Challenger Deep

“This not be the world you think it to be.”“Then what world is it?”“Don't you know? 'Tis a world of laughter, a world of tears. But mostly, it's a world of tears.”

— I wanted to give this a 5, because it was a really good portrayal of mental illness. It's very insightful and you'd know that the author really put a lot of thought in writing it. My only problem is it wasn't that engaging, so it made me somewhat disinterested.

In the beginning i wasn't sure if the writing style in this book was for me. I know going in it was part of an expedition to the Challenger Deep and part a teen boy's life as he starts to be affected by mental illness. The expedition side was what had me hesitant as it was absurd but i just accepted nothing was going to make sense to me and at the 30% mark I was gripped by the story and at the 50% mark the connection of two stories was finally started to be made clear. I recommend this to anyone who wants an insight into the mind of what it's like to have a mental illness like schizophrenia that alters your perception of what is real and true.