King Dork by Frank Portman
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Book Summary Author: Frank Portman Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2008-02-12 ISBN: 0385734506 Number of pages: 368 Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Product features:
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Book Reviews of the King Dork
Customer Review: Extremely disappointing
Summary: 1 Stars
After reading so many great reviews, I was also sucked into reading this novel. It has a lot of promise but it just didn't deliver. As was stated by so many reviewers, the references are very dated, and most teens will be bewildered and possibly bored. The repetition is aggravating as well, and the humor is occasionally off the mark. My biggest concern is about the attitude towards teenage girls, who are looked at as existing mainly to provide sexual favors to the protagonist with no reciprocation and practically no prompting. Not only is this demeaning to females, but for any teenage boys reading this, it adds to the already pervasive attitude that girls are only there for the boys' pleasure. As a children's and young adult librarian, I will steer any kids clear of this book, and instead recommend titles which treat both girls and boys with more respect. Incidentally, I have no problem with sex in YA literature and it definitely has a place, but it all comes down to how it is handled. This was pretty offensive.