Room

Yesterday I finished a book called "Room" by Emma Donoghue  .  I could not put it down for three days everything in it was a new fresh rendition on literature that I had never seen before. "Room" is a book like no other, it is written in the point of view of a 5 year old boy who has spent his whole life in a single solitary 11x11 room.  The wording of the book shields the reader of some of the truths that are said differently because Jack, the little boy, doesn't actually know what's happening or happened.  His mom and him live together in the Room where he was born.  His mother has been in the room for 7 years after being taken by a man, "Old Nick".  A big portion of the book is learning about their situation and then Ma send Jack for the "Great Escape"  I rated this book 5 stars.  I rated it that high because I absolutely fell in love with the characters and I could feel their pain and visualize what was happening at all times.  The way it is written takes real time, effort and skill to go and write like a 5 year old.  I would recommend this book to mature young adults and adults alike.  If you are looking for a new type of genre this is a perfect book because it incorporates many different genres.    I normally don't pick a book that has kidnappings but this really caught my attention when I heard a lot of great reviews.  I can't wait to read more by her!

I read Something Like Normal as my summer reading book.  I really enjoyed it because the characters really changed.  Travis changed a great amount from the beginning to the end.  In the beginning he hated being home and his dead best friend, Charlie, "haunted" him and spoke to him.  In reality it was just Travis imagining him because of his PTSD.  For example, when Travis is in the airport he thinks he sees Charlie, "Charlie?" I take a step forward and this weird sort of happiness fizzes up inside me like a soda bottle, because if he's here in Florida it means he's not---dead."  But in the end of the book Travis realizes his problem and asks his mother for some help and to get a Psychologist. This helps move the plot along throughout as he heals and realizes new things happening around him. 



Travis is a great example of what many of our own soldiers go through every day.  There is an article that shows that Travis experiences PTSD.







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