Challenger Deep
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A captivating, National Book Award-winning novel about mental illness that lingers long beyond the last page, Challenger Deep is a heartfelt tour de force by New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman. Laurie Halse Anderson, award-winning author of Speak, calls it "a brilliant journey across the dark sea of the mind; frightening, sensitive, and powerful. Simply extraordinary." Caden Bosch is on a ship that's headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench. Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice his odd behavior. Caden Bosch is designated the ship's artist in residence to document the journey with images. Caden Bosch pretends to join the school track team but spends his days walking for miles, absorbed by the thoughts in his head. Caden Bosch is split between his allegiance to the captain and the allure of mutiny. Caden Bosch is torn.
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Solid 4 1/2. Really well written, maybe the best I've read by him. Haven't seen other books deal with the subject in such an authentic way
“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.
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