Let me say this yet again: I have been duped too often by NYT review. The Room is not a funny book. Despite being Swedish, it does not rise to The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo.
It is a book about a man who is a delusional paranoid, who unfortunately reminded me of someone at work. Bjorn retreats to a "room" that no one else can see, a room that does not exist, but a mental state where he can produce work that far exceeds his fellow workers.
The NYT said this was funny. It's not. It's a quick read so you won't waste more than an hour should you decide to try it, but I would say not.
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