Room Book Review & Movie Review

Book: This book was incredible, i loved it. It meant a lot for me just because i really related to the mom in this book... her experience with rape was heartbreaking and her journey through recovery was eye opening in so many ways. Without spoiling too much of the book and the movie i want to talk about the kid in this story, Jack. This is a great book for everyone i believe to read... it deals with tough issues but a lot of this is profound and should be explored more. Jack is such a charismatic young boy who is troubled at times.. but growing up in that type of environment could cause major damage to this young boys developmental growth.. since everything was done out of survival you can only applaud the mom and jack for both of their own personal bravery stories. Throughout this whole book you get captured yourself into their lives and you start wondering exactly, what would you personally do if in a situation like this? This book was mind boggling.. i didn't want the story to end because the ending was a perfect ending, it was bittersweet and i wanted more which i think is the perfect way to end off any book... with the reader wanting more.

Movie: The movie itself was very enjoyable and between the book and the movie, they kept true to a lot and there's some areas where i felt like the movie rushed more on what the book focused on most. I don't want to put any spoilers out there, but if you view it for yourself obviously it will be a different experience. I'm glad i was able to view it though, the little boy who acted as jack in this movie is an incredible boy... he was phenomenal in his performance and his delivery of the character... he really made me believe that this happened in real life and that this isn't just a movie, it's something that he had to struggle with.. and the same goes for Brie Larson.. she was amazing i really enjoyed her perspective in the movie... there was a lot more to her than just being cranky and the movie showed a lot more sides to her which i thought was an excellent move. I enjoyed both the book and the movie but ultimately i feel like i enjoyed the book more.. even though the movie was sooooo close. A lot of people might agree with the judgment of " The book is usually better than the movie" and for this experience i throughly enjoyed the book, but i really enjoyed the movie as well although there were some missing points.

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