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348 reviews for:

Shakespeare for Squirrels

Christopher Moore

3.79 AVERAGE

christym's review

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

apatrick's review against another edition

3.0

Fun, but not quite as fun as some of his other books. I am a little bit tired of these characters, although there are some laugh-out-loud moments. I think Fool was my favorite Pocket and Drool book.

tpteacher's review

2.0

Oh. My. Word. This is just the dumbest book. I received it in a good reads giveaway and so was prepared to read the whole thing to give an honest review but I seriously could not even get halfway through. I love Shakespeare and I am very familiar with A Midsummer Night’s Dream since I taught it for many years to high school students. So I had high hopes that this would be fun. Nope. It was just a mess that I did not find funny at all. Once in a blue moon I would come across A Midsummer Night’s Dream connection or paraphrase and that was good, but not worth trying to slog through the rest of the book. 2 stars only because of the occasional connection to the play.

menfrommarrs's review

5.0

If you've noticed there just aren't many Fae sightings these days. I don't know how that is possible, since all that seems to be on their minds is snogging and shagging and wanking!

Every character here has a personality that is so consistent that when each behaves as they do, I laughed out loud in recognition.

Christopher has out done himself this time. Bawdy and so much fun!

Shakespeare would approve.

zoes_human's review

4.0

adventurous funny

Once again the intrepid Pocket of Dog Snogging is immersed in "heinous fuckery most foul" as he becomes entangled in the machinations of King Theseus, Hippolyta, Oberon, and Titania. With his apprentice jailed and his hat-shagging monkey missing, Pocket finds himself depending on a band of amateur thespians, a frolicking fairy, and a most unreliable narrator to solve the mystery of an unexpected death in just three days.

This ribald tribute to A Midsummer Night's Dream is some of Moore's best work. Loaded with insults to make the Bard proud, it is laugh-out-loud hilarious and a rousing adventure to boot. In the words of Cobweb "That were smashing!"