Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody

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Title: Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized ParodyAuthor: Michael Gerber
Publisher: Fireside/Simon & Schuster
Year: 2001
Genre: Humorous, Harry Potter
176 pagesYou don't really need to read this unless you're compelled to read everything related to Harry Potter. Mad Magazine's parodies of the films are funnier, albeit in a different genre. This parody certainly has its amusing points, and benefits from Gerber's affection for Harry Potter, but it's a mild parody of the content and the commercial exploitation of the books. There is no attempt to poke fun at Rowling's writing style (for example, there is not capitalized ADOLESCENT ANGST!), unlike the otherwise-weak Doon or the robust and still-entertaining Bored of the Rings. Still, Gerber's book manages to be something of its own as well as a parody, and is