A.S. King
Hardcover | Pages: 353 pages Rating: 3.83 | 10751 Users | 1566 Reviews
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| ISBN: | 0316222704 (ISBN13: 9780316222709) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Gerald Faust |
| Literary Awards: | Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee for Young Adults (2015), Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2015) |
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Gerald Faust knows exactly when he started feeling angry: the day his mother invited a reality television crew into his five-year-old life. Twelve years later, he’s still haunted by his rage-filled youth—which the entire world got to watch from every imaginable angle—and his anger issues have resulted in violent outbursts, zero friends, and clueless adults dumping him in the special education room at school.Nothing is ever going to change. No one cares that he’s tried to learn to control himself, and the girl he likes has no idea who he really is. Everyone’s just waiting for him to snap…and he’s starting to feel dangerously close to doing just that.
In this fearless portrayal of a boy on the edge, highly acclaimed Printz Honor author A.S. King explores the desperate reality of a former child “star” who finally breaks free of his anger by creating possibilities he never knew he deserved.
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| Title | : | Reality Boy |
| Author | : | A.S. King |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 353 pages |
| Published | : | October 22nd 2013 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (first published September 10th 2013) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Realistic Fiction. Fiction. Romance |
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Ratings: 3.83 From 10751 Users | 1566 ReviewsArticle Out Of Books Reality Boy
Maybe most other people are messed up, too. It just wasn't aired on TV. It is difficult for me to write a decent review for this book though actually there are lots of lessons to learn and realize about Reality Boy that I just can't put into words so I will just leave you a few words on how I perceived and understood the book. Reality Boy, in my opinion, showcased the true meaning of reality in everyday-life sense. It involved showing to the world who you truly are and what really you can do4 STARS Some pre-emptive clarification: I am aware that reality TV as a genre is pretty broad and it's irresponsible to summarily call everyone starring in a reality show a famewhore and anyone who watches it broken and unknowingly depressed, seeking comfort in Schadenfreude. But some shows, some really horrible reality TV shows, just begs me to.And Reality Boy reflects on these bizarre human inventions and the collateral damages they incur. Everybody knows Gerald Faust. Or at least everyone
Reality Boy is an important book. I rarely say a book is moving, because that's kind of generic and cliche and completely overdone. But this book is moving. We've all seen reality TV commercials featuring a misbehaving child. The attempts to "fix" the child being broadcasted on national TV. Using their unhappy homes to entertain the masses. But what happens to those kids when they get older? They're teenagers, and everyone knows they're that kid from that show. Reality Boy shows what those kids
I think A.S King could write a book about literally anything and it would be pretty great. Seriously, she is gifted.
A.S. King is easily one of my favourite authors. I was going to say "YA authors" but that seems to imply she can't hold her own against authors of adult fiction. She can. In fact, King is one example that proves that teen lit can be as well-written and meaningful as any book for adults. King's novels tend to focus on kids with dysfunctional lives and families, whether the main issue be bullying, death or "coming out". I've liked all her novels; they've all been powerful, but this one is by far
After thinking about it, I'd give this a 3.5! Although it was entertaining, it didn't really impress me!
Initial reaction: I wasn't expecting much from this read from the beginning, but I have to admit I really grew to care about Gerald's experiences over the course of the story and I liked how genuine of a character he turned out to be. Caveats everywhere to consider in the scheme of this story - and I can see where it may not hit off well in some measures for content/presentation. Hopefully I can explain that more in the full review.Full review:Holy crud, this book impressed me. I didn't expect
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