Lucy's review
King Dork by Frank Portman
i liked a lot of this book. parts of it were very funny (particularly the french class conversation, that reminded me of conversations my friend and i had when we knew very little french, but were still trying to speak only french, or at least franglais and glossary at the back is almost worth a read on its own). i liked its anti-catcher in the rye stance a lot (i so do not get why that's supposed to be such a great book). it was definitely a book for boys, though. hmm, i'm writing these reviews out of order and after writing the bit about the little friend, i realised this book is kind of similar in theme, but not remotely in execution. the main character is a boy who's trying to make sense of a death, as well as avoid humiliation in everyday life (here it's similar to black swan green). i would recommend the book if it weren't for the girls who inexplicably line up to give the main character blow jobs, while seeming uninterested in any reciprocal arrangement.
