"The A-List" by Zoe Dean

“THE A-LIST” by Zoe Dean

  First of all, I need to insist that this book is a teen’s novel. Most teenagers won’t be able to relate, neither did I. Though it did have me thinking and reflecting. Instead of a book, I would say it is a movie-book. It is basically a Hollywood movie, written into words.

  Most girls my age would have dreamed of living in Los Angeles, and to be specific, Beverly Hills, Hollywood. Bags, heels, boys, and everything a girl wants can be found in Beverly Hills. But Anna, all she wanted was, to be loved. She used to live a fancy life in New York, but she’s not the fancy one. Her friend Cyn is, and Anna is just the one that supports Cyn whatever she does and admire her. When Anna realized that she has be falling in love with Cyn’s boyfriend, she knew she has to move, and so she decided to go to Los Angeles and live with her so-called dad. New York to Los Angeles was a big change for Anna; she wanted to change, to be a Cyn type of girl. So cool and calm yet so harmful.

  As in most Hollywood movies, she met her prince charming, Ben Birnbaum. They met on the flight from New York to Los Angeles, had some deep talk and decided that they were the perfect one for each other. He invited her to a famous actor’s wedding, second wedding. Considering that most famous people in Hollywood lives a dramatic life. Since Ben is the perfect guy, there has to be someone that wants him too. Surprisingly, not only one, but three, Sam, Dee and Cammie. Then comes the drama, Cammie “accidentally” ripped Anna’s dress, Dee insulted Anna and Sam acted nice to her, even though we all know what she wanted. Out of the four girls, who will win? Well, the story never told me, but I guess Ben’s heart belongs to Anna.

  Obviously, every girl in the world or perhaps everyone in the world would like to be rich and powerful. Some might disagree but we know it is true. Behind the fantasy of money and power reveals the truth of emptiness. When you desire for money, power and popularity, simply, you loose love. Surely, we all want money, power and popularity but when you actually get them, you will ask yourself, is that what you really want? Then you might get jealous of the starving children in Africa. Although they don’t have what you do, all the bags, heels and not even food or water. But, they are cherished of what they have. This is what this book has taught me. You may dream of fantasies, but behind every fantasy is nothing you would actually want. Sometimes, you will need money, power and popularity but when you do have them all, you will realize nothing is worth more than true, real love.