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singalana's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Loru sorbusten herrasta on parodia Taru sormusten herrasta -kirjoista. Luonnollisesti kaikkein eniten teoksesta saa irti jos lähdemateriaali on tuttu. Parodia on paikoin roisia ja kirja liikkuu tarkoituksellisesti huonon maun rajamailla. Alunperin kirja on julkaistu 1969, joten kaikki vitsit eivät varmasti uppoa samalla tavalla tänään kuin silloin kun kirja kirjoitettiin. Ja se lienee sanomattakin selvää, että kaikki vitsit eivät uppoa muutenkaan. Kaikkein eniten kirjasta saanevat irti lähdeteoksen ystävät ja vihamiehet.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexual content, Alcohol, and War
millavera's review
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
optimisticbooknerd's review
A funny parody of Lord of the rings (if the title didn't make it obvious) it wasn't bad but it was a little hard to really get into. It wasn't bad but it doesn't feel right to give it anything higher. the cover is also pretty cool :)
maxramsay's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
j_r_bennett's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-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? No
5.0
cheericrow23's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
3.0
A solid parody and I'm surprised it got printed honestly
mauro_german's review against another edition
2.0
Pongo finalizado pero no es así , lo abandoné precisamente en la mitad, no quería seguir perdiendo tiempo de lectura en esto. No suelo abandonar libros , por más que me lleve su tiempo suelo terminarlos pero este se me hizo cuesta arriba. Primero por la traducción al español horrible y poco fiel y segundo porque el humor esta caduco producto de una época y no pudo envejecer dignamente. Esperaba algo en la linea de "Mundo Disco" o "Guía del autoestopista galáctico"pero claramente no da la talla.
pato_myers's review
3.0
Quick and fun read. There is a bit of dirty humor that doesn't really appeal to me, but there are various other types of humor that did. I just enjoyed that this book was so short and it still hit so many plot points from the original work.
wannabekingpin's review
2.0
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As the title suggest, this is a parody of Lord of the Rings. Absurd kind of humor, which is very much not for everyone, and very much not for me. It felt childish and tasteless majority of the time, and there wasn't a damn joke I found funny, which is disappointing, because I like funny things, and I really wanted funny things, that's why I got the damn book in the first place.
Anyway, Frito gets his heirloom One Ring that can rule all the others, at least those that weren't lost or recalled for manufacturer errors, and thus now has to go on an adventure to destroy this evil thing. The voyage is scary, so first one has to form a Brotherhood, but, really, no one wants to go on this dumb trip, so they just push one another forth, until no one's left and a Brotherhood is formed out of offered up men, not volunteers. Really, no one wanted this adventure.
I can give this book a 2 out of 5, for at least it was well written. Other than that, the puns didn't work, the jokes were childish and not funny, and the dirty stuff was just tasteless. Not for me. For someone maybe tho, because humor is really a personal thing.
As the title suggest, this is a parody of Lord of the Rings. Absurd kind of humor, which is very much not for everyone, and very much not for me. It felt childish and tasteless majority of the time, and there wasn't a damn joke I found funny, which is disappointing, because I like funny things, and I really wanted funny things, that's why I got the damn book in the first place.
Anyway, Frito gets his heirloom One Ring that can rule all the others, at least those that weren't lost or recalled for manufacturer errors, and thus now has to go on an adventure to destroy this evil thing. The voyage is scary, so first one has to form a Brotherhood, but, really, no one wants to go on this dumb trip, so they just push one another forth, until no one's left and a Brotherhood is formed out of offered up men, not volunteers. Really, no one wanted this adventure.
I can give this book a 2 out of 5, for at least it was well written. Other than that, the puns didn't work, the jokes were childish and not funny, and the dirty stuff was just tasteless. Not for me. For someone maybe tho, because humor is really a personal thing.