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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Touchstone (November 26, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1476763674
  • ISBN-13: 978-1476763675
  • Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.5 x 8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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1.0 out of 5 starsHorrible. Reading this book at work made me want to do my job.
By GHERU on December 18, 2013
Format: Paperback
The Wobbit: A Parody
Written by: The Harvard Lampoon
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Published: November 26, 2013
Price: $13.99 Paperback

Maybe it’s from growing up with the Naked Gun movies, maybe it’s from my lifelong enjoyment of “Weird” Al, maybe its the genius that is South Park, or maybe it’s all Mel Brooks’ fault, but I know, deep down in the cockles of my heart, that “parody” does not have to mean “stupid.” There can be plot, character development, themes, motifs, and all those other things that “real” stories have, along with the references and the funny. Sadly, The Harvard Lampoon’s newest book, The Wobbit: A Parody fails to live up to what I know a parody book can and should be.

From the solicitation:

When Aaron Sorkinshield and his band of Little People embark on a quest across Widdle Wearth to reclaim the hoard of Academy Awards stolen from them by the lonely Puff the Magic Dragon, senile wizard Dumbledalf suggests an unlikely and completely unqualified accomplice: Billy Bagboy, an unassuming wobbit dwelling in terrorist-riddled Wobbottabad.

<<Along the way, the company faces internet trolls, moblins, one really big spider that must be at least an inch and a half wide, and slightly worse. But as they journey from the wonders of Livinwell to the terrors of Jerkwood and beyond, Billy will find that there is more to him than anyone—Tolkien included—ever dreamed. Propelled to his destiny by a series of courageous adventures and indented paragraphs, Billy will set out on the greatest YOLO of all time…one that leads deep into the dark caverns hiding a mysterious man named Goldstein, who’s just trying to have a nice Seder.>>

I’ll admit, reading this description of the book put me in a good mood.Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 starsnot up to their usual
By D. Henderson on January 6, 2014
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Actually, I was expecting more. Bored of the Rings was one of the funniest parodies I've ever read and I had expectations of the same for the Wobbit, it truly let me down.
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1.0 out of 5 starsA read floater in the bowl.
By Dennis D. on March 1, 2016
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The service, and delivery were timely and very satisfactory. The book itself had exactly two laughable jokes. The rest was painful to read. Tedious and boring. Amazing how bad considering that I still love to reread "Bored of the Rings". No matter how much you might want to try this book, do not buy it.
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4.0 out of 5 starsFun, fast read for the geek in you
By Dan Proctor on October 31, 2014
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This it pretty good. I liked "Bored of the Rings" and "Doom" better, but it's still a good read.
Short and snappy, I have to confess as an older reader I had to google some of the hip phraseology.
Get this for your geeky relatives, they'll love it.
Fantasy fans, hobbit fans, sci fi fans (maybe, they would like Doom), will enjoy this book.
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2.0 out of 5 starsNot as amusing as I'd hoped
By Bill Weinberger on January 25, 2014
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I really wanted to like this book. My recollections of its predecessor Bored of the Rings are of an uneven, but chuckle-filled, delight that I wanted to share with my friends. Unfortunately, this book is only uneven, sprinkled with a few smirks, and I can't recommend it.

It's a shame, really. Tolkien's books seem like a prime target for parody. As are the overblown films that Peter Jackson makes out of them (and I enjoy the heck out of both). If parody is defined as a deliberate copy done for comic effect, this book only vaguely fits the definition. All that is borrowed from the original work is a rough outline of the plot (with little comic effect) that is used to string together a hodge podge of cultural reference one-liners that don't even come close to telling a story.

A few jokes are amusing. There are some good shots at Aaron Sorkin and the walk-and-talk. Dumbledalf's conflation of the worlds of The Hobbit and Harry Potter brought a couple of smiles. Also humorous were characters like L. Ron and his disciples, the Internet Trolls (actual trolls), and the idea of Elvisking.

What didn't work at all was the character of Billy Bagboy, the obvious stand-in for Bilbo Baggins. Rather than be the charming, confused, and frightened center of the story and thoughtful representative for the reader, he was presented as an obese, lazy oaf. Without a likable character for the reader to identify with, the book counted on its jokes to drag the reader through to the end. And since most of the jokes seemed to misfire, it was a real slog to push through the whole thing.

Read the cover. Skim the first chapter or two. If you're laughing out loud, or even giggling, you might enjoy this. If not, I'm afraid it doesn't get any better and you should give this book a pass.

[Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book for review.]
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1.0 out of 5 starsA Pitiful Parody
By Jef Hubbard on December 9, 2013
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My first exposure to the lads at Harvard Lampoon was back in 1974 when I bought my first copy of "Bored of the Rings." That remains to this day the funniest book I have ever read. I purchased a copy of "The Wobbit" hoping it would at least compare. I was severely disappointed. Rather than being witty and biting satire and true parody it was just rampant with infantile potty humor that seemed to be mainly there for shock value and little else.

It seems that the ivied halls of academia are dropping further and further down the learning curve. I'm afraid Harvard has become little better than your average middle school.

Sad, really.
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