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Gork, the Teenage Dragon
Gork, the Teenage Dragon: A novel | Gabe Hudson
Fans of Harry Potter and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy will relish this teenage dragons spellbinding love story filled with bighearted humor and imagination. No good human won't love this dragon named Gork. Dave Eggers Gork isnt like the other dragons at WarWings Military Academy. He has a gigantic heart, two-inch horns, and an occasional problem with fainting. His nickname is Weak Sauce and his Will to Power ranking is Snackliciousthe lowest in his class. But he is determined not to let any of this hold him back as he embarks on the most important mission of his life: tonight, on the eve of his high school graduation, he must ask a female dragon to be his queen. If she says yes, they'll go off to conquer a foreign planet together. If she says no, Gork becomes a slave. Vying with Jocks, Nerds, Mutants, and Multi-Dimensioners to find his mate, Gork encounters an unforgettable cast of friends and foes, including Dr. Terrible, the mad scientist; Fribby, a robot dragon obsessed with death; and Metheldra, a healer specializing in acupuncture with swords. But finally it is Gork's biggest perceived weakness, his huge heart, that will guide him through his epic quest and help him reach his ultimate destination: planet Earth. A love story, a fantasy, and a coming-of-age story, Gork the Teenage Dragon is a wildly comic, beautifully imagined, and deeply heartfelt debut novel that shows us just how human a dragon can be.
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iread2much
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Panpan

This book started strong, but the middle was yuck & the ending was blah. If you are a fan of Pratchett and/or Hitch Hikers, I think this would be a book you would like.
Gork must convince a dragon at his war academy to be his queen, or he will become a slave. His grandfather, an evil conqueror turned scientist, might help him, but disappears on the big day. His best friend tried to help him, but is he choosing the right queen?
1.5/5 stars

dabbe It's Gorgeous Castle! 🤩🐾🤩 8mo
iread2much @dabbe he is very handsome 😊 8mo
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Twainy
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Pickpick

🎧 If you read the summary don‘t stop at Harry Potter! It‘s The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the Galaxy version of HP! If you‘re a big fan of both & can imagine a mash up, you might be slightly prepared. Narrator was great (I could imagine Wil Wheaton reading this, that kind of 1st person narrative) There‘s repetition but I feel it‘s written for a teenage boy who will LOL. Imaginative slang! Scaly green ass! For what it is, it hits its mark! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/4

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Sweetkokoro
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Bailedbailed

Okay I only made it 50 pages into this mess before I said no more. This is a hot mess. It‘s like the author couldn‘t figure out what he really wanted his story to be about and just threw stuff in. The structure is so disjointed and it reads like a bad middle grade book. Also if I have to read ‘scaly green ass‘ one more time I will scream.

Sweetkokoro @TheAromaofBooks Book 20 on my #bookspinbingo I just couldn‘t do this anymore after 50 pages. 4y
TheAromaofBooks Sometimes you just gotta cut a book loose! 4y
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LibrarianRyan

Last weekend #ispy lept off with a purple book posted by me and ended for me at least being hit by two people: one requesting pink and one orange. So I give you Gork. It hits both world.

This weekend let‘s looks for objects. I spy with my little eye a Claw.

@TheSpineView @Chrissyreadit @HoneyBeeLee @Avanders @ReadingRover can you find me a book cover with a car?

Feel free everyone to tag and play along.

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LibrarianRyan
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Last weekend #ispy lept off with a purple book posted by me and ended for me at least being hit by two people: one requesting pink and one orange. So I give you Gork. It hits both world.

This weekend let‘s looks for objects. I spy with my little eye a Claw.

@TheSpineView @Chrissyreadit @HoneyBeeLee @Avanders @ReadingRover can you find me a book cover with a car?

Feel free everyone to tag and play along.

