Ranked #1 in Abduction, Ranked #1 in Kidnapping — see more rankings.
To five-year-old-Jack, Room is the world....
Told in the inventive, funny, and poignant voice of Jack, Room is a celebration of resilience—and a powerful story of a mother and son whose love lets them survive the impossible.
To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.
Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick... more
Told in the inventive, funny, and poignant voice of Jack, Room is a celebration of resilience—and a powerful story of a mother and son whose love lets them survive the impossible.
To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.
Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick... more
Rankings by Category
Room is ranked in the following categories:
- #10 in 2010
- #59 in 21st Century
- #10 in Abuse
- #71 in Adaptation
- #47 in Adult
- #97 in Bestseller
- #35 in Book Club
- #20 in Canadian
- #45 in Contemporary
- #62 in Drama
- #50 in Dramatic
- #16 in Family
- #97 in Fiction
- #98 in Fiction Crime
- #76 in Gift
- #100 in Good Read
- #16 in Irish
- #58 in Learn English
- #81 in Literary
- #32 in Modern Fiction
- #22 in Motherhood
- #100 in Movie
- #95 in NPR
- #75 in Nook
- #70 in Orange
- #95 in Popular
- #70 in Psychological Thriller
- #58 in Realistic Fiction
- #95 in Recent
- #98 in Recommended
- #78 in Redemption
- #32 in Resilience
- #61 in Sad
- #93 in Sadness
- #96 in Scary
- #44 in Strong Women
- #23 in Survival
- #70 in Suspenseful
- #82 in Thought-Provoking
- #76 in Trade
- #47 in Trauma