- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz; First Edition, First Impression edition (19 Sep 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 057507454X
- ISBN-13: 978-0575074545
- Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 11.4 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 178,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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It had to come. Michael Gerber's Barry Trotter and the Shameless Parody does to Harry Potter what Bored of the Rings did to Tolkien--burying the very English original in showers of quick-fire gags, mangled character names, and Americanisms.
It stuck to the plot of The Lord of the Rings, but--probably for fear of lawsuits--Shameless Parody rambles in all directions, poking fun at JK Rowling's characters, her fans, the worldwide Potter phenomenon and moviemakers Warner Brothers too.
The hero of Barry Trotter and the Philosopher's Scone (in America, Barry Trotter and the Magic Biscuit) is now in his 11th year at Hogwash School for Wizards, aged 22. Yes, he should have left long ago, but being famous is addictive. Now the Headmaster, Alpo Bumblemore, has a fresh task for Barry. Already beset by crowds of non-magical "Muddle" fans, the school faces terminal publicity unless our hero can halt production of the scheduled film Barry Trotter and the Inevitable Attempt to Cash In....
Can Barry, with friends Lon Measly and Ermine Cringer, defeat the latest evil schemes and transparent anagrams of Lord Valumart--even with help from author JG Rollins herself? It doesn't seem to matter much since even the "good" characters tend to be crass, stupid, unsympathetic or all three.
Gerber shrewdly builds on the Hogwarts tradition of icky sweets and should appeal to the young in brain with loving descriptions of Snot Chocolate, Dandruff Babies, Diarrhoea Creams, and the like: "Barry chuckled: for him, potty humour was one of life's most reliable sources of pleasure." Naturally there's not a Chamber but a Chamberpot of Secrets, and the toilet-haunting ghost Moaning Myrtle becomes Flatulent Fanny.
The plot, for want of a better word, is too self-referentially silly to describe. It's a toss-up: will millions of young Rowling fans giggle uncontrollably over the lavatory jokes, or lynch Gerber for blasphemy? --David Langford
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Barry Trotter And The Shameless Parody (GOLLANCZ S.F.) (Paperback)
I thought after "Barry Trotter and the Shameless Parody" that Gerber could not get any better. I had trouble reading this book because of the tears of laughter. I must admit to being a fan of Harry Potter and this book (especially the title) make fun of the entire genre. I hope there's another one.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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BT Fun,
By Taribo (Stranraer, Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Barry Trotter And The Shameless Parody (Gollancz S.F.) (Hardcover)
I would recomend Barry Trotter and the Shameless Parody for any age group. It is an excellent book about a man called Barry Trotter who is 30 (going on 13) and his wife Ermonie Gringer. Micheal Gerber uses some great phrases through the book. For the price it is an excellent buy and I think anyone with a sense of humour would enjoy it. I found Harry Potter boring and I decided that Barry Trotter was more humorous and interesting.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Trotter better than Potter?,
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This review is from: Barry Trotter And The Shameless Parody (GOLLANCZ S.F.) (Paperback)
Barry is a truely brilliant book. It has an excellant humour, that portrays the funnier side of the original book. As a fan of the Harry Potter books, I found that Barry Trotter fantastic, with Bumblemore a personal highlight. But I found that a knowledge of the original books is essential before picking up any Barry Trotter book.
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