ReadingRover Lol I have this book but haven‘t read it yet! 4y
Avanders 🤔 i would certainly hope so! Even with more of my books in storage... I think that one is manageable 😁😁 4y
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bookandcat
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Mehso-so

Between pan and so-so for me (2.5 stars) - Gork is a teenage space dragon who is nicknamed Weak Sauce and is nothing like his famous grandfather Dr. Terrible but must get the girl and find a planet to conquer by day's end. Some parts are hilarious and made me LOL but some of it made me eyeroll - the writing/execution just isn't there the way the premise promised. I kept getting stuck during it but finally am done. #lmpbc
@TsundokuAleax @Schlinkles

bookandcat Finished the end of this as part of #deweysreadathon #readathon - I can also finally review it for #netgalley (it's very, very overdue 😆🙃) 4y
Schlinkles I had a lot of the same feelings about it. It helped that I had to finish it for a book club so I had a definite deadline. 4y
bookandcat @Schlinkles same it would have been unfinished for netgalley for forever otherwise 🙃 4y
TsundokuAleax Oh, there was so much eye rolling for parts but kept reminding myself that it is for younger readers. I know a lot of children who like action but not reading would enjoy this a lot 4y
bookandcat @TsundokuAleax agree whole heartedly! His style is kind of like...a less refined Chuck Wendig. Very punchy and fast paced 4y
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LibrarianRyan
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#7days7covers

Day 7 person 8

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TsundokuAleax
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Pickpick

I realized last night that I never posted about this lovely book. It was such a fun but layered ride to see Gork fail at being a terrible dragon. To see how they taught and did things was funny and a bit sad for how out of place Gork was. I did enjoy much of the story and logic for how they did things. This is a perfect book for middle grade students but I would happily read again. #lmpbc @Schlinkles @bookandcat

LibrarianRyan I have this, and its actually on my read soon TBR cart. I love the cover of yours. I have the hard cover with the hand giving the rock on sign. 5y
TsundokuAleax @LibrarianRyan I saw that cover and agree. But both are fun covers. 5y
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Schlinkles
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On to something that has the potential to be much more fun than Fitzgerald, this month‘s sci-fi and fantasy book club pick.

LibrarianRyan I like that cover. Mine has an orange cover. 5y
AmberWB This one was a lot of fun 😊 5y
TsundokuAleax Omg, this sounds amazing. I hope it is as good as I want it to be 5y
Schlinkles @TsundokuAleax This is going to be my pick for our group. I‘m way behind with moving and work. I‘ll get it out to you ASAP! 5y
TsundokuAleax @Schlinkles no worries and this makes me so excited now. Good luck with the move. It is never fun and summer weather will not help either 5y
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AmberWB
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Pickpick

This book was a lot of fun. Not perfect, but definitely fun. The main thing to remember while reading Gork, is to not take the story seriously- because Gabe Hudson certainly doesn‘t (in a good way!). The story makes me think of Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the Galaxy, Vonnegut, the 80s movie Some Kind of Wonderful, How to Train Your Dragon, Serenity....and so on. It‘s a hard book to categorize, but I enjoyed my time with it!

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AmberWB
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1. Reading the tagged book- it is delightfully bizarre.
2. Coffee with Bailey‘s
3. Diet Coke

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

rachelsbrittain Thanks for joining in ☕😊 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz 👋Amber!! I recognize your name on our jb list! 👋 5y
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noturavgnerd
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The only important thing to pack for my vacation!

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Sorceress_Of_Books
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Pickpick

I really liked this book from scaly green face to scaly green ass I laughed so many times while reading this book!

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Pogue
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Pickpick

This book is my second for #deweysreadathon. It was so funny. A bit predictable in the romance but still funny.

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everlocalwest
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Mehso-so

I wanted to like this one. I was looking for something light and I loved the tone in the beginning but it just couldn't sustain. I almost bailed more than once but I so rarely bail. Not terrible, would have been a really fun short story.

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StaceyKondla
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Popped into Indigo today with my daughter and ended up grabbing these two for myself. Gork sounds hilarious and Icarus Down is on the Prix Aurora Ballot this year.

