Rooms

A Novel

De: Lauren Oliver

Narrado por: Orlagh Cassidy, Barbara Caruso, Elizabeth Evans, Noah Galvin, Cynthia Darlow, Courtney Shaw

The New York Times bestselling author of Before I Fall and the Delirium trilogy makes her brilliant adult debut with this mesmerizing story in the tradition of The Lovely Bones, Her Fearful Symmetry, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane—a tale of family, ghosts, secrets, and mystery, in which the lives of the living and the dead intersect in shocking, surprising, and moving ways.

Wealthy Richard Walker has just died, leaving behind his country house full of rooms packed with the detritus of a lifetime. His estranged family—bitter ex-wife Caroline, troubled teenage son Trenton, and unforgiving daughter Minna—have arrived for their inheritance.

But the Walkers are not alone. Prim Alice and the cynical Sandra, long dead former residents bound to the house, linger within its claustrophobic walls. Jostling for space, memory, and supremacy, they observe the family, trading barbs and reminiscences about their past lives. Though their voices cannot be heard, Alice and Sandra speak through the house itself—in the hiss of the radiator, a creak in the stairs, the dimming of a light bulb.

The living and dead are each haunted by painful truths that will soon surface with explosive force. When a new ghost appears, and Trenton begins to communicate with her, the spirit and human worlds collide—with cataclysmic results.

Elegantly constructed and brilliantly paced, Rooms is an enticing and imaginative ghost story and a searing family drama that is as haunting as it is resonant.

well put together book

outstanding definition of characters by the narrator overall story enjoyable No Award winner but certainly worth your credit and your time

Heartbreaking

A beautiful story about life and death from all perspectives. It is both horrible and comforting and I have never come across a story quite like this one.
One the narrator's voices is awkward, either too loud or too soft so I ended up having to go back through and relisten to parts or constantly adjust the volume. Other than this it is a unique tale to hear.

If you're listening to the audio book...

it may be hard to tell when a flashback begins. so be sure you can pay closer attention to this one or you may get lost.

I love Lauren Oliver books but...

to me this was my least favorite so far. it was still an ok read while I was trying to keep distracted but I feel like it was a slow going book . I finished it only in Hope there would be a big ending but the ending was even a little weak for me. stil love the author just not thrilled by this one

Great story

A little difficult to listen to because of extreme volumes… loud to whispers. Nevertheless, a fascinating story.