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Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody (Barry Trotter #1)
WARNING: THIS ISN'T THE REAL THING...IT'S FUNNIER
"Stop that movie," Headmaster Alpo Bumblemore said, "or Hogwash is history "
Already overrun by brawling, fetid fans of the bestselling Barry Trotter books, Hogwash is certain to be pulled down brick by brick after Barry's new big-budget biopic debuts. So Barry Trotter, Ermine Cringer, and Lon Measly are
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Published
June 25th 2002
by Fireside Books
(first published 2001)
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In this satirized version of the Harry Potter series, Barry Trotter and friends try to stop Hollywood from making a film based on his life for fear that Hogwash School will be overrun by millions of rabid fans. To do so, they hatch a plan to kidnap the author of the Barry Trotter series, J.G. Rollins, who first interviewed and documented Trotter’s life adventures, and whom they assume controls the rights to the movie as well as the books. They later discover that she is being held in captivity b...more
Roisin
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I read this book and although I was confused (seems to be an extended theme in my reviews) at first if I liked it or not. However as I read on I found it to be hillarious and it's spontaneous way of creating odd situations for the characters. Also the ending really throws you, But it's a good throwing, it took me a while to catch up with the book but toher than that it was a wonderfully funny read.
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A hysterical wink and poke parody of the Harry Potter series. Barry Trotter is a n'er do well, a perpetual student at Hogwash. But a movie deal threatens his idylic slacker lifestyle. The humor ranges from sophmoric to sophisticated. Fair warning: this is really for adults only.
I'm not gonna finish this crap! And I'm not saying this because I Love Harry Potter and cannot laugh about parodies! It's just stupid and exaggerated! It's like the Author put every thought he had into one big bowl and picked randomly which one to use next!
As the title suggests this is a parody of the highly successful Harry Potter series. Barry is the “person” that Harry is based on. He sold his story to G.K. Rollins and has never left the Hogwash School of Magic because he is constantly surrounded by his leagues of muddle fans. In an attempt to stop the production of the movie version of one of the books he, Lon Measley and Ermine Cringer have an adventure taking them from England to New York and then on to L.A. This book has some funny mome...more
This was one of the dumbest things I ever read.
It tried too hard. It started out funny but got insanely annoying very, very fast. Skip it.
It tried too hard. It started out funny but got insanely annoying very, very fast. Skip it.
This is a spoof on Harry Potter. It is a short book, but I didn't think it was that funny. I would rather just read any Harry Potter book instead.
While trying to be funny, it fell into a sort of annoying crudeness, and the best part about it was getting it over with. Best skipped, I think.
Did you ever read Bored of the Rings? The Harvard Lampoon’s parody of Tolkien is one of the funniest little books I ever read. Crude, adolescent, and now terribly dated, it was also witty, inventive, and most of all funny. With fond memories of that parody in mind, I was looking forward to Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody. While it has all of the crudity and adolescence of it’s illustrious predecessor, it fall short in one major category. It isn’t all that funny. While the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire...more
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This a parody, obviously, of Harry Potter. Barry Trotter is in his eleventh year at Hogwash (22 years old), as there is unspoken agreement between him and the school that he's the biggest money-bringer-in. (Apparently students apply to the school.)In this book, he needs to stop the movie being made of J.G. Rollins's books about him. Why? Because there are already hundreds of Muddles (humans) camped out on Hogwash's front lawn, screaming for Barry, and if the movie gets out, there'll be more camp...more
Hogwash School for Wizards merupakan sekolah sihir paling terkenal di dunia sihir dan Barry Trotter merupakan muridnya yang paling terkenal. Semua kepopuleran itu berawal dari JG Rollins menerbitkan buku Barry Trotter and the Philosopher’s Scone (di Amerika diterbitkan dengan judul Barry Trotter and the Magic Biscuit) dan meraih sukses internasional. Barry menjadi bagian dari penting dari sekolah, terutama dari segi pendanaan, sehingga Hogwash setuju untuk mengijinkan Barry tinggal di Hogwash sa...more
An sich wäre es eine lustige Parodie auf Harry Potter gewesen.
An sich... und eigentlich.
Mittlerweile bin ich ja groß und ertrage Verrisse meines Fandoms (das war bei Akte X und Onkel Hotte's Parodie erheblich schwieriger), aber der hier ist einfach nicht wirklich gut gemacht.
Der Autor gibt das zwar selber unumwunden zu, aber von einer Parodie, über die ich mich amüsieren kann, erwarte ich wenigstens einen halbwegs vorhandenen Plot und eine gewisse Orientierung am / Nähe zum Origi...more
An sich... und eigentlich.
Mittlerweile bin ich ja groß und ertrage Verrisse meines Fandoms (das war bei Akte X und Onkel Hotte's Parodie erheblich schwieriger), aber der hier ist einfach nicht wirklich gut gemacht.
Der Autor gibt das zwar selber unumwunden zu, aber von einer Parodie, über die ich mich amüsieren kann, erwarte ich wenigstens einen halbwegs vorhandenen Plot und eine gewisse Orientierung am / Nähe zum Origi...more
I HATED IT. There are very few books that I will not finish and this is one of them. It bills itself as a parody of Harry Potter. It had the potential to be really funny, but I didn't find it funny. The facet that Gerber changed the names (Harry to Barry) wasn't too funny. He thought that being mean-spirited about everything would translate to humor, which it doesn't. I wish I could give it zero stars.
You don't really need to read this unless you're compelled to read everything related to Harry Potter. Mad Magazine's parodies of the films are funnier, albeit in a different genre. This parody certainly has its amusing points, and benefits from Gerber's affection for Harry Potter, but it's a mild parody of the content and the commercial exploitation of the books. There is no attempt to poke fun at Rowling's writing style (for example, there is not capitalized ADOLESCENT ANGST!), unlike the othe...more
I downloaded this audiobook from the library because it was available at the time. I now know why no one was on the waiting list. This lackluster book is not particularly funny or entertaining. Don't waste your time.
This is definitely the stupidest book I've read in a long time. It was kind of funny in parts, but mostly just ridiculous. Fortunately, it's not very long.
A funny parody, though definitely not for the kids. Worth a read if you have nothing better to do with your time, but I wouldn't go to any undo effort to find this book.
A hilarious parody of Harry Potter,worth a read just for the laughs! It was the alternative names that made me giggle!
Good for a laugh in some places if you're familiar with Harry Potter. Probably not funny at all if you aren't.
Ha I love this book. I remember seeing in WHSmiths & making my grandma buy me it! I totally recommend it!
Very weak entry, even considering the leeway necessary for this genre. I would not recommend this book.
Harry Potter was fantasy. This book is more in line with what a young wizard would do in the real world.
I tried to enjoy this book, but it was just awful. Very mean-spirited and not funny.
This will cheer you up no matter how down you are. You have to love his sense of humor.
Cute parody of Harry Potter, I listened to the audiobook, which made it better.
screamingly funny - a great send-up of the Potter franchise.
The most stupid and unfunny book I've ever started to read...
This is very hit and miss humour.... but without any hits.
Truly hilarious, Guaranteed to brighten a dreary day.
This was bad. Really really bad. Not funny.
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Parodist, author of Barry Trotter series, parodies of Harry Potter books. Also known as Mike Gerber or Michael Allen Gerber.
For the business author, see Michael E. Gerber.
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For the business author, see Michael E. Gerber.
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