Talk to Me

Talk to Me
by John Kenney

Ted Grayson has risen to the most coveted position in his job, the network TV anchor.  People like him.  That is until he is caught on camera angry and yelling and swearing at a woman on set.  It goes viral.  People are upset and want him to be fired.

Shortly before his meltdown, he recently found out that his wife wants a divorce.  She has met someone else, and they had been married for thirty years.  He has an adult daughter that he doesn't speak too. 

I felt bad for Ted.  Yes, he is an arrogant jerk, but he made a mistake, he yelled at somebody, which eventually he does apologize for and actually meant it.  It wasn't okay what he said, but at least you can see where he is coming from.  That's quite a shock to find out your spouse wants a divorce after 30 years and has met someone else.  The whole incident makes him talk to his daughter again, so at least one good thing came out of it.

I liked the almost behind the scenes at a news station.  People did seem really fickle in the book.  They were really quick to jump on the bandwagon to get him fired.  And he was a jerk.  I read a lot, so it was something a little different.