ROOM (Emma Donoghue) - September 28/12

It took me a while to get used to the idea of a book from the perspective of a five year old and the gimmick admittedly doesn't always work, but Room boasts a palpably gripping midsection that I just felt compelled to read and read. The book has a number of lulls - towards the end, once they're out of Room, especially - and it's clear that it should be about 100 pages shorter, but still this is generally an engrossing, completely readable novel. *** out of ****