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Barry Trotter And The Dead Horse by Michael Gerber
01/03/2006 . Source: Sue Davies 
pub: Gollancz. 306 page reduced size paperback. Price: £ 5.99 (UK). ISBN: 0-575-07692-5. Buy from Amazon US - Buy from Amazon UK
nb: US titles may only be available from Amazon US, and UK titles from Amazon UK. check out website: www.orionbooks.co.uk
Needing the money is not a good enough reason for writing a book but as it worked so well for J.K. Rowling can I deny the author of this blatant acknowledged rip-off of the story of a young wizard?
This time Barry Trotter is having to go through a year in his school life again. He is put under deep hypnosis in an attempt to find why he decided to stop growing. As he relives the school year meeting a girl, his best friend becoming a dog and another attempt on his life, Barry realises that it's all horribly familiar; as indeed do we.
All his misdeeds are being shown here in their grisly glory. Once again, he has to explain to Bumblemore why he has been snogging with both males and females, why he is a disgrace to even such a school as Hogwash. Yes, Barry is not a particularly nice person and you wouldn't invite him to tea unless you had laced it with bromide.
Yes, it's another cynical attempt to take money off you for an inferior story but wait, it's actually an intelligent, witty, and funny story. It has an occasional cringe-making moment but it's a relief from the wholesome goodness that is the purely whole milk Harry Potter, so good luck to 'em and where do I sign?
Sue Davies
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