The setting of the book Room is in....well, in a room. We are introduced to the main characters (Jack and Ma) as they try and survive being trapped and isolated in a room over 7 years by a psycho kidnapper named 'Old Nick'.
It's written from the five year old (Jack) perspective and most of the dialogue between Jack and his mother is written to sound like an under-socialized five year old would talk. Very realistic and profoundly sad.
The book (although fiction) sheds a light on the world of neglected children and missing people. In reality, it sheds a BIGGER light on how messed up people can be!! We live in a scary world. The fact that a human being can treat another human being with such indignity and foulness is unbelievable.
A good read. Prepare yourself for a few chapters of depression however....as the main characters plight becomes more and more apparent.
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