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gossamerchild
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I think this has great potential for seriously #awkward moments 😂. A book about a teenage dragon nicknamed Weak Sauce-count me in! #tbr

#fallintobooks @RealLifeReading

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StormyReads
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Happy #NationalBookLoverDay !!!!

I had this whole plan of me holding my favorite books that impacted my life but I had no time. So...improv photo!

Tag that book I used as a background.

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jessicarenee
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Looking at new books that came in at work today. I'm sold on this one!! 🐉📖

Laura317 Yes, please!! 7y
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andytbarnes
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So far Gork, the Teenage Dragon is scratching just the itch I was hoping to 😎 #birthdayspace thanks for the chance at more books @Liberty .

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WoodyWoodson
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Pibb is sooooo tired of me reading about teenage dragons, and would rather I read a nice book about dogs. Or snacks. Or both. Just no more dragons. #dogsoflitsy

WoodyWoodson He wanted me to clarify: "no books about dogs as snacks". 7y
Tanzy13 🐶 7y
LauraJ Pibb is adorable! 7y
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NerdyRev
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Bailedbailed

I almost never bail on books, especially books I purchased. I gave this one a good college try, but was just not feeling it at all. I may come back to it down the line, but not yet. I don't know what I expected, but it wasn't this.

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BookishBron
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This was really weird! But I liked it (I actually liked it more after I finished than while I was reading). Also, a bit funny.

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vlwelser
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Pickpick

Not sure how I feel about this one. But it was fun and entertaining, so I'll give it a 👍. 💖📖🐲🐉👑🌹

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howlinglibraries
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Panpan

I'm not even bothering with a full review. All I can say is that the humor in this book is trying WAY too hard. I couldn't finish it but it didn't deserve a "bail", sadly. 1/5 ⭐️

Madeline Uh-oh. I have this on my Netgalley shelf! 7y
howlinglibraries @Madeline I hope you like it more than I did! 7y
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Readcommendations
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What a fun novel! Dragons, spaceships, and robots... oh my!

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vlwelser
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Obviously this cover. 🐉🐲💖📖 I just can't even take a good photo today. Time to move along.

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Waynegjr
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I am SO excited to to start this book. Plus, what a cover!

monalyisha Love it! 😍 7y
TheBookStacker I enjoyed his book a lot! 7y
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annyeongbada
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Hello everyone! I just started using Litsy! Soooo, uhm i grabbed this thread from @saguarosally 😅

1. Hmm, my current location: PHL 😅
2. Uhm, just checking it out. (I'm not leaving bookstagram!!!)
3. Harry Potter. ♥️
4. Nope. 😅

#welcomelitten #littens

saguarosally I'm on IG and Litsy, though I'm not really into much bookstagramming. There's room for both! 7y
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JennyReadsBooks
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JennyReadsBooks
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JennyReadsBooks
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I am fully prepared to have this book turn my world upside down and inside out in the wackiest of ways. Let's do this. #heretherebedragons #ARC #amreading #gabehudson #GorkTheTeenageDragon @penguinrandomhouse #rockon

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vivastory
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The only thing better than new books, are free new books.

TheLibrarian So jealous. Really looking forward to 7y
batsy I've had my eye on Bedlam Stacks but I haven't read her first (I think?) book yet. The Watchmaker one. 7y
vivastory @batsy Watchmaker of Filligree Street is also on my TBR 7y
LeahBergen Lucky you!! 7y
diovival Truth! 7y
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BookishTrish
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I would like this right now, please

TheBookStacker I just got the ARC very excited to read it 7y
BookishTrish @TheBookStacker Ooooh Let me know what you think 7y
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TheBookStacker
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So excited I got this. Going to start in on it bright and early tomorrow morning!

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EmilyChristine
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Think I might have to read this one. A teenage dragon whose nickname is Weak Sauce and has an occasional problem with fainting. Yup.

Soubhiville I love the cover! 7y
EmilyChristine @Soubhiville Right? Rocker dragon! 7y
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TheBookNess
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Really enjoying this one so far. Couple chapters in and I can't put it down

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