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"Bored of the Rings is a witty parody of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. It tells the stories of all three books in one much shorter paperback. It's only real intention is to be entertaining and it achieves it in style. A laugh from beginning to end. " Louise Karczmarz, Resident Harvard Lampoon Scholar
"This is a parody of Lord of the Rings. In this version, Gandalf is a discredited charlatan, Gimli and Legolas are constantly at each other's throats, Aragorn murders Faramir to get the crown, and Saruman is an independent businessman just trying to make a living." Steve, Resident Harvard Lampoon Scholar

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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%

Tone of book - humorous or laughable
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - magical artifact
Parody Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Cultural problems, alien culture Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - explorer
Age: - 40's-50's - long lived adults
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - teleportation - Invisibility
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male - magical being
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes - deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Water - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society - very controlled society
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
How much dialogue? - mostly dialog - significantly more dialog than descript

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