by Frank Portman
I feel like a lot of people don't like this book very much, but it is one of the few that actually has me laughing out loud. The plot is incredibly weak, sure, but I think this is a book that is more stylistic than plot-driven and I find that very refreshing.
When I was in junior high school, I was a bit of a dork. And to be honest, I continued being a dork through high school, college, and ... well, let's just say that not a whole lot has changed over the past 20 years or so. What makes me mention junior high school is because I used to fantasize abou...
You had me at the title, Mr. Portman. The only complaint I have about this book is the very unfortunate subtext that a relatively annoying boy with few attractive or redeeming qualities could still somehow get sexual favors from attractive girls for doing... nothing of great importance. Seriously. T...
King DORK, more like...oh wait.
Fun characters, amusing high school hijinks, Holden Caulfield-inspired cynicism, and great dialogue, all wrapped around an irritating wannabe DaVinci Code mystery that drove me bonkers. It feels like it goes on forever and sort of peters out, but I enjoyed the characters and tone so much I still enj...
The narration by Lincoln Hoppe was stellar and there were some very funny parts but this novel was way to long and in the end did not really amount to much. Plus I was surprised that the kids in the book were so into 1970's rock n' roll.
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