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Reality Boy (2013)

by A.S. King(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0316222704 (ISBN13: 9780316222709)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

review 1: In this novel, the main character's family decides to hire the Nanny to help with some family problems. The only problem is that his life, along with his every inappropriate behavior, gets televised on cable TV. His older sister, who has serious mental health issues, takes advantage of the situation and tortures him behind the scenes. As the story unfolds, reality boy needs to deal with his unwelcome fame or risk ending up behind bars. This is a provocative look at reality TV, how families deal with mental health issues and one boy's struggle to face his demons.
review 2: Couldn't decide between 3 and 4 stars. But yes, 4 it is. A mix of crazy (this is a word that I hold in high esteem!) and reality tv - which I hate by the way - Gerald has had just the worse u... morepbringing, a lot of which was documented in the worst way in a horrible 'Nanny' type reality show. Gerald has a psychopath for a sister, a mother that has no idea about anything with a mile of problems of her own, a father who is blase about the whole thing when all Gerald needs is some love and another sister who gets the hell out of there; but in a way had abandoned him just like everyone else in his world. The story alternates between flashbacks of the filming when he was 5, and now at 17. We witness Gerald work through his internal demons and grow as he discovers his self worth. I loved Hannah as a character, he really does find the ying to his yang. This is my first A.S. King novel, I think she has a great voice and will seek out more of her work. I like how she succinctly covers some of the messed up areas in reality television and the common reasons people watch the stuff. less

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