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Title: Bored of the Rings: A Parody of J.R.R. Tolkien's the Lord of the Rings by Harvard Lampoon Staff, Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney ISBN: 0-451-45261-5 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: July, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00

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Average Customer Rating: 3.88 (178 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Outrageously funny!
Comment: In this outrageous parody of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, we get to follow the preposterous antics of an unbelievable group of misfits out to unmake a ring, and destroy an evil power. Goodgulf the wizard leads Frito, Spam, Moxie, Pepsi, Stomper the Ranger (he has many names), Bromosel, Gimlet the dwarf and Legolam the elf across Lower Middle Earth, as they dodge the evil pig-riding Nozdrul, foul Narcs and other baddies, on their way to dark Fordor.

As you can tell from the summary above, this book is not to be taken seriously! It is outrageously funny! Can a reader ever forget the four boggies meeting with the wild Tom Benzedrine and his magical lady Hashberry? No! Indeed, hardly a RPG session passes when one of us does not quote from this hilarious tome: "'Then we must head east,' said Goodgulf gesturing with his wand to where the sun was setting redly in a mass of sea-clouds."

This book is laugh-out-loud funny, and should be read by every fan of the great Tolkien. I recommend it wholeheartedly!

Rating: 4
Summary: Priceless, irreverent bit of literary (cough) history
Comment: I thought this book was a hoot a few decades ago. I read it right after my first time reading The Lord of the Rings; I was just a teenager then (never you mind what year that was!) Oh, I was appalled at first at seeing my beloved Holy Characters satirized, but, it IS good to laugh at things we hold sacred, sometimes, and frankly I think The Perfessor would get a chuckle out of it too.

But now that I'm older and have re-read it, well, let's face it - it was written by college students. Witty and intelligent college students, who would be fun to hang around with at a party, and after the party my sides might well be aching with laughter even more than my head would be, but still - I wouldn't call this Harvard Lampoon creation a high quality literary parody or satire. Maybe it's just that since those days, I've been spoiled by the likes of Terry Pratchet and Douglas Adams, who are true masters of fantasy-type humor.

Bored of the Rings is still a pretty good guffaw for the money, though, and since its publication WAS after all a true historical chunk of the whole huge Lord of the Rings Phenomenon of the 60's, no serious Tolkien-memorabilia collection is complete without it. Get the original edition if you can - true Tolkien-buffs will certainly Grok the disclaimer that the authors parodied on the back of the 60's edition: "This book was published with the sole intention of making a fast buck, and respectors of certain other living authors won't touch this gobbler with a fifty foot battle lance."

Rating: 5
Summary: Beware the Ballhog and Prepare To Laugh Yourself Silly!
Comment: This week I would like to review a book that hold a special place in my history. I have read this book more times than any other. When recommending it I tend to start reading it again.

This slim volume manages to grasp all of the finer points of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic series and turns them on their heads. The book follows the adventures of Dildo Bugger as he journeys to destroy the ring he carries. From the opening lines of the first chapter, It's My Party and I'll Snub Who I Want To, to Goodgulf's battle with the Ballhog all the way to the final destruction of the ring this book is one of the funniest I have ever read (and that includes The Tick).

BORED OF THE RINGS is currently available in a trade paperback edition. If you enjoyed Tolkien's original and have a sense of humor I highly recommend that you locate a copy of this book and read it right away. Your endorphin levels will thank you.

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