I could not put “A List of Cages” down once I started. When he was a child and could not sleep due to nightmares, Julian’s late father would often calm him down by asking him how many stars are in the sky tonight.”īut I gave this book the benefit of the doubt and read it anyway against my own judgment. Of all of the books I have read, my least favorites have been the deeper ones dealing with mental illness and loss, typically due to the author using cookie-cutter character arcs and only scratching the surface on the impact of mental illness and the effects it can have on a person. If I am being entirely honest, I was not too thrilled about the idea of this book. One of my former teachers recommended this book to me back in August, and only recently did I get around to actually reading it. This novel follows both boys in a journey of self-discovery as they combat the harsh lives ahead of them. When Adam is tasked by the school psychologist to track down Julian, he soon discovers it is his old foster brother. The plot of this novel is focused on Julian Harlow, a 14-year-old orphaned boy living with his distant uncle, Russell, and Adam Blake, a happy-go-lucky high school senior. It took me less than a day to read it because of how truly addictive each chapter was. “A List of Cages” is an incredibly touching novel that can be described as nothing short of emotional. This novel follows both boys in a journey of self-discovery as they combat the harsh lives ahead of them.”
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