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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
To be honest, I didn't really finish this. I gave up around pg 160.
Why? Apparently I've changed since this was first published at the beginning of the pandemic. I received it as a birthday gift, because Moore is one of my favorite authors and I loved Fool and Serpent of Venice.
I couldn't make it past the point of Pocket's death. It just hit in a way I wasn't expecting. Chalk it up to the rampant global pandemic, but I couldn't handle what seemed like a needless character death. Yes, I know he didn't actually die. But it took me until a week ago to even be able to pick the book up again.
And I was into it for a few chapters. I laughed out loud again.
Then I just stopped caring. Maybe the story was just too much of the same - too much a rehash of the first two books. I gave it one last try, and decided I was ready to be done.
So, since I didn't actually finish the book, I'm giving it the most middling rating possible. I had a few laughs, but mostly I just didn't care.
And maybe that says more about me than the book.
Why? Apparently I've changed since this was first published at the beginning of the pandemic. I received it as a birthday gift, because Moore is one of my favorite authors and I loved Fool and Serpent of Venice.
I couldn't make it past the point of Pocket's death. It just hit in a way I wasn't expecting. Chalk it up to the rampant global pandemic, but I couldn't handle what seemed like a needless character death. Yes, I know he didn't actually die. But it took me until a week ago to even be able to pick the book up again.
And I was into it for a few chapters. I laughed out loud again.
Then I just stopped caring. Maybe the story was just too much of the same - too much a rehash of the first two books. I gave it one last try, and decided I was ready to be done.
So, since I didn't actually finish the book, I'm giving it the most middling rating possible. I had a few laughs, but mostly I just didn't care.
And maybe that says more about me than the book.
What can I say, horny fairies, goblins, Puck, and squirrels, it doesn't get much better. 4*s only because I like the stand alone books more.
I do not enjoy Shakespeare. I didn't in high school, I still don't now. Maybe that makes me a bad person. So even though the material did not interest me all that much, I'm always up for a new book by Moore. I've not read any of the other books in the Fool series. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. The book was enjoyable enough, and the humour was still there. But there was A LOT of swearing, so maybe avoid it if that is not your thing. If you are a fan of Shakespeare you may get more out of it and pick up a lot more of the references than I did. If not, it's still a decent, enjoyable book, and at around 200 pages, should not take you to long to finish it up.
I bought this book without knowing anything about it beyond its title and the blurb on the back. I started it when I got home, and I finished it that afternoon. It was engaging, fun to read, and there was a mystery element that made me want to keep going. I was initially a bit shocked at how raunchy it was, but it was a fairly integral part of what made the book funny.
I enjoyed the fact that it was based on A Midsummer Night's Dream. But I wouldn't say that the book required much knowledge of the original text. It wasn't interested in building on it, or complementing it. It had its own story that happened to feature the same character and setting.
I only realized this book was midway through a series featuring the main character Pocket when I finished it and read the afterward.
I enjoyed the fact that it was based on A Midsummer Night's Dream. But I wouldn't say that the book required much knowledge of the original text. It wasn't interested in building on it, or complementing it. It had its own story that happened to feature the same character and setting.
I only realized this book was midway through a series featuring the main character Pocket when I finished it and read the afterward.
I have no idea how to actually rate this. For all my friends that do read my reviews please do not pick up this book you would hate it.
It was hilarious, it was funny. It is based on one of my favorite plays by Shakespeare and it was what I needed after reading a whole bunch of really serious, dark, scary, sad, books all in a row.
It has a lot of what I call "British humor." I don't understand why they feel the need to throw the F-word in every other sentence. Plenty of things are funny without the F-bomb. However, the insults that the Fool tosses at people or the fairies shout are just frankly hilarious. This book was quite crass and the Washington Post Book World quote of "Exuberantly, tirelessly, brazenly, profane, vulgar, crude, sexist, blasphemous and obscene" was spot on.
It was hilarious, it was funny. It is based on one of my favorite plays by Shakespeare and it was what I needed after reading a whole bunch of really serious, dark, scary, sad, books all in a row.
It has a lot of what I call "British humor." I don't understand why they feel the need to throw the F-word in every other sentence. Plenty of things are funny without the F-bomb. However, the insults that the Fool tosses at people or the fairies shout are just frankly hilarious. This book was quite crass and the Washington Post Book World quote of "Exuberantly, tirelessly, brazenly, profane, vulgar, crude, sexist, blasphemous and obscene" was spot on.
funny
lighthearted
I received this as an ARC from NetGalley.
Let me start by saying that I love Christopher Moore's novels, but he set the bar really high for me with Lamb and nothing has been that good since. With that said, this humorous retelling of Midsummer Night's Dream was absurd in all the right kind of ways. The ridiculousness that Pocket involves himself in never ceases to amaze and entertain me and I will continue to read about him as long as Moore keeps writing about him.
If you need a good laugh at some wonderfully lewd humor I would suggest this.
Let me start by saying that I love Christopher Moore's novels, but he set the bar really high for me with Lamb and nothing has been that good since. With that said, this humorous retelling of Midsummer Night's Dream was absurd in all the right kind of ways. The ridiculousness that Pocket involves himself in never ceases to amaze and entertain me and I will continue to read about him as long as Moore keeps writing about him.
If you need a good laugh at some wonderfully lewd humor I would suggest this.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced