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A review by falconerreader
Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pilkey
5.0
Captain Underpants is cute, but in sort of a "you've read one, you've read them all" way, at least for grownups. So I never picked up Dogman until someone (Pernille Ripp maybe?) wrote that this volume in the series was a must-have, and that if you bought it for kids, you should read it yourself too.
The art style looks like Captain U, because the premise is that these are George and Harold's work. But the heart and charm reminded me more of Pilkey's delightful Dragon stories. Sure, the intentionally random plot twists, giant robots, evil villains, and flip-o-rama are all closely identified with Captain U. But everything from the parodying of a classic to the themes of the story to the utter sweetness of the baby kitty show yes, maturity. (As promised in the prologue by Harold and George, now fifth graders with drawn-on mustaches.
The art style looks like Captain U, because the premise is that these are George and Harold's work. But the heart and charm reminded me more of Pilkey's delightful Dragon stories. Sure, the intentionally random plot twists, giant robots, evil villains, and flip-o-rama are all closely identified with Captain U. But everything from the parodying of a classic to the themes of the story to the utter sweetness of the baby kitty show yes, maturity. (As promised in the prologue by Harold and George, now fifth graders with drawn-on mustaches.