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Title: Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody by Michael Gerber, Rodger Roundy ISBN: 0-7432-4428-1 Publisher: Fireside Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.62 (52 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Hilarious Harry Potter parody
Comment: I am the world's biggest Harry Potter fan, and so when I read an article about this parody in the Chicago Sun-Times I had to get it. What the hell, it's only ten bucks anyway.
I'm so glad I did! It's one of the funniest things I 've ever read. It's not really a parody of a specifc book in the series -- instead, it starts when Barry (Harry) is twenty-two, made incurably lazy by his famous life, and unwilling to leave Wizard school, where everyone caters to his every whim. It's only when he learns that a Hollywood movie is being made out of his life -- and that if the movie suceeds the school will have to close and he'll have to get a real job -- that he is galvanized into action.
What's especially hilarious is seeing the grown up Barry Trotter using magic in ways that any 22 year old guy would if he could -- to meet women, to get out of trouble he got himself into. Also wonderful is the way that Michael Gerber comes up with little bits of magic that are worthy of JK Rowling, except funny... like "Traveling Snuff," something wizards use to fly. Usually with snuff, you see, you stay in the same place and the snuff comes shooting out of your nose... but with magic snuff, IT stays in the same place, and when you sneeze, you go shooting up into the air.
So, if you like Harry Potter, and you like to laugh, do yourself a favor and get this.
Rating: 3
Summary: If you Love or Hate Harry Potter, this is the book for you!
Comment: When I first heard there was a Harry Potter parody book, I searched every bookstore near and far to find it! But alas, my simple town did not carry such a joy! But when I ventured into the larger towns nearby, I was rewarded with a book so funny, so offensive to HP fans, and so satisfying to a funny bone, that is was worth the effort! HP fans alone will get the jokes taken from the books themselves (Travelling Snuff, the Buggering Bush), but any one with a sense of humor will laugh aloud at the fantasically put together wit of the authors (The spell aptly titled "ANOREXIANERVOSA" had me rolling on the floor!) The thought of the movie studios having poor J.G Rollins locked away in the maximum security ward of their building was ideal and, frankly, realistic nowadays! :-) This book will have you gasping in shame and laughing at your modesty! Read it for a good time and then read it again! Marvelous!
Rating: 1
Summary: Save your money !
Comment: The funniest part of this book are the "mutilated" names (i.e. Laord Valuemart, The Dork Forces, etc), and that probably says it all.
While it is somewhat amusing to imagine a "grown up" Harry Potter who feeds off his notoriety, that's not enough to make a good parody.
My advice : save your money for the next Harry Potter book !
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Title: Bored of the Rings: A Parody of J.R.R. Tolkien's the Lord of the Rings by Harvard Lampoon Staff ISBN: 0451452615 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 01 July, 1993 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: New Clues to Harry Potter Book 5: Hints from the Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter by Galadriel Waters, Astre Mithrandir ISBN: 0972393625 Publisher: Wizarding World Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: National Lampoon's Doon by Ellis Weiner ISBN: 0671541447 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1984 List Price(USD): $2.95 |
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Title: Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter by Galadriel Waters, Astre Mithrandir ISBN: 0972393617 Publisher: Wizarding World Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title:Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter ASIN: B0000633SA Publisher: Questar, Inc Pub. Date: 18 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $13.91 |
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