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Bored of the Rings: a Parody of J. R. R. Tolkein's The Lord of the Rings (Hardcover)

by Henry N. Beard (Author), Douglas C. Kenney (Author), The Harvard Lampoon (Author) "When Mr Dildo Bugger of Bug End grudgingly announced his intention of throwing a free feed for all the boggies in his part of the..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz; New edition edition (6 Sep 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575073624
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575073623
  • Product Dimensions: 16.1 x 12.1 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 166,409 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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First published in 1969, Bored of the Rings quickly became a cult book for its relentless, slapstick pastiche of The Lord of the Rings. Gollancz's 2001 edition marks the first appearance in Britain and in hardback.

Authors Beard and Kenny carry irreverence cheerfully beyond the borders of good taste. For some, it's a hilarious antidote to uncritical worship of Tolkien. For others, it's outright blasphemy. You choose...

Here's the formula. Take the rough plot of The Lord of the Rings. Give everyone daft names: Bilbo Baggins becomes Dildo Bugger, Sauron is Sorhed, and the hobbits Merry, Pippin and Sam are now the boggies Moxie, Pepsi and Spam. Make them all cowardly, dumb, self-serving and/or insane. Cram Middle Earth with droll American brand names, some now rather dated...

Bored of the Rings lurches drunkenly through Tolkien's narrative, scrawling graffiti on noble citadels and firing off gags with such machine-gun speed that something hits the funny bone on almost every page. A warning: "The halberd has fallen! The fewmets have hit the windmill!" A doom-laden prophecy: "Five-eleven's your height, one-ninety your weight, you cash in your chips around page eighty-eight."

Some pokes at the original are quite shrewd. The tiresomely lyrical Tom Bombadil mutates with hideous plausibility into dope freak Tim Benzedrine: "Toke-a-lid! Smoke-a-lid! Pop the mescalino!" Tortuous arguments about the disposal of the Ring are neatly condensed to: "'Alas,' explained Goodgulf." (Guess who?)

Cheap laughs abound despite occasional misfires. Even the map is chuckleworthy. But as the US paperback jacket warned, those who revere Tolkien "will not touch this gobbler with a ten-foot battle-lance". --David Langford

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Sometimes childish, sometimes rude, always clever and always very, very funny this book has delighted most, and outraged a few, Tolkien fans in the US for nearly 30 years. Pulling in references to popular culture and fantasy literature as a whole this is a killingly effective parody of Lord of the Rings. From the dreary Goddamn (Gollum), to the feckless Arrowroot (Aragorn), the bungling Goodgulf (Gandalf) to the timid, meanminded boggies Frito (Frodo) and Dildo (Bilbo) no character is safe. Fleeing the Nozdrul, bored by acid-casualty Tim Benzedrine and harrassed throughout by the minions of Sorhed the fellowship move through a Middle Earth like no other. Short, sharp and very much to the point even Tolkien would be hard-pressed to surpress a giggle at Bored of the Rings.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Narcs on Pigs!, 28 Dec 2003
By Patrick Shepherd "hyperpat" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bored Of The Rings (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)
Need a little break from all the horrid seriousness of the day? Then this marvelously inventive parody should hit just the spot. From the hilarious twisted names of Dildo and Frito Bugger, Goodgulf the wizard, Gimlet the dwarf and Legolam the elf to the equally twisted representations of the Boggies in the Sty and the Riders of Roi-Tan and their merino sheep, to the exacting depiction of college life of the Forward, each page will bring a smile, a chuckle, and an outright belly-laugh.

I read Lord of the Rings when it was first published in paperback in 1965, and like many others fell totally in love with Tolkien's marvelous sense of language and incredibly detailed world building. When Bored of the Rings came out in 1969, I immediately grabbed it, as I grabbed everything else remotely dealing with Middle Earth. My shekels were well spent in this case, and I always remember some of these perverted alternative scenes whenever I re-read the original. This book follows the plot line of the original very closely, boiling down the original 1200 pages to this book's 150 and managing to cover every major scene, which is quite a feat.

Clearly though, as a parody, this book is not a stand-alone. Much of its humor derives from the reader's knowledge of the original. It also helps if you're old enough to remember some of the television commercials of the sixties, as otherwise some of the references in this book will pass over your head. There are also some pokes at certain Presidents, TV series, movies, cultural icons, and the hippie and drug-laced counter-culture of the day.

Like many good things, this book is best devoured in small bites, a few pages a day, stopping before your humor-detector collapses from over-stimulation. A great way to relax for a few minutes at the end of the day.

--- Reviewed by Patrick Shepherd (hyperpat)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Buy! Buy! Buy!, 25 Oct 2003
This review is from: Bored Of The Rings (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)
I purchased the original print of "Bored Of The Rings" from Forbidden Planet in London some 17 years ago. Fans of the Great Work will love it, as will newcomers who have seen the films but not yet read the book. Bored of the Rings is a well-executed genuine parody that stands by itself. While it bases itself on and pokes fun at a similarly named book, it is well-executed and extremely entertaining. Miss this re-print at your peril. PS, Dune fans should check out National Lampoon's "Doon". Fancy a beer?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth it!!!!, 12 Oct 2003
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This book is great!! I love Lord of the Rings but this book is just so funny. The name changes in relation to the names in the book are hilarious and there is plenty more inside. Well worth a read!!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Bored? You will be if you read this.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Original Parody!!!
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1.0 out of 5 stars A dull, tedious little book
I was bought this book as a Christmas present and sincerely wish that my friend had saved his money. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Undeniably Clever
Ive read the books more than once, Ive seen the films. But I was still swept back into the world which nobody can fail to fall in love with. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Bleedin' Marvellous!
As soon as I saw the featureless area of the Bored of the Rings Map labelled "The Flat Mountains", I was hooked! Read more
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I bought this book a lifetime ago. Each time I have moved house I have retreived it from the packing cases and read it again. Read more
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