Friday, February 3, 2012

Parody: The Hunger Pains

I have a confession.  I'm currently reading The Hunger Pains by the Harvard Lampoon (they also wrote Nightlight and Bored of the Rings) and I can't stop laughing.  This wasn't really on my top list of books to read, but it's small so I decided to read it on my way into work and...

BAD IDEA.

I was laughing so much and so loudly that I had to put it away.  I really don't like any form of attention on the subway (like most NYers) but I was sad to put it down.

So what's it about?  It's a parody of the Hunger Games (if you hadn't figured that out) featuring Kantkiss Neverclean, Prin (for Princsess), Buterball (the cat/dog), Pita Malarkey and Carol Handsomestein.  I was going to copy some of my favorite parts so far, but I started laughing too much.. so read them for yourself!

If the news is depressing you and you need a good laugh.  I actually recommended this one.  

Want to read a few pages?  Click here!  And enjoy the trailer:


Review

"The Hunger Pains really struck a chord with me." —Kantkiss, protagonist of The Hunger Pains

"Instead of the Bible, rooms should come with a copy of The Hunger Pains."  —Sheraton Hotel Memo

"This book makes me wish I'd never been shot."  —Abraham Lincoln

"The book always falls through my hands, but in an undeniably funny way." —A Ghost

7 comments:

iselby said...

Oh, would you look at that?! I made a post!

Peddie said...

BWAHAHAHAHahahaha... I want to both read AND see it. I remember once when Nicole actually read all of "Bored of the Rings" one night she slept over at my house, and kept reading parts aloud that would send us into fits of unstoppable laughter.

oh sigh...

iselby said...

I think that is the key to parodies... to only be read aloud the funny parts. Halfway through I'm losing some steam, but the funny parts still make me laugh!

Peddie said...

I'm a little more interested in seeing this movie than the real one...

Peddie said...

so... did they just make the trailer, or is it really a movie? I still want to see it.

(also.. I am making posts! Does nobody see them?!?!)

and... oh wait. We are the only ones here. hmmm.

iselby said...

I don't think it's a real movie... but if it is I might watch it!

Peddie said...

I love it where she slurps on juice... and "the beard will!"