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Challenger deep book pages5/27/2023 ![]() It was weird. And, honestly, I found myself wondering, if this had been any other author besides Neal Shusterman (who I have undying faith in), if I would have stuck it out at all because I just didn’t get the twisted maritime world that Caden lived in – or the strange people around him – or just about anything that was happening. It kind of reminded me of listening to my dad’s old drug-induced Pink Floyd albums (or maybe the Beatles’ “I am the Walrus”). Reading from Caden’s perspective when he is having a psychotic episode is … well … psychotic. In fact, it bordered on psychedelic in some places. I kept hovering between four and four-and-a-half stars, even though I think it’s brilliant in a lot of ways. ![]() ![]() Prepare to be confounded. I had a hard time rating this book, to be honest.Normally, I start my reviews with what I loved, but I’m switching things up a little because I feel like I have to get the negative out of the way first, before I can get to what I really loved. This book sheds light on mental illness in a way I have never seen done before (at least not so thoroughly and realistically) – putting you directly into the mind of the mentally ill character and taking you on an enlightening, but also somewhat perplexing journey through his illness. ![]() Challenger Deep is the type of book that you won’t forget long after you’ve finished reading it. ![]()
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