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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A fun read! It’s a bit sexist and very much from the male gaze, but still fun!
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
You do NOT need to read the first two books of Fool series to enjoy this one!
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This one was really something I needed because I'd been doing so much heavy, dire, emotional reading lately. I needed something with fairly low stakes, something familiar and comfortable, and Shakespeare for Squirrels is doubly so if you are familiar with A Midsummer Night's Dream and Chris Moore himself.
Moore is funny, witty, gentle, lighthearted, and unbelievably horny in his writing. I have read nearly all his books, this one a rare exception, and I'm very glad I picked it up. It's just earnest, fun pulp, and that's what I come to these for.
I must say if you are going to get this book and you enjoy audiobooks, this may be one of the finest audiobook performances I've ever read. This dude has a GREAT accent and a fantastic voice for literally everyone (and can even do characters who are pretending to be other characters quite well, it's truly groundbreaking).
Moore is funny, witty, gentle, lighthearted, and unbelievably horny in his writing. I have read nearly all his books, this one a rare exception, and I'm very glad I picked it up. It's just earnest, fun pulp, and that's what I come to these for.
I must say if you are going to get this book and you enjoy audiobooks, this may be one of the finest audiobook performances I've ever read. This dude has a GREAT accent and a fantastic voice for literally everyone (and can even do characters who are pretending to be other characters quite well, it's truly groundbreaking).
It’s not high literature but a fun frolic and a helpful dose of swear-therapy.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I have read Fool but not the second in the series, although this had little impact on my reading of Shakesoeare for Squirrels. It probably ruined the book I missed but SfS didn't require it.
I remember liking Fool so I was quite pleased to see Pocket back and while I did enjoy the bawdy, sexy humour of SfS I felt that the pacing slackened around the halfway point and I found my mind drifting.
Once I got into the plot and writing style I found it fairly straight forward but there were definitely instances where I was in a tangle. Some of the characters were similarly named and I lost track. I found it easier to digest the events and ignore the characters and then set it all straight at a later point. There were lots of women with names beginning with H which caused a lot of my issues.
I also found the ending a bit, not lazy, but easy. Having Rumour arrive and give pages long monologue about how everything fit together was a bit flat. It would have been more interesting to see the layers reveal themselves through the play (the play being another part which confused me with regard to characters names/roles).
Overall I enjoyed the telling and it made me laugh but perhaps needed a bit more clarity and something meatier in the middle.
I remember liking Fool so I was quite pleased to see Pocket back and while I did enjoy the bawdy, sexy humour of SfS I felt that the pacing slackened around the halfway point and I found my mind drifting.
Once I got into the plot and writing style I found it fairly straight forward but there were definitely instances where I was in a tangle. Some of the characters were similarly named and I lost track. I found it easier to digest the events and ignore the characters and then set it all straight at a later point. There were lots of women with names beginning with H which caused a lot of my issues.
I also found the ending a bit, not lazy, but easy. Having Rumour arrive and give pages long monologue about how everything fit together was a bit flat. It would have been more interesting to see the layers reveal themselves through the play (the play being another part which confused me with regard to characters names/roles).
Overall I enjoyed the telling and it made me laugh but perhaps needed a bit more clarity and something meatier in the middle.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Humor is too raunchy for my taste, although it is very funny. I'm probably not in the right mood for it