What an interesting story. This is a story about a little boy and his mother, told through the voice and perspective of the boy, Jack, who is 5, and the room they live in. It was really weird from the get-go, because there is not a lot of explanation as to why they are in this room, living as if it is normal. But this is because it is told by a 5 year old who thinks this is normal, because it is all he knows. The story unfolds and you learn about Old Nick, the man who put them in this room and supplies them with food and things they need to survive on the most basic level. A great plan unfolds to escape, and for that to happen Jack has to learn about the "Outside", which he has a hard time believing in because he always thought things like cars and streets and the sea were pretend! So when they break out of the room, he is exposed to all the new things, and we follow him as he learns how to deal with it all. It is a very interesting story, and I think it is based off a true life story, although I didn't look into it, so all I know is that something like it happened.
I found the story really hard to get into at first, because I just didn't understand what this kid was talking about, and the way they lived and why. It just seemed weird and with no explanation. I also couldn't figure out how this whole book could be about one boy in one room with all the things they do in the day...I thought it was going to be really boring. But once the story starts unfolding, I couldn't put the book down. When they got to the "outside" it was even more interesting because it was so different for both characters and for Jack to start to understand the real world and what happened to him, and wondering what mental effect this has caused him was really interesting.
Donoghue is the author is Slammerkin, which I own but have never read, but I think I might now because I enjoyed this story so much!!!!
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