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 Reality Boy is an extremely important story that accurately shows how fake "reality tv" can really be and how demeaning reality tv can be. How much of reality tv is real? Are we inhumane for being entertained by watching peoples' lives crumble into pieces? In this age of photoshop and Jersey Shore, it's becoming even harder to distinguish between reality and fantasy, how much of what we view is true and genuine? 
 Gerald is a protagonist that was hard to relate to for most of the novel; he used to excrete feces all over the house to anger family members. In addition, to his "feces" problem, Gerald has also bitten peoples' faces in his life. I understand why Gerald is so messed up, but I really feel like Gerald should have risen above his situation much earlier than he did. We are not our parents, we are not our siblings, each person is their own individual and so, I think Gerald shouldn't have let his family get to him so much. You can't really justify excreting into someone's shoes, no matter how messed up you are. It's just nasty and dehumanizing to the point where I felt Gerald was better than that. How can I relate to someone nicknamed "The Crapper"? Even if there were similarities between Gerald and I, his issues overshadowed any mutual traits we share. 
 Reality Boy is extremely depressing and I expected it to be more uplifting; I didn't expect it to be this morose. Even as readers reach the climax of the story, Reality Boy is just as realistic and upsetting. I understand that A.S. King wanted to make this as realistic a book as possible, but it was just too much for me. I am aware that this is my personal fault as a reader. Even the ending wasn't as fortunate as I would have hoped, I really felt like Gerald deserved more of a happily ever after kind of ending. It wouldn't have been realistic, but I felt like it would have been more warranted. 
 I wasn't a huge fan of the romance in this book because it felt like King thought she could "cure" Gerald with love. Falling in love wouldn't instantly fix his problem, I think that falling in love would only make it worse. I really think that Gerald's character dynamic with his love interest would have worked better if they had just been really close friends instead of being partners. Regarding one of the minor characters, it was odd how Gerald considered this character one of his closest friends after meeting and talking to him once. 
 Reality Boy is extremely depressing and realistic, which made it hard to read at times because I didn't want to upset myself. I definitely believe that the potty humor that comprised most of the book could have been easily expunged and no one would have missed it. Reading Reality Boy has definitely resuscitated my interest in King's other titles, but I really hope they are more effectively done. Reality Boy is a book that I found interesting, but there were just so many pressing issues that I couldn't ignore.