Room by Emma Donahue

For the month of March our bookclub selected Room by Emma Donahue.  If I could use one word to describe this book it would be: INTERESTING.  Overall, I generally liked the book.  It was pretty fast paced and kept me reading until the very end.  Although the ending was a little predictable, the writer kept me engaged and wanting to read on continually.  The entire book is told from the perspective of 5 yr old Jack which makes for a very interesting and unexpected read.

Here is an exert taken from Amazon.com - In many ways, Jack is a typical 5-year-old. He likes to read books, watch TV, and play games with his Ma. But Jack is different in a big way--he has lived his entire life in a single room, sharing the tiny space with only his mother and an unnerving nighttime visitor known as Old Nick. For Jack, Room is the only world he knows, but for Ma, it is a prison in which she has tried to craft a normal life for her son. When their insular world suddenly expands beyond the confines of their four walls, the consequences are piercing and extraordinary. Despite its profoundly disturbing premise, Emma Donoghue's Room is rife with moments of hope and beauty, and the dogged determination to live, even in the most desolate circumstances.