What's the Difference between Room the Book and Room the Movie?

Drama

Room

74%
Released: 2010
Author: Donoghue, Emma

Room

26%
Released: 2015
Director: Abrahamson, Lenny
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Ma
Ma
Portrayed by: Brie Larson
Room Book vs Movie
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In the Book In the Movie
   Ma had a previous pregnancy that didn't live. The baby was buried in the yard of Old Nick's house. This isn't mentioned.
   Ma tells Old Nick that she doesn't want Jack buried in the yard with the other baby. She wants him buried somewhere nice.
   Ma was 19 when she was first abducted. She was 17.
   Ma had a brother named Paul. She is an only child.
   Ma is always breastfeeding Jack. You don't see her doing it and is only mentioned in passing.
   Ma and Jack stay at the hospital for quite some time. They seem to spend a short time there.
   Ma and Jack go from the Hospital to their only place. They move in with Ma's mother and Leo.
   Jack meets his grandmother's book club. He doesn't.
   Jack cuts his hair because he doesn't need it to be strong. He cuts it to send to his mother after her suicide attempt.
   Ma attempts suicide at the hospital. She does it at her mother's house.
   Jack is often sucking on Ma's bad tooth. He has it in his mouth when he escapes but isn't seen sucking on it much.
   Jack is bitten by the dog when he escapes from Old Nick. He doesn't get bitten. The dog just stares at him.
   Jack goes to the Mall with his Aunt, Uncle and Cousin. He doesn't go and the other characters don't exist.
   The story is told from Jack's perspective. We see the story from Multiple characters point of view.
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