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A review by starkiwi
A List of Cages by Robin Roe
4.0
I thought that this book was exceptional. It exceeded all my expectations (which weren’t very high) and was a joy to read. At first I was unsure, it seemed like so many other YA realistic fiction books, I was wondering how similar it would really be. I find that I don’t like these kind of books too much. I feel they are to generic to normal life and I like new and unexpected. This book was unexpected.
The characters I felt vary attached to. Adam - don’t worry, no spoilers - was joyful and always carefree. Some traits I really admire in another. It is hard to be or find people like that in our world of stress, work, and sides. Adam puts all of that behind him. As Timon and Pumba would say, “hakunna matata”. Julian. My heart went out to him. As you will soon learn - if you decide to read the book - that he has a very hard life. It is hard for me to see how anyone can live through what he does. I know it would be hard for me, and I’m not sure I could do it. Whether he knows it or not, he is strong and brave.
I also loved what the book stood for and was about. At first I could not find any reason for writing this book. And that annoyed me, because I don’t like reading things without a point. After a couple chapters I eventually found my point and held on to it throughout the whole book. This book is full of surprises and feelings. You really just dive in and feel yourself changing as the book changes you. Little by little any good book would do that.
The characters I felt vary attached to. Adam - don’t worry, no spoilers - was joyful and always carefree. Some traits I really admire in another. It is hard to be or find people like that in our world of stress, work, and sides. Adam puts all of that behind him. As Timon and Pumba would say, “hakunna matata”. Julian. My heart went out to him. As you will soon learn - if you decide to read the book - that he has a very hard life. It is hard for me to see how anyone can live through what he does. I know it would be hard for me, and I’m not sure I could do it. Whether he knows it or not, he is strong and brave.
I also loved what the book stood for and was about. At first I could not find any reason for writing this book. And that annoyed me, because I don’t like reading things without a point. After a couple chapters I eventually found my point and held on to it throughout the whole book. This book is full of surprises and feelings. You really just dive in and feel yourself changing as the book changes you. Little by little any good book would do that.