I'm not exactly a big fan of the narrative style because it's from the point of view of a five year old, at first I had no idea what he was talking about most of the time but then I got used to it. Their days inside the room was so awful and we see it from Jack's perspective. Remember, he's a five years old boy who has never been outside. All he know is this Room and for him this is a good place to be because he has no idea about the outside. Sometimes I get so frustrated because I just want them to get the hell outta there as soon as possible (especially when Jack escaped using the rug!) and I had to tell myself to chill the fuck out and to give Jack a goddam break because he's just five, for God's sake.I was so pissed because he was scared but then he was like i'm scave! and he did it anyway no matter how scary it was and I got a little teary. But I was still frustrated way after that because he just didn't get things. It pissed me off and it made sad too. I can't imagine what I'd do if I was in his ma's position, honestly, I don't think I would be as strong as her and to survive all those years being held captive by a man and got violated repeatedly? *shudders*

“I count our breaths again. I try biting myself, my shoulder, it hurts. Instead of thinking about the monkeys I think about all the kids in the world, how they’re not TV they’re real, they eat and sleep and pee and poo like me. If I had something sharp and pricked them they’d bleed, if I tickled them they’d laugh. I’d like to see them but it makes me dizzy that there’s so many and I’m only one.”

“Me and Ma have a deal, we’re going to try everything one time so we know what we like.”

“When I was four I thought everything in TV was just TV, then I was five and Ma unlied about lots of it being pictures of real and Outside being totally real. Now I’m in Outside but it turns out lots of it isn’t real at all.”

“I kiss her face where the tears are, that’s how the sea tastes.”

All in all it was a very eye opening read!