a room without a view

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A few years ago I read a wonderfully heart-wrenchingly sad - yet joyful - book called Room. Told from the point of view of Jack, a five year old boy, the story details his life in Room, which is his entire world, the only world he has ever known. This is the world his Ma has created for him. Sometimes they scream loudly for the aliens to hear. The aliens never answer back. Their lives are controlled by Old Nick; he brings them food, supplies their heat, light and water, and never lets them out. But that's okay, because there is nothing outside. When Jack is five Ma tells him the truth about what's outside Room, because he's a big boy now. At risk of spoiling it, I shall now shush. It's a beautiful book. And now there's a beautiful film of it, which we saw on Saturday. Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay were amazing as Ma and Jack. If you haven't seen it, you must. And take tissues ... you will cry, lots. Yes, even you boys.