JKR's humor eclipses Le Guin in book review

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., blpurdom at y... wrote:
> In what is ostensibly a review of Ursula K. Le Guin's new book (an 
> Earthsea followup) <snip> 
> "All that's lacking basically, is humor.  Potter brought it home to 
> me, and so did my famously, gleefully flatulent 7-year-old.  When 
he 
> saw the title, 'The Other Wind,' he snatched the book up.  'Is this 
> book what I think it's about?' he asked, grinning hugely.  Well, 
no, 
> but it's still a good read."
> 
> LOL!  I'll bet her son's favorite characters are Gred and Forge.
> 
> Read the whole review here:
> 
> http://inq.philly.com/content/inquirer/2001/09/16/books/OTHER16.htm
> 
> --Barb


Hmmm.... a book called "The Other Wind" and about...what that kid 
thought it was about, would seem to be more Dav Pilkey's style than 
either LeGuin's or JKR's.

I can just see it now; "Captain Underpants and the Attack of the 
Giant Gas Monster"!