tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post2442359425782382544..comments2024-03-27T02:13:13.079-04:00Comments on Original Content: Getting Serious About Humor: A Humor FailGail Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-40600383945552657152023-02-16T13:02:21.301-05:002023-02-16T13:02:21.301-05:00Oh, my gosh! That's wonderful that someone is ...Oh, my gosh! That's wonderful that someone is reading Happy Kid!<br /><br />Regarding Georgia, while I was writing this post, I was looking for sites to link to regarding her. There used to be a publisher's website for that character and her books. Louise Rennison had a website. Everything is gone. I know Rennison is dead, but someone took down her website? The publisher is no longer interested in those books?<br /><br />It's not just that Gail liked Georgia. In the years after she hit the publishing world, I saw other writers trying to imitate her (and failing). Those books are also part of the British journal humor genre--Adrian Mole...Bridget Jones...Georgia Nicholson. The character has some cultural significance.<br /><br />Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-28864867158867888602023-02-16T06:47:22.970-05:002023-02-16T06:47:22.970-05:00Ah, Georgia. She had her day, didn't she? I fi...Ah, Georgia. She had her day, didn't she? I find that for humor, I still love Jordan Sonnenblick's ability to make a sad story funny through his turns of phrase. That said, you'll be glad to know that Happy Kid just checked out yesterday! I know it doesn't mean sales, but at least all of your hard work is in someone's hands!Ms. Yinglingnoreply@blogger.com