Room - upsetting?

[pirateparty]

Just want to know if this book is going to upset me greatly in my hormonal pregnant state? It looks fab from the reviews and I definitely want to read it at some point but should I postpone it until I'm a bit less - well, hormonal?

I know it sounds stupid, but I get disproportionately upset by anything remotely sad at the moment (and have a small ds and anything to do with children is especially likely to involve a lot of tears) and will happily put it off until later if someone thinks it might set me off!

yep, very upsetting.
i had to jump to the end just to see that it turned out alright in the end ( it does). this is a brilliant and compelling book but definately post pregnancy material !

I'm actually finding it quite boring, I'm about 3/4 the way through and no matter how much I want to like it I'm finding it duller by the day. I know I'm in the minority as so many people love it but just don't think it's for me :(

i read this a couple of month ago. If anything it's a happy kinda sad!

Heres a good review:
www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/aug/01/room-emma-donoghue-review-fritzl

I enjoyed the book. I do think it dragged on a bit in the middle when you were waiting for something to happen and not great ending but thought provoking and well worth a read.

I really enjoyed room, think it was very cleverly written. Hadn't heard anything about it before I read it and got sucked in quite quickly. Have recommended it to friends but they've read the reviews and are basically scared to read it.

We read it at our book club - I thought it was incredible; very touching, and uplifting and positive overall, despite its very harrowing subject. but there were one or two of who found it too difficult a subject to read about and did not enjoy it at all.

It's brilliant, and (ultimately) more uplifting than upsetting - but I too am pregnant and can't read anything even vaguely remotely upsetting, so I say avoid.