Barry Trotter and the Unnecessary Sequel: The Book Nobody Has Been Waiting For (GollanczF.) (Hardcover)

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Product Description

Here it is, just what the 100,000 fans who bought Barry Trotter and the Shameless Parody have been waiting for: the inevitable and thoroughly hilarious sequel to the bestselling spoof of the Potter phenomenon.
Not wild about Harry? Or just had enough of the hype? Try Barry, who, having saved the Hogwash School of Wizards from the unwelcome attention of Hollywood, is now ready to move on. He has married Ermine Cringer and they now have two relatively delightful children. The eldest is a skilled magician, but the youngest just seems to lack that conjurer's touch. Have Barry and Ermine given birth to...a MUDDLE?
Michael Gerber, a writer whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, Playboy, The Wall Street Journal, and on Saturday Night Live, once again produces a parody that will have readers--regardless of their views on Harry Potter--laughing uproariously.

About the Author

Michael Gerber is an American humour writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, Playboy, The Wall Street Journal and on Saturday Night Live.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Gollancz (September 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0575075589
• ISBN-13: 978-0575075580
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4.9 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,197,390 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just Another Sequel, September 7, 2004

By	Bryan Shane - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This parody is much more than a parody. At one point near the middle of the story the plot (if one can discern one) noticeably changes from simple random comedic parody to an independent commentary on prejudice and society which is more hard hitting than either the original of which this a parody or the first installment of which this is a sequel.

Also, it includes a very disturbing, yet pervasive explanation of conjuring as magical stealing of things already manufactured and owned by "Muddles." I remember such an explanation being proferred during an episode of the TV show "Bewitched" when Darin received a new space-age automobile prototype conjured up by a witch relative - which in actuality disappeared from its "mortal" testing facility the very same day initiating a nationwide search. Likewise in Hogwash, everything conjured is, in effect, instantaneously stolen from "Muddles."

It seems that the "Magickals" and the "Muddles" never were able to reconcile their mutual historical hatred for each other and this story comes very close to recounting a "final solution" whose end is the complete extermination of .... Well, you must really read the book. Not just an other sequel.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Worthy Sequel, if not Entirely up to Snuff, October 20, 2003

By	Aggie von S (Canada) - See all my reviews

Having read Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody and enjoyed it very much, I decided to have a go with the sequel when I chanced upon it in the bookstore, and it was well worth the price I paid for it. Just reading the synopsis on the inner jacket made me laugh out loud. I also really liked the way that they wrote out the (still) Obligatory Legal Mumbo Jumbo, and the disclaimers at the beginning of the book. Still incredibly funny. If you liked the original, you'll probably like the sequel, although bear in mind that it is not using the plot of any Potter novel per se, but it does use elements from the books that are outrageously funny. Pick it up now, you'll love it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars funny & clever, October 7, 2005

By	Michael O. Byrd (MEMPHIS, TN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the 2nd book in this series I've read and GERBER continues to make me laugh and find clever ways to spoof Harry Potter. You must be a fan of Harry Potter to really enjoy these books or you won't get half the references.

I defninitely recomend this book.