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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Right after I finished KING DORK, the debut novel from author Frank Portman, I sat down to write my review--and stared at my computer for fifteen very long minutes wondering exactly how to explain this book. KING DORK will do that to you--leave you speechless, not quite sure of how to put what...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Ugh. I could at least summon up SOME pity for Holden Caulfield. "Chi Mo," though . . . . . he's pushing it. All of the characters are so obscene and just impossible to like or sympathize with. There were some good/interesting parts, but I wouldn't recommend it. If you didn't like "Catcher...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Mysterious, mischivous, and funny all around ”
Ian wrote this review Tuesday, October 18, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Kind of a modern day Catcher in the Rye”
Ryan Glynn wrote this review Thursday, September 22, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A coming of age novel...rock bands, high school, love, fitting in.... it's all there. Best band names ever! Love the whole 'creating a band' process.....too fun.”
Patricia C wrote this review Saturday, August 20, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Some passages had me laughing so hard my lungs ached! The pacing could be a lot better, though. Overall, this was a fun and memorable read. ”
Courtney M wrote this review Tuesday, July 12, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was a very good book. Its funny and it has an interesting story. One of my favorite books I've every read so far. It keeps you reading for hours. Once you start reading you won't ever want to put it down. the only thing bad about the book is that the stories keep switching to one topic to another.
Cody wrote this review Saturday, May 21, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
One event in the story is is when tom and his friend Sam go to a party. Sam is off talking to some friends while Tom is just walking around trying to find something to do. He can't find anything so he goes to the basement to watch some T.V. there he finds a girl named Fiona who is kinda weird. Tom starts talking to this girl and that start to do some stuff. After their done Fiona gets up and leaves and Tom walks home.
Another event in the book is when Tom is getting bullied by a kid named Matt Lynch. He gets so fed up that he starts going to school with an army jacket and weapons magazines to intimate Matt. This works for a while until his step dad finds everything and takes it all away
another event is when Tom ans his family goes to see their dad at his grave site. Tom;s mom gets mad at him because he brought a book with him. She thinks he would rather read then be at the cemetery visiting his dead dad. But really he didn't relize he brought the book. ”
“ There is alot of confusing battles that come up during Tom Henderson's school year. Some of them are, A confusing and sexy girl that trys tto take over his life at the partie but suddenly leaves. A band, After a band, After a band, and after a band. Then theres ALL the normels at his school. The onse that basically beat the living crap out of him and his freinds.. Cuz we all no there are Nothings. ( At the bottum of the food chain )...
Maison wrote this review Thursday, May 19, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
So basically he wants to be a major rock person and he is kind of failing at it. YES COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY FAILING!!!! His freind is a big help thoe. Even if he like never tlks but I geuss that just the way he roles.
But Yom is starting to think he is in the wrong group, He is starting to like th mods. ( BASICALLY ME ) They dress werd and listen to FUNKY music and what not. So like I was saying he wants to be part of the mods but would never dress like them... He enjoys there music alot thoe!
He finds these rellty old books tto read in his basment. Turns out they use to be hius fathers.
Oh well, You should check it out sometime. I strongly recomend it! Peace out! :)”
“This book is a sort of The Catcher in the Rye for my generation. Just as Catcher showed how the youth of its generation were thinking, King Dork shows the angst and frustration of the 21st century. The protagonist experiences the sort of things any unpopular kid sees everyday at school. I recommend this book to anyone, no matter how old or young, who thinks reality is harsh.”
Claude wrote this review Sunday, May 15, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“this book is VERY mature.......”
Anna Hillbrand wrote this review Tuesday, March 8, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“ The book King Dork, written by Frank Portman, was inspirational because it was strong in the area of content. A young boy named Tom Henderson begins his sophomore year in high school without many special people in his life. This shows that he is going to have to persevere to get through that year and it is going to be really tough. "There's always a bit of suspense about the particular way in which a given school year will get off to a bad start." Tom is already worrying about how bad the school year is going to be because he does not have any one to rely on. Therefore, Frank Portman has written a book that has solid content.
Brandon H wrote this review Friday, March 4, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Like the content, the style of this book was very interesting and exciting. In the book, Tom says, "I am going to find out how my father died." This shows that the book is interesting and exciting because you want to know how is father died as well and you would want to continue to read on. Frank Portman could of improved the style of the book by, making his adventure finding his fathers death longer and add more antagonists. As mentioned above, I was very impressed with the style of this book.
The form of the book was clear. One main reason that this form did work for me was because I could understand what the author was trying to say easily. He made it clear and easy to read so people can understand it well. Another reason that this form did work for me was because he did not use big hard words in his book. These reasons made the form of the book work for me. It could have been better if the author was more casual. As a result, I give this book an awesome recommendation because the content, form, and style are very good and well written. This book is really easy and fun to read and I recommend it to a lot of people.
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