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|title=Room
|author=Emma Donoghue
|reviewer=Robin Leggett
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary=Narrated in the voice of five year old Jack, this is a haunting, innovative and brave story that will stay with you long after the final page. A sad situation, lightly and movingly told.
|rating=5
|buy=Yes
|borrow=Yes
|pages=320
|publisher=Picador
|date=July 2010
|isbn=978-0330519014
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0330519018</amazonuk>|amazonuscover=0330519018|aznuk=0330519018|aznus=<amazonus>0330519018</amazonus>
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Our thanks to the good folk at Picador for sending this book into our Room for review.
'Room' is on the Man Booker long list for 2010 and reminded me a little of the former Booker winning [[We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver]]. Another book that you might enjoy if you liked this is [[The Book Thief by Markus Zusak]] while if you are getting an unhealthy interest in books set in a single room, then [[The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi]] is equally moving and highly recommended. You might enjoy [[The Boy at the Door by Alex Dahl]] but we had our reservations.
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{{toptentext|list=Orange Prize 2011}}
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|comment=I read Room as one of the World Book Night selection and thought it was great. Ma was so imaginative whilst keeping her little boy occupied. I really loved this book and would love to see the film.
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