Room (book)
By Jessica
@JESSY3236 (19912)
United States
May 16, 2016 6:02am CST
Over the weekend I finished listening to Room. Room is a book by Emma Donoghue.
There is a movie based on the book. I'm watching the movie. Tomorrow I'll post on the differences of the book and movie.
Warning: this book is sad.
The book is in the voice of 5 year boy. His mother was kidnapped at the age of 19. She was raped twice and her son is the product of that rape. They live in a room that is like a dungeon. They do have a tv and a sunlight that brings in light in the daytime. The boy's name is Jack. He sleeps in a wardrobe. He thinks that everything on tv is not real. Everything like trees, lakes, etc. They do escape, but he has a hard time believe things are real.
I sorta like this book. It's really sad. Right now I'm reading Grace of Mercy. I'm hoping to finish that one today.
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@flipitup (123)
• Iloilo, Philippines
17 May 16
Hehe in my case sometimes right after I watch some sad movies I kind of feel depressed It's like I couldn't get over the story and I would carry the feeling for days. Then I'd tell myself to stay away from movies like this but later on I would get the feeling like I want more..
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@flipitup (123)
• Iloilo, Philippines
16 May 16
I like sad stories. Sometimes I spend hours just searching for movie titles that are really sad, I mean depressing, no what I really mean is those that are not like any ordinary sad films out there. Just last night I watched this movie called "The Beauty Inside", It's a korean film. It's kinda sad but not that much,. It's about a man who would wake up each day with a different body. Sometimes he could be a woman, a child, or even an old man. Then he met a girl and they fell in love and the story goes on. Great film!
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@JESSY3236 (19912)
• United States
16 May 16
@flipitup My mother used to get mad at me when I picked movies for us for to watch. She used to say I always find sad ones. It's not always my fault. For example one year I wanted for me and her to watch the movie StepMom. All I knew was that it was supposed to be a great movie, but it was really, really sad movie.
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@ramanandg (72)
• Jabalpur, India
17 May 16
@JESSY3236 Must be a touching story.
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@1creekgirl (41387)
• United States
18 May 16
I haven't seen the movie, but the book Room was so powerful.
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 May 16
That does sound like a sad book. Is it based on a true story?
@JESSY3236 (19912)
• United States
17 May 16
@just4him She was inspired by the Fritzl case according to wikipedia.
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