new way to tell this type of story. I like that it is from Jack's point of view. Thank you for introducing me to this book.
Good pick. This does sound really good.
This book is getting a ton of great buzz and it sounds great. Fantastic Find!
Well that plot line sucks you right in doesn't it? I'm a bit reserved due to the child's perspective as full narration - but I have added to my list. Thanks!
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