- Hardcover: 350 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz; Second Impression edition (16 Oct 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575075546
- ISBN-13: 978-0575075542
- Product Dimensions: 15 x 11.6 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 752,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Bingo Sac Grabbins is asked by the coughing wizard Gandef and some (oddly Welsh) dwarves to help them relieve the great dragon Smug of his gold. SF author and Tolkien scholar Adam Roberts has written a parody that is both hilarious and intelligent. With knowing digs at the fantasy genre in general and the mystique that has built around middle earth in particular this will make Tolkien's 21st century readers laugh in a way that BORED OF THE RINGS made his fans of 1969 laugh.
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Adam Roberts is 39 and Reader in English at London University. His first novel, Salt, was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. He has also published a number of academic works on both 19th century poetry and SF.
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In a hole, in a highly desirable and sought-after portion of the ground (the hole two doors along went for three hundred thou last month, near enough, although admittedly it was double-fronted and had a newly turfed roof) lived a soddit, the hero of our story. Read the first page
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In a hole, in a highly desirable and sought-after portion of the ground (the hole two doors along went for three hundred thou last month, near enough, although admittedly it was double-fronted and had a newly turfed roof) lived a soddit, the hero of our story. Read the first page
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Format:Audio CD
I bought the book but as I have reading problems,I needed the CD Audio Book "Oh Wow I laughed til I cried"!!! The CD brings the Characters to life and brings "So much Fun Into my Life"!!! Thank You A.R.R.R. Roberts for this Funny Story I totaly Enjoyed it.
Format:Paperback
If you have a great sense of humour and know the Lord of the Rings story, you will laugh at this. I couldn't stop laughing at it's stupidity. Brilliant writer. Great book.
Format:Paperback
Wow!! this book is soooo funny!!! I enjoyed it and could not put it down for laughing!!
If you enjoy the original or just want to read a spoof this is for you. Did you know that Wizards come from Dwarves?
If you come from Essex you may love the references to Lakeside etc. A really great read.
If you enjoy the original or just want to read a spoof this is for you. Did you know that Wizards come from Dwarves?
If you come from Essex you may love the references to Lakeside etc. A really great read.
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Could have been funnier
Swapping names like "Bilbo Baggins" for "Bingo 'Sac' Grabbings", you'd expect A.R.R.R. Roberts' 'The Soddit' to be an enjoyable romp and an entertaining parody of Tolkien's classic... Read more
Published on 8 Dec 2005 by Christopher Hall
The Soddit
Laugh, I nearly wet myself and if like me you've also read J.R.Tolken's The Hobbit you'll also be rivited to its pages.
An absolute joy to read! Read more
An absolute joy to read! Read more
Published on 24 May 2004 by Dcell
A disappointment.
THE STORY:
A humble, and fairly stupid, soddit is whisked off on an adventure by a group of Welsh dwarfs, boyo, and Gandef the hard of hearing wizard. Read more
A humble, and fairly stupid, soddit is whisked off on an adventure by a group of Welsh dwarfs, boyo, and Gandef the hard of hearing wizard. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2004 by Ian Tapley
It's about Gold!!!
Really, it's about gold, nothing else but gold, why else do you think 12 Welsh dwarfs and an aging, mostly deaf wizard would head off to a dragon's lair? Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2003 by Hedgewitch King
The funniest book i've read in a long time!
I've just finished reading this fantastic book and I couldn't put it down, it's the funniest book I've read since, 'the hitchikers guide to the galaxy' It is a parody of J.R. Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2003 by "vanchamatt"
Would be zero stars if I could do it.
What can I say, I don't want to sound like a pompous Tolkien fan, but this book is just aweful.
It did give me the occasional chuckle i must admit, but at the end of the book I... Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2003 by Mr. A. J. D. White
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