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'[a] ridiculously enjoyable anti-fairytale a witty and engaging treat. I read it in one sitting with a big smile on my face' Becky Stradwick (Borders UK), The Bookseller
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Blart is not an average boy. He lives on a pig farm with his grandfather and doesn't care about being heroic or famous or legendary, but he does know that if you want to catch a pig you have to sneak up behind it and take it by surprise. So when a great wizard visits and explains that humankind depends on Blart joining his quest, Blart says no - until the wizard threatens his pigs. Reluctantly, Blart embarks on a very epic quest stuffed with brilliant characters: a feisty princess who likes dragons, a warrior who's a big softie at heart, a disaffected dwarf, and evil Zorab, trapped in a mountain, waiting for his minions to dig him out.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As this is a Childrens book - my 10 year old loved it - he laughed out loud every time he picked it up.
He's looking forward to the next Blart book.
He's looking forward to the next Blart book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was very funny Blart is a great character he is horrid and doesn't want to be a hero. He meets a powerful wizard Capablanca who doesn't like to admit it when he's wrong, they meet a warrior Beowulf who wants to be a Knight, they meet a moody Princess, Princess Lois and a dwarf who doesn't like the word short Tungsten and Pig the horse with wings.
Great funny book.
Great funny book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
WARNING, SPOILERS AHEAD. Blart is like Shrek, a parody of the fantasy genre though while Shrek parodies the fairytale side of fantasy, Blart is more of a skit of the swords and sorcery area. But it's much more than that. Whilst being witty, intelligent, satirical and at times utterly hilarious it is also a story very much in its own right. There are some very dark moments when it actually looks like the forces of evil will prevail. Blart is not your stereotypical unlikely hero. He's stroppy, lazy, unattractive and a brat although at times you can't help but sympathise for him and despite his apparent lack of intelligence he can come out with some surprising bursts of wit. For example when Beowulf is about to be devoured by sharks, the warrior cries "Help I can't swim" to which Blart dryly remarks "Learn fast." The book is heavily steeped in black humour.
The story starts when the wise and all-powerful wizard Capablanca (think Gandalf only funnier and more egotistical) arrives at the farm where Blart and his acid-tongued grandfather (who is not all he appears) live and tells Blart that he is the first-born son of a first-born son of a first-born son going all the way back to the dawn of time and it is his destiny to come with Capablanca to stop an evil cult from releasing the Dark Lord Zoltab (think Sauron except he actually has the decency to show up) from his underground prison. There's just one problem; Blart is lazy, selfish, obsessed with looking after his pigs (the only creatures in the world he seems to have any affection for) and could't care less about the world coming to an end. Fortunately for mankind Capablance is too clever for that and forces Blart to accompany him on his journey. On their quest, Blart and Capablance meet the mighty warrior Beowulf or Beo as he is unfortunately nicknamed (think Aragorn only more incompetant and a bit more selfish), the hot-tempered Princess Lois (think Princess Fiona only much more angry) and the dwarf, Cobalt (think Gimli only ... well, Gimli). The adorable thing about the characters is that they're not perfect, far from it but they really do care about saving the world, except possibly Blart but even he isn't completely cold. And Dominic Barker's humour is completely off the wall. He takes the same traditional plot devices like an old tavern and a magnificent city of nic people and such like and turns them into something funny, not a cliche has been missed and in a way he's taken that old thing, the fantasy adventure, which has been redone countless times since Lord of the Rings became fashionable and has turned it into a thoroughly original and very amusing thing.
The story starts when the wise and all-powerful wizard Capablanca (think Gandalf only funnier and more egotistical) arrives at the farm where Blart and his acid-tongued grandfather (who is not all he appears) live and tells Blart that he is the first-born son of a first-born son of a first-born son going all the way back to the dawn of time and it is his destiny to come with Capablanca to stop an evil cult from releasing the Dark Lord Zoltab (think Sauron except he actually has the decency to show up) from his underground prison. There's just one problem; Blart is lazy, selfish, obsessed with looking after his pigs (the only creatures in the world he seems to have any affection for) and could't care less about the world coming to an end. Fortunately for mankind Capablance is too clever for that and forces Blart to accompany him on his journey. On their quest, Blart and Capablance meet the mighty warrior Beowulf or Beo as he is unfortunately nicknamed (think Aragorn only more incompetant and a bit more selfish), the hot-tempered Princess Lois (think Princess Fiona only much more angry) and the dwarf, Cobalt (think Gimli only ... well, Gimli). The adorable thing about the characters is that they're not perfect, far from it but they really do care about saving the world, except possibly Blart but even he isn't completely cold. And Dominic Barker's humour is completely off the wall. He takes the same traditional plot devices like an old tavern and a magnificent city of nic people and such like and turns them into something funny, not a cliche has been missed and in a way he's taken that old thing, the fantasy adventure, which has been redone countless times since Lord of the Rings became fashionable and has turned it into a thoroughly original and very amusing thing.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent read! More please!
This book is just as good as the other two if not funnier! These books have everything going for them, adventure, humour, excellent characters, a fantasy setting. Read more
Published 6 months ago by R. Burrows
Wow
Why is this not more popular than Harry potter, it's certainly better. Be prepared to laugh your butt off. I love this book and so did my class of year 4 kids.
Published 18 months ago by Edward mack
Great
A great book with loads of adventure and action of course and a big bounch of magic... great:)
Recomender for everyone
Recomender for everyone
Published on 4 Jun 2010 by Jakub Derlukiewicz
Trojan War parody
More in the hilarious Blart series.
The first one was a parody of lord of the rings
The second was a follow up to that parody
This one seems to be a parody of... Read more
The first one was a parody of lord of the rings
The second was a follow up to that parody
This one seems to be a parody of... Read more
Published on 15 July 2008 by Ap Diver
hilarious
a fantasticly?? funny read
if u want a laugh, definetly read this book
darker @ the end
but still good
if u want a laugh, definetly read this book
darker @ the end
but still good
Published on 4 Feb 2008 by reading fool
Blart,, what a dude !
My 9 year old got this book for his birthday,and I have spent the last week and a bit reading it to him and his 7 year old brother
All 3 of us laughed more than we... Read more
All 3 of us laughed more than we... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2007 by Ms. J. Le Grove
This book is awesome!!
This book is awesome! It's so funny and gripping, i was literally glued to it even when i was doing something else really exciting (climbing down a beautiful mountain). Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2007 by Louisa Brooks
BLART
My son is 8 and thoroughly enjoyed this book, I heard him laughing on several occasions. He is now passing it on to his friends.
Published on 3 May 2006 by N. J. Harris
Blart, a hero against all odds
I found Blart a hilarious character and the book is full of good jokes. I laughed loads of times. I found the pigs funny. Read more
Published on 24 April 2006 by Anon Nemus
Hilarious
I don't get what the last guy is going on about. This is the funniest book I've read for ages - I laughed out loud time after time (and how often does a book make you do... Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2006 by "lakelandwalker"
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