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Title: Cages Bend
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: Carter Coleman
Narrator: Nick Landrum, Andy Paris, Richard Poe, Cecelia Ridett, Tom Stechschulte
Format: Unabridged
Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-27-11
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes
Genres: Fiction, Literary
Publisher's Summary:
Carter Coleman delivers a novel about the Rutledge brothers: Cage, the golden boy, Nick, slow to blossom but full of potential, and Harper, struggling to live up to his brothers. When the tragedy of Nicks death throws Cage into the vicious cycles of manic depression, Harper and his family discover the true strength of love in their attempt to hold together a broken home.
Critic Reviews:
A fresh, original account of domestic love and loss. (Kirkus Reviews)
Members Reviews:
Fine novel on bi-polar disorder
Coleman manages to write in many voices and have them all, for the most part, ring true, although when speaking as Cage, he rings most authentically. The real topic of this book is not the devastating accident that galvinizes the family into grief, but the bi-polar affliction suffered by Cage and the family's attempts to deal with it. It is particularly vivid to a reader who has not experienced this phenomenon either first- or second-hand. The parts of the novel "narrated" by the mother are not as original or realistic, I would suppose because it is harder for a man to write in a woman's voice. But Cage is a fascinating character; I'd like to know what happened to him after the book ended.
Great book
Great book! A great view into the mind and behavior of manic-depressive people. Lets you know how this illness can effect an entire family.
Cage's Bend is a must read!
powerfully poignant family drama
Southern Episcopal Minister Franklin Rutledge and his wife, Margaret raise three sons, born in the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s. Though he once dreamed of a Ph.D. in Divinity Studies instead of father to three rambunctious boys, Franklin is pleased with what God has given him. He worries about the rivalry between his two oldest, Cage and Nick, born less than one year apart, but believes that is God's way. He thanks God that Harper was born a decade later. Cage is a terrific athlete, intelligent, charming and a hunk. Nick, except when competing against Cage, is reticent though he is as smart and handsome as his older brother. Harper worships his brothers and wants to be with them all the time.
In 1987 Nick dies in a car accident. His surviving family struggles to cope with the loss. Cage blames himself as he was the last to speak with Nick; his mood swings soon are diagnosed as bipolar disorder. Harper makes it at Wall St. but hides his loss and his fear that Cage is next with alcohol and drugs. Franklin believes he has failed as a Bishop because he has unsuccessfully brought any comfort to his family. Margaret, though grieving her loss, knows she must help her dysfunctional family heal.
Rotating perspective between the four Rutledges, readers obtain a powerfully poignant family drama that looks deep at interactions and interrelationships when the dynamics change due to the death of the fifth participant leading to new conflicts arising. The key to CAGE'S BEND is that the characters seem real especially as members of a competitive family. Carter Coleman provides a fabulous complex tale of people struggling to cope with loss often by destructive behavior.
Harriet Klausner
GRAB HOLD
This is a dark book which is fairly upsetting. The characters were all tragic, plagued by their various demons, and without a means of redemption - a sad conclusion for a clergy family.