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yaakovakiva's review against another edition
4.0
Having never read King Lear or seen the play, and having never read Christopher Moore, I didn't know what to expect from this book, except that I've heard Moore is usually a funny read.
This book starts off fairly slowly, but by the end of Act I, I was pulled in and found myself really enjoying the humor in the book. The dialogue sometimes misses the mark, since Moore is an American doing a comical old-school British dialect, but when it doesn't miss the mark, it's really quite funny, and the back story passages are really well written, often more comical then the dialogue.
Moore clearly has talent as a comedic writer, and although this book isn't a complete home run, I laughed out loud at times, and came away from the book feeling that I'd been thoroughly entertained. I'll be reading more of Moore in the future.
This book starts off fairly slowly, but by the end of Act I, I was pulled in and found myself really enjoying the humor in the book. The dialogue sometimes misses the mark, since Moore is an American doing a comical old-school British dialect, but when it doesn't miss the mark, it's really quite funny, and the back story passages are really well written, often more comical then the dialogue.
Moore clearly has talent as a comedic writer, and although this book isn't a complete home run, I laughed out loud at times, and came away from the book feeling that I'd been thoroughly entertained. I'll be reading more of Moore in the future.
blurrypetals's review against another edition
4.0
It's easy to credit Christopher Moore as my favorite author, especially since there are so many authors that, quite frankly, give writing a bad name. I discovered Christopher Moore through his (at the time) most recent book, You Suck. I fell in love within the first couple of pages. I was sitting there thinking, "This man is a genius!" Indeed, I soon confirmed by reading nearly his whole bibliography, he is a genius. Naturally, after falling in love with You Suck, A Dirty Job, Lamb, and Lust Lizard, I was excited to see what kind of laughter Fool would bring me. However, I was a little disappointed. Only a little. Although I was already used to Chris's crude and obscene sense of humor, I think that with a few parts in this book, he went a little too far. Also, the old English was a little hard to understand. When reading this book, one needs to slow things down, turn off all of your music, and just read the damn book. I'll probably read it in a few years and find it better. All in all, another classic Moore to add to the shelves. Keep writing, AG, I can't wait to see what you've got in store for us next.
timinbc's review against another edition
4.0
Shakespeare and his audiences would have loved this twisted version of King Lear.
It's lewd, it's crude, and it's very clever.
And Moore has clearly done his homework, peppering in references from all sorts
of other Shakespeare plays.
If you like dry, reserved humour, go read some Wodehouse. Come to think of it, do that anyway. But when you just want to laugh, read this.
It's lewd, it's crude, and it's very clever.
And Moore has clearly done his homework, peppering in references from all sorts
of other Shakespeare plays.
If you like dry, reserved humour, go read some Wodehouse. Come to think of it, do that anyway. But when you just want to laugh, read this.
springirl's review against another edition
4.0
Це переказ "Короля Ліра", але з точки зору королівського блазня. Це мене досить інтригувало, адже архетип блазня доволі цікавий - це ж людина при дворі, яка мало не єдина може говорити все, що думає направду, хіба що загортаючи це в комедійну форму (і то не обовʼязково).
Передмова та анотація попереджають нас, що роман буде "на межі" - тут буде дрочка, злягання, лайка (я спеціально не використовую слова "мастурбація" та "секс", бо вони мають досить нейтральне емоційне забарвлення, що не характерне для цього роману).
Саме через ці аспекти читати було часто бридко і нудотно, особливо на початку, коли ще вчитувалася. Цей огидний вайб багатьом не до смаку (і мені власне теж), але я вдячна собі, що продерлася через нього, бо він приховував дещо цікаве.
Так, це звісно свого роду фанфік, але саме Мур допоміг мені зрозуміти деякі моменти, які у Шекспіра показані досить побіжно (до прикладу, як можна не впізнати найкращого друга). Також Мур вигадує для нас історію дитинства принцес. Звісно ми потроху дізнаємося і про самого блазня, його сюжетна арка досить драматична.
В романі Мура та в пʼєсі Шекспіра різні фінали, і на відміну від оригінала, тут ми маємо такий собі happy end з несподіваними елементами woman empowerment.
Повний відгук: https://t.me/kseniia_reads/296
Передмова та анотація попереджають нас, що роман буде "на межі" - тут буде дрочка, злягання, лайка (я спеціально не використовую слова "мастурбація" та "секс", бо вони мають досить нейтральне емоційне забарвлення, що не характерне для цього роману).
Саме через ці аспекти читати було часто бридко і нудотно, особливо на початку, коли ще вчитувалася. Цей огидний вайб багатьом не до смаку (і мені власне теж), але я вдячна собі, що продерлася через нього, бо він приховував дещо цікаве.
Так, це звісно свого роду фанфік, але саме Мур допоміг мені зрозуміти деякі моменти, які у Шекспіра показані досить побіжно (до прикладу, як можна не впізнати найкращого друга). Також Мур вигадує для нас історію дитинства принцес. Звісно ми потроху дізнаємося і про самого блазня, його сюжетна арка досить драматична.
В романі Мура та в пʼєсі Шекспіра різні фінали, і на відміну від оригінала, тут ми маємо такий собі happy end з несподіваними елементами woman empowerment.
Повний відгук: https://t.me/kseniia_reads/296
eggjen's review against another edition
3.0
This was definitely not my favorite of Moore's books though I did end up enjoying it. It took me awhile to get into the plot and look beyond the incredibly vulgar first few chapters, but the story itself is a good one and Moore's writing style is funny and fun to read. I'd still recommend Lamb first and foremost to anyone wanting to read a Christopher Moore book.
mbenzz's review against another edition
4.0
Let me start by saying I knew nothing of the play 'King Lear' before reading this. I, of course, knew of its existence but had never read it. This is my second Christopher Moore book (after 'The Stupidest Angel', which is flippin hilarious), and I can't believe I let so many years go by between books. Mr. Moore is just my kinda humor, and Pocket the Fool has become a much-loved character for me. Halfway through this, I read a quick Wikipedia version on the actual Shakespeare play, but upon finishing 'Fool', found I liked Mr. Moore's version MUCH better!
I won't summarize this book since it's been done here already, but I absolutely recommend it. If you're a die-hard Shakespeare fan, you may take offense to what Mr. Moore has done with his play, but if you've got a dry sense of humor, don't mind a bit of satire or a bunch of references to the F-ing French, then definitely pick this up! I will certainly not let so much time go by between Moore books again, and am thrilled to have re-discovered him!
I won't summarize this book since it's been done here already, but I absolutely recommend it. If you're a die-hard Shakespeare fan, you may take offense to what Mr. Moore has done with his play, but if you've got a dry sense of humor, don't mind a bit of satire or a bunch of references to the F-ing French, then definitely pick this up! I will certainly not let so much time go by between Moore books again, and am thrilled to have re-discovered him!
stepriot's review against another edition
5.0
Nothing about this accurate or makes all that much sense, but I can't think of the last time I laughed out loud so often! It was fun!
linzthebookworm's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed the humor and wit presented in Fool. I felt like the story moved quickly and stayed interesting. I didn't really feel like there was much character depth or surprises in the plot, but it was still enjoyable. I found myself laughing pretty hard at some of the lines in the book. Definitely not recommended if you can't handle a lot of profanity or laughing at things that probably shouldn't be found humorous.
For my complete review check out http://linzthebookworm.blogspot.com/2018/05/book-review-of-fool-by-christopher-moore.html
For my complete review check out http://linzthebookworm.blogspot.com/2018/05/book-review-of-fool-by-christopher-moore.html