#33 in Literary fiction
Room
- 379
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 11 weeks on the list, peaked at #3
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About the book
Room is a 2010 novel by Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue. The story is told from the perspective of a five-year-old boy, Jack, who is being held captive in a small room along with his mother. Donoghue conceived the story after hearing about five-year-old Felix in the Fritzl case.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 752 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 84% of the weight and the score stays at 7.9 — the Literary fiction average of 8.1 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 19 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 733 | 98% |
Frequently asked
How long is Room?
It has 379 pages — longer than 55% of the ranked books in Literary fiction.
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