leannaaker's review
This was a cute parody of Lord of the Rings.... some goofy, corny jokes in this. Just similar enough in names and events to really make this funny.
xherdanjackiri's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
vacanthungarian's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Ok... So. If you liked spaceballs, this book is for you. If you like off the wall slapstick comedy, this book is for you. On the scale of 1 to Terry Pratchett, this is Douglas Adams level of forced humour.
Alright, I'll be fair. It's not that terrible in terms of writing. Occasionally the author(s) got a little carried away with trying to cram as much funny description in as possible, that they kind of dragged it out needlessly.
But it is readable. But also a bit stupid.
Not my cuppa. Maybe if I was 8.
Alright, I'll be fair. It's not that terrible in terms of writing. Occasionally the author(s) got a little carried away with trying to cram as much funny description in as possible, that they kind of dragged it out needlessly.
But it is readable. But also a bit stupid.
Not my cuppa. Maybe if I was 8.
jacalata's review
2.0
I found it very hard to get through this, felt like it might have been ok as a short story but wasn't worth expanding all the way out. Worth a look at least but don't expect too much.
fantasyfairy's review against another edition
Far too silly, glasses with fake noses and sheep turning into fire hydrants? No thanks!
nat20charisma's review
I like the idea, but it’s just not executed well. Most of the writing is the authors patting themselves on the back for content that they think is funny. They tried so hard to make it the opposite of lord of the rings that it isn’t even funny. You can also tell it’s written by men, so I was immediately turned off from the second page by their description of a busty, desperate elf.
fifteenthjessica's review
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Bored of the Rings is a Lord of the Rings parody that condenses J. R. R. Tolkien’s famous epic fantasy into roughly 160 pages. Sometimes it’s a brilliant farce that demonstrates a familiarity with Tolkien’s work down to the sentence level, and other times it’s an unfunny wreck that confuses references to brand names and weird sex acts (often involving animals) with actual punchlines.
Probably the best moments were times when descriptions featured a mix of sweeping epic fantasy descriptions and crude or silly happenings, like comparing Boggie dwellings to “a series of disappointing bowel movements” made by a dragon or any of Goodgulf’s outfits. The worst were the references, many of which, in the time since the book’s publication, are no longer relevant, so I’m quite confident that my lack of in depth knowledge of the laxative Serutan caused a few jokes to fly over my head. Fortunately, there are footnotes to explain many of these, and most are actually quite witty like the recall of Anacin Skywalker or implying that Grand Theft Auto is an adaptation of Valley of Trolls.
I like stories with vibrant and varied characters, and many times the principle characters blended into a blob of the most stupid and cowardly assholes I’ve ever read about. In fact, the prologue about Boggies achieves a D&D orc tier of creating a society composed entirely of horrible people.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Torture, War, Sexual content, Violence, and Police brutality
It is worth noting the frequency of the references to off screen, bizarre sex acts which includes impregnating anthropomorphized carrots. Also, the Roi-Tan are humorous but unsubtle parodies of Germans and includes some references to Nazis, such as the "defense" that many Nazi soldiers used in regard to WWII and the Holocaust.