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Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody
Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody
Author: Michael Gerber
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...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780743244282
ISBN-10: 0743244281
Publication Date: 6/25/2002
Pages: 176
Rating:
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
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2.8 stars, based on 35 ratings
Publisher: Fireside
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Audio Cassette
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Cheese avatar reviewed Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody on + 324 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Surprisingly a very good book. I wouldn't recommend it for young readers, more for the older Harry Potter fans. There is some strong language and perceived adult situations. I wasn't laughing out loud reading this but I found that I couldn't put it down. It's about an older Harry Potter (in the book named Barry Trotter) that refuses to grow up and is living on the coattails of his fame at Hogwash being a basic lazy, out of work, bum. His quest is to stop the "Barry Trotter" movie from being made. If it gets made then Hogwash closes down and he must actually get a job. Like I said, a surprisingly good, entertaining book.
silverferret0201 avatar reviewed Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody on
Helpful Score: 1
Very disappointing. I had heard a lot of good things about this book, and was assured that as a Harry Potter fan with a sense of humor I would like it. I didn't find it funny at all, and thought that it seemed very forced, like the author didn't really have any material to work with and was stretching for things to add in. There are only so many times one can read about unwashed hordes of fans before it ceases to be funny, and the whole thing with Lon kinda missed the mark to me. I've read better Harry Potter parodies on the internet. Do not recommend.
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reviewed Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody on + 18 more book reviews
Not a book for kids, unless you want them reading about used condoms and how every Hogwash teacher has some sort of sexual perversion (like blow-up dolls). I did find much of the story ammusing but really wished that the sexual dirt and crap could have been left out. Why can't they just write a good funny book? I guess I must be one of those uptight moms described on the back of the cover.
There were several times that I laughed out loud, many were even before the story began, so make sure you read every single word on every single page. Sadly the story went kinda off and the ending was a real let down. I was expecting it to end with a real huge laugh, but it was just one of those "Oh how nice, he did the right thing and turned out to be a good guy" endings.
reviewed Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody on + 16 more book reviews
Same book as Barry Trotter and the Shameless Parody- just under different titles.
Erinyes avatar reviewed Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody on + 279 more book reviews
If you've read the originals, you'll get the jokes. I wasn't all that entertained though.


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