My Never Ending List

There’s so much reality TV on these days, I don’t really watch that much of it anymore. When it first aired, I was so drawn in, I would sit and stare and wondered exactly how much was real and how much was fabricated.  I then started to think that perhaps my life was pretty boring, I didn’t have as much drama and adventure as these people on TV had, what was wrong with me? But then again, they’re only on one day a week and perhaps, they were saving up their drama for that one day when everyone’s eyes were on them.

I was excited to read this book as it centered on a reality TV family. The book’s main character is Chloe who for the first 12 years of her life had her life televised for the whole world to see. Twelve years! I can’t even imagine how this family did it and as I read, I understood it was not an easy undertaking. The camera recording your conversations, your meals, your family time, for twelve years, ah…..not something for me but obviously something the Baker family had to do. It’s now 4 years later, the cameras are back and life is different for the Bakers. Chloe was just finally getting adjusted to her new life without the lights and the extra crew and she’s not happy with the news. Chloe is close to her brother Benny and the two of them try to cope with this new adjustment. They both have new relationships which doesn’t help the situation any and they both cope with this differently. I could talk forever about Chloe and Benny’s relationships with their significant others. There was such a deep passion and fondness for one another in these relationships. Tenderness, as they hung out or even when they were not in each other’s company, in their fun and caring ways with each other, you could just see the tenderness that they felt towards each other. While the rest of the world was trying to get everything right, this was right, these teens connected and it was genuine and true. The author showed us all the facets of the characters, bringing us their beauty and their ugliness to the scene. For we know not everyone is perfect and in reality TV, sometimes we forget this.  Truly an amazing read, one that I greatly enjoyed.