Let me start by saying, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I suggested it for our book club because the abstract of it really caught my eye as unique. I will admit, about the first five chapters or so and I was annoyed with it being narrated by a five year old. Pretty soon it began to pick up and I realized that there was no better way to narrate it. I mean to see in the eye's of a boy who has known nothing but this room, since his mother was taken captive and continuously raped until she even gave birth to him in the room. Kept there for I think it was seven years, and yet the mother found ways to make it a world for Jack, the young boy. She never let him see her fear or realize what was going on. She found creative ways to have fun with him and make old things new. 
 It's funny but I really grew to like the mom a lot, even though it was told in Jack's perspective. That may be why because his mom was his world. But what I liked the most was that she was also human. As we learn later in the book, she makes a decision that shows her human side, showing that she can't take it all the time. I also really related to Jack and I have LOTS of trouble relating to kids. He was very logical. When he would say things that didn't make sense to him I thought, great point Jack, or it was something I had looked at the same way. Sometimes kids are more logical than adults and I forgot that until this book. I loved Donoghue's creative way of capitalizing all of the items in the room making them proper things. It was such a simple thing to do but an excellent touch. All in all, I loved the story for it's realness and its warmth.