Like with Bored Of The Rings and The Soddit, I haven't read the original, i.e. The Silmarillion in this case. But this nifty little book, The Sellamillion, came with the other two in a cassette that I bought at the Boekenfestijn in April this year. The Boekenfestijn is a monthly event at which books are sold - duh! - at very low prices. And each month the location changes between Flanders and The Netherlands.

Anyway, as Bored Of The Rings and The Soddit were very entertaining and witty parodies of the original books, I do have to say that The Sellamillion also managed to put a smile on my face, on several occasions.

The dry humour, the witty dialogues, the word plays, ... it's sheer fun! On top of that, you don't have to have read Tolkien's works to appreciate and like these parodies.

Of course, the parodies are much more compact, not only in size, but also in number of pages and the story/ies being told.

In short, recommended material if you're in need of a laugh or just want some fast entertainment.

One point of critique: I'm not that fond of the songs or poems that were added at the end, in the appendices. But the stories are very nice. ( )