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Room is one of the most unusual books that came to me to read in recent times.

Her characters are Jack and his mother.

woman was kidnapped seven years ago and locked in the shed, where every night she was raped by her abductor. Her first child-daughter, died shortly after birth.

with Jack was different. It is with him for five years they have lived in captivity. In Peace, which for him is the whole world, home, and for her cruel imprisonment.

Jack does not know that there is a shed outside world. His only source of knowledge are a few books, TV and mother, who tries to make their life was normal in so far as possible.

boy every night watching the Old Nick, who comes to the cottage to rape his mother.

Once a week, Jack and his mother waiting for Sunday's feast-debauchery. Then also have the right to choose the most needed things for them to purchase Nick.

Female trying to protect children from kidnapper, does not allow him to come near him or even look at him. Every night closes his son in the closet, where they can feel safe.

A few days after boy's fifth birthday, along with Mom, he plans an escape-their only chance at a normal life, after which for them is even more challenging real-life learning, trying to adapt to a world in which the wind blows, the sun is shining, after which other people go. The boy can not believe the stories we have, can not believe that in Outside the find everything that has so far seen only on television and what he read in books.

For both back to reality will be a real challenge ... How did it cope? As for the story to respond to other people?

novel is written from the perspective of the child. This procedure makes an electrifying impression. The reader may współprzeżywać with the boy's school life can get to know his thoughts, doubts. Language in which we see a lot of mistakes, many neologisms characteristic of young children is so evocative that it is impossible to break away from reading.

book is outrageous, each predicted the next page I had to have a lot of self-denial in the mother of Jack, as much for her meant. Although it's just fiction, the author appeared in a masterly way the child's psyche kept in captivity, has made an unusual analysis. The position of this long will not forget, it will be for me a warning and a warning.

This is not a pessimistic novel! It shows how much can be learned despite the adverse conditions, like a great impact on human life is boundless love, to how much courage and dedication is capable of a little child.

recommend! This is one of the best news on the market.

5.5 / 6

for the opportunity to read and I thank zrecenzowania Publishing Sonia Draga.

Original title: Room

Translation: Ewa Blueberry
ISBN: 978-83-7508-337-8
Number of pages: 409
Format: 145 x 205 mm
Binding: Hard