Room

Written from a 5 year old's point of view, this could have been really terrible. However, I think it just about works. What let it down for me was the overall pace. Given that it was told from the young boy's point of view, there was a lack of detail, which felt right for the narrative but as a result, the book seemed over-long. This would have made a great short story. By stretching to a full novel, I felt that it became somewhat diluted and lost some of the powerful punch that it could have wielded.