Book: Challenger Deep
Author: Neil Shusterman
Pages: 320
This is my 36th read for the year
This is the story of Caden Bosch. Caden has been diagnosed with a mental illness. Caden believes that he is on a ship headed for the deepest part of the earth. But in reality, he is struggling with the difference between what is in his head and what is going on in the world. His friends start to notice his odd behavior, and then his parents. He is finally committed to a mental hospital for treatment and recovery.
This is a good book. It goes back and forth between Caden's belief he is on a ship to his time dealing with his mental illness. As the book goes along, the reality and the belief start to entertwine until the reality becomes the stronger. Shusterman does a good job showing what it is like for people who suffer from delusions and how their recovery is handled. His own son has a mental illness, and helped Shusterman piece together this book.
It is worth a read. It is hard to watch anyone struggle with a mental illness, and this book did a good job giving you a peak into what it is like for them.
Stars: 4
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