Bored of the Rings: A Parody of J.R.R. Tolkein's the Lord of the Rings
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (825 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0575099593 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 212 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Fleeing the Nozdrul, bored by acid-casualty Tim Benzedrine and harassed throughout by the minions of Sorhed, the fellowship move through a Middle Earth like no other. 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 more than 40 years. Pulling in references to popular culture and fantasy literature as a whole, this is a killingly effective parody of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. From the dreary Goddamn (Gollum) to the feckless Arrowroot (Aragorn), the bungling Goodgulf (Gandalf) to the timid, mean-minded boggies Frito (Frodo) and Dildo (Bilbo), no chara
. 'Anyway, I have a few small gifts for you,' and he produced a lumpy parcel, which Frito opened somewhat unenthusiastically in view of Dildo's previous going-away present the ring. Kenney and Henry N. It's dated--references to Nixon, drugs, and consumer products circa 1969 crowd every page--but darn it, Bored of the Rings is still funny nearly 30 years later: "'Goodbye, Dildo,' Frito said, stifling a sob. But I'm too old for that sort of thing now,' said the old boggie, feigning a state of total quadriplegia. 'I wish you were coming with us.' 'Ah, yes. Written in the gloaming of their college days, just before they started National Lampoon, Douglas C. Beard wrote Bored of the Rings. But the package only contained a short, Revereware sword, a bulletproof vest full of moth holes, and several well-thumbed novellas with titles like Elf Lust and Goblin Girl" Place yourself in the hands of these professional humorists: you won't be disappointed
. Beard lives in the Hamptons in the USA. Kenney died in 1980. The Harvard Lampoon was essentially Douglas Kenney and Henry Beard. They wrote BORED OF THE RINGS when they were students at Harvard. They then went on to form THE NATIONAL LAMPOON, a satirical institution in the '70s
"Narcs on Pigs!" according to Patrick Shepherd. 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. Neither Blasphemy Nor Shakespeare - just funny Okay, if you believe that certain works of art are sacred and that basing a parody on the Lord of the Rings is a sacrilege punishable by eternal damnation, then you're not going to like this book. One wonders why you would even take the time to read it, let alone review it. [And a cou. A Customer said Still gives me flashbacks.. I'm currently rereading The Lord of the Rings for the first time in several years.and every now and then, I get a sudden fit of the giggles as I flashback to Bored of the Rings (even though it's been several years since I read that, too!) It's strange to read of the meeting with Arago