What is Real (Karen Rivers)

Before Dex's life was perfect, until the day his parents got a divorce.

After his father attempts to commit suicide and becomes wheelchair bound, Dex moves back to the small farm town that his father still lives in.

Before the divorce, Dex's dad was a lawyer who enjoyed growing tomato's. Now, his basement is a pot forest. He cannot get down the stairs, so the marijuana basement is Dex's responciblility.

But more has changed then just that. Now Dex's dad live's in some rotting rental house in a cornfield. There is no nice...anything; its all gone.

Unable to cope, Dex turns to the marijuana basement for comfort. But the drugs only give him so much hope. He is still depressed and suicidal and has given up on everything; school, movie- making, books and his dream to go to New York.

But the side effects to marijuana don't include hallusinations. He cannot figure out anymore what is real and what is not. But he is pretty sure the girl he created in his mind does not go his school....But he is not sure.

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This book has no plot what so ever- theres no climax or anything. It was weird.

All this book really had was characterization. And somehow it was able to be an amazing book with only one lit. devise.

This book was rather depressing and sad because of the main character, Dex. His life will probably make everyone's seem wonderful.

Even though Dex's life is horrible, it felt like I could relate; his life is full of normal high school drama, but it’s a little more intense then grade 9 dramas…

This book felt like a take on "Go Ask Alice" (Anonymous) and "Project 17" (Laurie Faria Stolarz) with a touch of a biography.

4 out of 5 stars