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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
I LOVED it! This was my 4th Christopher Moore novel, and A Midsummer Night's Dream is my favorite Shakespeare play (I know, so basic), so it's not surprising that I loved Shakespeare for Squirrels so much. I am a relatively new Moore fan, so I missed the memo on this book being the third story involving Pocket. I'm certainly interested in reading the first two. Other than not knowing the character's background, which he describes in summary when necessary, I do not feel as though I missed much by reading this one first.
A previous review described this book as "humorous, raunchy, [and] irreverent" (credit @Matthew - if I knew how to tag in this, I would), and as those are such apt descriptive words I'm rather at a loss for further ones. If you're not offended by foul language and references to sex peppered through a clever re-telling of A Midsummer Night's Dream, filled with high jinks and imaginative word play, then I say, make haste and read this book!
Audible Specific comment - the narrator was EXCELLENT.
A previous review described this book as "humorous, raunchy, [and] irreverent" (credit @Matthew - if I knew how to tag in this, I would), and as those are such apt descriptive words I'm rather at a loss for further ones. If you're not offended by foul language and references to sex peppered through a clever re-telling of A Midsummer Night's Dream, filled with high jinks and imaginative word play, then I say, make haste and read this book!
Audible Specific comment - the narrator was EXCELLENT.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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:
No
What happens if you take A Midsummer Night's Dream, add in a crass Fool, and turn it into a murder mystery?
This is what happens.
A story that focuses very much on the faeries and Bottom, and not overly much at all on the annoying human lovers and others.
That said - this story wasn't the strongest in the Pocket series, imo. I don't know if Pocket's bag-of-tricks is kind of playing out or what, but even the crudeness and raunchiness felt kind of an after-thought, and some of the humor and wit of previous installments was lacking. A bit of a shame, since Midsummer is one of my favorite Shakespeare plays - I've always wanted to perform Puck - but this one was just ok. 2.5 rounded up.
This is what happens.
A story that focuses very much on the faeries and Bottom, and not overly much at all on the annoying human lovers and others.
That said - this story wasn't the strongest in the Pocket series, imo. I don't know if Pocket's bag-of-tricks is kind of playing out or what, but even the crudeness and raunchiness felt kind of an after-thought, and some of the humor and wit of previous installments was lacking. A bit of a shame, since Midsummer is one of my favorite Shakespeare plays - I've always wanted to perform Puck - but this one was just ok. 2.5 rounded up.
Yes! another Christopher Moore book. I have read all of this stuff but one of his short story collections I can't find. I adore the raunchy and randy fun that all of Christophers books have. They always have me laughing my head off. This book was one of his better ones. It's Christopher Moore and Shakespeare and not just any Shakespeare, but my favorite - a Midsummer Night's Dream.
One of my favorite series he has going is Fool where Christopher re-imagines famous Shakespeare works with the Moore brand. They are brilliant. This is the best of the lot. This might be my favorite book of his since Lamb, which is the best.
One of my favorite other characters of Moore's is Abby from his vampires series. I love and adore her. I felt like Pocket had some lines used from Abby. (going to be f-bombs ahead.) Pocket would say something french like Moi? and then he would say "I said in perfect fucking french." That line tickles me pink for whatever reason. Another repeating line I fawn over is "Heinous fuckery most foul" - that is simply such perfection. The phrase I use in my head after someone is an asshole is I call them a 'heinous anus'. It makes me feel better.
This is probably high school humor, but it just brings me so much joy. I love the bawdy, raunchy, randy language. I just adore reading a Christopher book. I think the best comparison is the literary form of Austin Powers. It's that type of humor.
Moore gives his spine on Puck, fairies, especially Cobweb, Oberon and Titania. He takes on Hermia, Lysander, Helena and Demetrius. Pocket is the center of them all and there is hat shagging and squirrel shagging and stage shagging, simply shagging all around. It is a delight if you have a more twisted sense of humor and love this sort of thing.
There is a mystery in the middle of this and lovers gone awry. There are still surprises to be had and it's a new version of this classic story
This story made my reading year.
One of my favorite series he has going is Fool where Christopher re-imagines famous Shakespeare works with the Moore brand. They are brilliant. This is the best of the lot. This might be my favorite book of his since Lamb, which is the best.
One of my favorite other characters of Moore's is Abby from his vampires series. I love and adore her. I felt like Pocket had some lines used from Abby. (going to be f-bombs ahead.) Pocket would say something french like Moi? and then he would say "I said in perfect fucking french." That line tickles me pink for whatever reason. Another repeating line I fawn over is "Heinous fuckery most foul" - that is simply such perfection. The phrase I use in my head after someone is an asshole is I call them a 'heinous anus'. It makes me feel better.
This is probably high school humor, but it just brings me so much joy. I love the bawdy, raunchy, randy language. I just adore reading a Christopher book. I think the best comparison is the literary form of Austin Powers. It's that type of humor.
Moore gives his spine on Puck, fairies, especially Cobweb, Oberon and Titania. He takes on Hermia, Lysander, Helena and Demetrius. Pocket is the center of them all and there is hat shagging and squirrel shagging and stage shagging, simply shagging all around. It is a delight if you have a more twisted sense of humor and love this sort of thing.
There is a mystery in the middle of this and lovers gone awry. There are still surprises to be had and it's a new version of this classic story
This story made my reading year.
I can’t compare this to any of Moore’s other books because this is my first one, but I have gathered that this is not the first time the main character, Pocket, has appeared. Not sure if reading the two previous books (Fool, Serpent of Venice) would’ve changed my mind about this one, though. I just think this isn’t my kind of humor, and though I do love a retelling/reimagining of Shakespeare, this one is exhausting and the humor has all of the Bard’s bawdiness without the other elements that make it so charming. I think I would’ve loved this in high school, but it just didn’t hit any good notes for me at all.
I forgot how clever (and irreverent) Moore is in his writing. I read a bunch of his stuff early on, then took a break when I ran out of his books. He's published a few since that I have not read and have not gotten great reviews, but I really like this one. Perhaps it's because I love Midsummer Night's Dream so much. But his interpretation is smart and funny. He's not for everyone. Sometimes you feel like you're reading a great big long book of sketch comedy. But I like it.
5 shaved squirrel snatches / 5
I haven’t read the second book in this series but this can easily be read as a stand alone book. Some stuff was literally laugh out loud funny.
I haven’t read the second book in this series but this can easily be read as a stand alone book. Some stuff was literally laugh out loud funny.
This might not be for everyone, it is a retelling of "A Midsummer Night's Dream " featuring, Pocket from several other Christopher Moore novels. I personally love sex and bodily function jokes especially when given a Shakespearean flare. This is my first foray into Christopher Moore and I was delighted. It is the escapist fare I need at this time with no current political or social overtones. Written with great humor, characters that for as long as they have been around, here are given a fresh view, and I just love the squirrel-fairies.
I laughed out loud, and so often.
I laughed out loud, and so often.