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The Dark Lord, known as Dirk by everyone else, is a complex character. At the beginning of the book, Dirk is a nasty person, always yelling at everyone and being cruel and just plain evil, but as the book goes on, you learn more about him, and realize that he just wants to go home, and is lonely and misunderstood. He lost everything and feels powerless, which affects him a lot. He also becomes kinder towards the end.

The protagonist of this book is the Dark Lord. Often called Dirk by the other characters, he is a Dark Lord from a fantasy world stuck in a human teenagers body. He is always bringing up things like torture, spells, and charms. The other characters like Ms. Cloy think that he is suffering PTSD, and often are weirded out by him. He feels trapped and is always amazed and afraid by inventions like cars and concrete.

I chose this book because I read the back, and I looked at the title. The back talked about the fantasy, spells, and magic in this book, and the humor of it all. The title of the book just sounded so interesting to me, and that was probably the main reason I started reading this book. I also read a few pages, and the story seemed really interesting and mysterious.