Rooms

by James L. Rubart

Book Overview

On a rainy spring day in Seattle, young software tycoon Micah Taylor receives a cryptic, twenty-five-year-old letter from a great uncle he never knew. It claims a home awaits him on the Oregon coast that will turn his world inside out. Suspecting a prank, Micah arrives at Cannon Beach to discover a stunning brand new nine-thousand square foot house. And after meeting Sarah Sabin at a nearby ice cream shop, he has two reasons to visit the beach every...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805448888
• ISBN13: 9780805448887
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: B&H Books
• Length: 385 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Love this book!

Love this book! Listened to it on audio while traveling and the whole family couldn't wait to get back in the vehicle so we could turn the story back on! Highly recommend this book!!!!

Couldn't put it down!!

This book was recommended by a co worker a while ago and I finally ordered it and once it came in I couldn't put it down. I really recommend this to everyone. It perfectly describes the changes we go through as we grow in Christ. The main character Micah was easy to identify and understand what he was experiencing. I love this book and look forward to more from this author. I could see myself reading this again and again.

Changed my life forever

I believe I was guided to read this book years ago because well i picked it up seeking horror/evil supernatural and my whole perception was turning, just like Micah Taylors. Everyone who askes me about my journey I share this book with. Words don't do this book justice. It is to experience.

Game Changer!

First book in FOREVER that once I started, I couldn't stop! This book will bring insight, revelation, and healing from God Almighty if you will allow it. It will bring freedom, if you will allow it. It may be fiction, but it's based on truth! It's a game changer!

Fantastic book!

I picked this book up on Kindle for free and once I started I couldn't put it down. It was an amazing and insightful book outlining one man's struggle to find what world he belongs in. Exceptionally inspiring with just the right amount of action, suspense, romance and Truth. Definitely challenges the reader to examine which world they are living in, whose voice is guiding your actions, and the very real consequences each has. I still can't believe it was free--there is no reason not to pick this up. I can't wait to read more from this author!

Similar to, but so much better than The Shack

This could be a challenging book review to write. I loved this book - really loved it, but it is the type of book that I can't tell too much about or I could give too much away, but here goes.... As the book description says, the main character, Micah Taylor, is given a house on the beach. The more time he spends there, the more bizarre things happen to him. It turns out that the house's weird rooms are "rooms" in his heart. I liked and enjoyed the main character. I found myself identifying with him and his struggles, defeats, and victories. At times, I found myself misty-eyed, other times smiling. The plot was awesome. The author has to be really talented and also guided by God to write this type of book. It could have been a weird book, but he does an excellent job of showing the battles in a man's soul by using rooms in a house, and instead of the book coming off as weird or bizarre, it comes off as inspiring, challenging, and even convicting. The book came in the mail today, and I decided to start reading it after supper. Well, even though it wasn't a suspense book, it was one of those "read-in-one-sitting" books I mention occasionally, and suspenseful in the way that it was a definite page-turner. I was quickly drawn into the story, and was eager to see where the story would go, and I was not disappointed. On the cover of the book, is an endorsement: "An extraordinary read. Part The Shack, part C.S. Lewis. I thoroughly hated The Shack and consider it heretical, but this book has some similarities, but it is so much better. There are no weird depictions of the Trinity in this book or other heresies. This is one of those Christian fiction books that will really make you think, and I often recommend books I review, but I very highly recommend this. If you want a book that will cause you to do some self-examination of your spiritual state and priorities, this book is for you. It is definitely worth reading, and could be one of those life-changing books that are talked about.

Strange and Wonderful

What would you do? What if a house you inherited is more than it seems? What if doors appear out of nowhere and lead to rooms filled with mystery? What if your life changed daily in unimagined ways? For Seattle software tycoon, Micah Taylor, these questions are not academic. An uncle he's never met leaves him a house in Canon Beach on the Oregon Coast. Micah determines to sell the home, especially since it's located in a place that holds powerful memories for him. But after a visit, and after meeting Sarah Sabin in a local ice cream shop, he can't quite let go. Micah walks a fine line between darkness and light, pain and healing, death and life. He faces a choice between two worlds, but first he must fight a battle with spiritual consequences. Enter the strange and wonderful world of Jim Rubart's "Rooms." I highly recommend this life-changing book for adult and young adult readers.

More than meets the eye

At twenty-five years old, Micah Taylor has it all: millions of dollars, amazing Seattle penthouse apartment, his own software company and more. Or does he? Micah receives a mysterious letter from his great-uncle stating that he is now the proud owner of a brand-new 9000 square-foot home on the Oregon coast. It's mysterious, because his great-uncle has been dead for years, and this home is brand new. The thought of traveling to Cannon Beach dredges up terrible memories for Micah. However, curiosity piqued, he travels to Cannon Beach where he finds that there is more to this house than meets the eye. Somehow, new rooms keep appearing in the house - rooms that are very personal. Between the enigmatic house, his new friend Rick, and potential love interest Sarah, Micah finds himself spending nearly every weekend at Cannon Beach. Slowly, his life begins to change, and only he can decide what is most important to him - Seattle, or Sarah? Okay, so I know it's cliché to say that I couldn't put the book down, but I literally couldn't. I read the whole thing straight through, pausing only to wipe the tears from my eyes to continue reading. It also has me using the clichéd hyphenated phrases like starry-eyed, heart-wrenching, and soul-searching. Rooms is really about what's inside us. It's about how sometimes when it looks like you have it all, you may not have it all together inside, and that's where it counts. It's about dealing with tragedy, then coping when the tragedy becomes too much. It's also about questions, and questioning ourselves. The biggest question of all is how to deal with life. Rubart's answer is simple - turn to God.

Finally! A story that makes you really think!

Rooms is an outstanding story in depth and philosophy. I love how the author uses a house as a metaphor for the soul. Each room held such powerful revelations and thought provoking situations, which made me WANT to reflect upon the rooms of my own soul. This book is not just entertaining, but challenging as well. You can't walk away from Micah's house without clearly taking a look within to see which rooms need dusting, consideration, or even reinventing. A powerful book!