King Dork

by Frank Portman

The most irreverant, hysterically funny, offbeat and touching story about being a teenager who doesn't fit in. I was halfway through it before I realized it was a teen book, not adult, but I enjoyed it so much I finished it anyway.

The hero is a hopeless geek, with a weird family and only one friend. His father died when he was young and he finds some books that belonged to his dad when was young, becoming obsessed with understanding what his father was like. The book follows this journey, as well as his adventures trying to survive high school.

So, so fucking funny I can't begin to explain.