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Flippin' Awesome! So far I've read that ND is a male version of WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, and in many respects, that's true. The major differences are that the main character in WTTD knows she's a dork, knows the other kids ridicule her for it, yet feels powerless to stop it and just unempowered in general.Not so with ND. Although Napoleon is a dork among dorks, he's oblivious to it all. His apathy with life in general serves as a protective shield, and if he feels victimizes, he doesn't let it get him down and doesn't show it. In a strange way, he has a lot of self confidence, because in his eyes, he's okay, and that's what matters.The story moves against a backdrop of gorgeous Idaho landscapes. Who knew there was more to Idaho than just potatoes?Here's the story: Napoleon is an apathetic nerd whose life is inhabited by a daredevil, dune-bike-riding grandma and a cybergeek brother named Kip. The Dynamite parents are both conspicuosly absent. Grandma and Kip treat him with a good deal of indifference and apathy. Even Pedro, the gentle-natured Mexican boy he befriends, is indifferent to a degree. Then one day Grandma injures herself while riding her dune bike, and Uncle Rico, a washed-up football player yearing for his glory days, commandeers the house. Undoubtedly he's come to stay so that he can take advantage of Grandma's absence in order to give himself a break from living in his early 80's behemoth orange housevan. Between eating all the red meat in the house and selling dubious goods door to door with Kip, Uncle Rico makes Napoleon live in complete mortification by screwing up his dating life and just embarrassing him in general.It gets better when Pedro decides to run for class president, but I'll let you watch and see! The humor is so deadpan in ND that at times you may forget to laugh. If you rewatch it, you'll see all the funny parts you missed the first time and laugh out loud!