"You know who you belong to, Jack?" 
 "Yeah." 
 "Yourself." 
 He's wrong, actually, I belong to Ma. 
 Room is an emotionally packed and character-driven novel, told from a 5-year-old boy's point of view. The author undoubtedly opted for an unique and risky narrative perspective, but I think that she managed successfully to portray a little child's thoughts. Regarding the first half of the book, I must admit that I wasn't very fond of Jack, maybe because I was a little annoyed at his reluctance to escape from the room. Nevertheless, in the second half of the book Jack totally grew on me and I found fascinating the whole process the boy went through in order to adapt to the real world conditions. Another memorable and admirable character in this novel is certainly Jack's mother. She is such a courageous, intelligent and creative woman. Despite the fact that her child and she were kept in appalling conditions, the mother ensured that Jack would experience a relatively happy childhood and tried to spare her little son from the Old Nick's physical and psychological torture that she continuously had to face. While reading Room I felt sad and overwhelmed at times, but some of the things Jack did or thought about also put a smile on my face now and then. It is heartbreaking and horrifying when you think that kidnappings of innocent people happen all the time in the real world. 
 Emma Donoghue wrote an original novel which makes you dwell on certain things, such as life, death, living in captivity, the relationship between a mother and her child. I'm glad I ended up appreciating this book because so many readers have fallen in love with Donoghue's novel and I would've felt rather ashamed if I hadn't enjoyed it.