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It is little secret that I think that Christopher Moore is one of the funniest writers currently putting ink to page. Whether he's writing about playing stone the adulteress with Jesus, talking fruit bats or a schizophrenic former B-movie star who still believes that she's a warrior babe of the outlands, Moore almost never fails to leave you panting on the floor with tears in your eyes and lungs aching for air. Needless to say, I was all up ons Fool when I first heard of it.
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A shaggalious good time!
Christopher Moore nails it again with his twisted take on King Lear from the point of view of the Fool. Pocket, a sarcastic, manipulating, horny little court jester, takes us for a wild ride of shagging, fighting, shagging, warring, shagging, murdering, shagging.... you get the point.
Oh, and there's a ghost.
There's always a bloody ghost!
I have not read the original, (gasp), but I don't feel it's necessary. Moore takes court jestering and kings and loyality to a whole new ...more
Christopher Moore nails it again with his twisted take on King Lear from the point of view of the Fool. Pocket, a sarcastic, manipulating, horny little court jester, takes us for a wild ride of shagging, fighting, shagging, warring, shagging, murdering, shagging.... you get the point.
Oh, and there's a ghost.
There's always a bloody ghost!
I have not read the original, (gasp), but I don't feel it's necessary. Moore takes court jestering and kings and loyality to a whole new ...more
"...that is how St. Rufus of Pipewrench was licked to death by marmots...for marmot spit is the most noxious of all substances, and that is why St. Rufus is the patron of saliva and halitosis unto this day...let me apprise you of the most wondrous miracle of how St. Cinnamon drove the Mazdas out of Swinden."
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I got halfway through and realized that, although he is a clearly gifted author, I was just not enjoying it. I know the story of King Lear and it is a tragic one. I don't really need it spelled out for me... I have enjoyed C.M.'s books in the past but this one didn't do it for me.
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This was quite a romp. The epic sweep of a Shakespeare play, with more interesting bit players, and a narrator who is a killing machine (in terms of comedy). A rough, wild, loose adaptation of King Lear that eloquently expounds on the phrase "what fools these mortals be". Maybe my favorite Chris Moore book yet.
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Ok, so I finally got around to finishing this book. Although the book was funny and fun to read, I still don't think it's as good as some of his other works, namely Lamb The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal. It's hard to tackle Shakespeare, no doubt, so I have to give Moore mad props for doing such a great job. If it's ever made into a comedic play I would certainly go see it.
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Christopher Moore's best outing since Lamb. Love it!
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No doubt. I adore Christopher Moore.
Another good book.
Wish I knew the Shakespeare's King Lear a bit better. But this story was sarcastic and hilarious. Pocket was an awesome main character. Lots of shagging, so keep that in mind before you go recommending it to your father (or purchasing it for him for Christmas, as it were for me).
My favorite line: "Sarcasm will make your tits fall off". Pity if that were really true. ...more
My favorite line: "Sarcasm will make your tits fall off". Pity if that were really true. ...more
Good, fun reading. I must say, I liked A dirty job a lot more, but this was still very good and a fast read. I wanted to know what was around the corner and the characters although full of flaws and devilish ways won a space in my heart.
Feb 22, 2010
Lisa
rated it
it was amazing
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Jul 26, 2010
Mike
marked it as to-read
Jun 22, 2011
Dean
marked it as to-read
