The Room: A Novel

The room is simply great story telling I love this book and the subsequent movie "The Office"

''The Room'' is an absorbing short story, written by Jonas Karlsson, a Swedish actor (''Beck'', ''Death of a Pilgrim'',''The Fourth Man'') who seems to juggle more than successfully professional acting and writing. This is a claustrophobic story dealing with various themes such as the nature of existence, its relation to the space dimension as well as the source of human inspiration. Karlsson writes in a plain and simple prose which is easy to follow and allows the reader to devote his attention to the irrational side of the story and its potential interpretations and meanings, a fact that reminds the reader the work of Franz Kafka and the absurdist artists like Samuel Beckett and Ionesco. ''The Room'' is a book that should be read by all as it concerns each and every one of us. I am eagerly waiting for the future novels by J. Karlsson, hoping that they will cause more intellectual engagement than this one.

Short, Kafka type story. Compelling enough to read right through.

So good that you wouldn’t risk a sequel unless…

Disappointed at the ending, expected better. Would not recommend it.There may be deeper meanings to this book if it were under discussion but I didn't care enough for it to even want to do that.

This is an ostensibly whimsical, but ultimately dark and disturbing, book. It is also fast and fun to read, especially if you like whimsy, darkness, and disturbances. Although one can tell from the publisher’s summary and other reviews what the book is about, the minimalist plot isn’t really all that important. The attraction of the book is in Karlsson’s artful, simple, and straightforward way of portraying complex and elliptical psychological challenges in the workplace.

These stories are unusual, but very interesting and thought provoking. Really well written. The characters are quirky and unusual, but fascinating. I enjoyed these stories.

I liked this book because of the ending.