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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
I love Christopher Moore and this story made me laugh and kept me hooked till the last page.
It was a fun and engrossing read that I strongly recommend.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine
It was a fun and engrossing read that I strongly recommend.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine
I love Moore...his silliness. Irreverence. Pocket is not a favorite character, and as much as I wanted to love it...
I did love his author's note...the story of this book. His frustration with all the names (me, too, Chris. I got lost sometimes).
The premise is good...Pocket, who's already tripped thru Lear and Merchant of Venice, finds himself in Midsummer's Night Dream...and the fairies and Puck and Theseus and Titania and the crew.
Murder and mayhem ensue. But not the hilarity I'd hope. But I'm a solid fan. I will be back.
I did love his author's note...the story of this book. His frustration with all the names (me, too, Chris. I got lost sometimes).
The premise is good...Pocket, who's already tripped thru Lear and Merchant of Venice, finds himself in Midsummer's Night Dream...and the fairies and Puck and Theseus and Titania and the crew.
Murder and mayhem ensue. But not the hilarity I'd hope. But I'm a solid fan. I will be back.
Like all Christopher Moore books, this is fun silly fluff. It's a bawdy parody of a Midsummer Night's Dream. It's entertaining and witty.
I didn't realize it was part of the Fool series, and I haven't read the others, but it works just fine on its own.
This is A Midsummer Night’s Dream mixed with murder, sex, and a mystery that no one seems to be focused on solving except Pocket. As the author states in his acknowledgements, AMND is a lot of people’s favorite Shakespeare work, including his and mine. This is an easy book to follow along with, even if one has not read other books in the series. Be forewarned: the story is pretty ridiculous, and that’s not even including all the squirrel shagging.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Funny at first, but loses pace at the halfway mark, which is a shame. Also a lot of the female characters are present only for mockery of innuendo, and that shtick just ends up leaving a nasty aftertaste.
Shakespeare for Squirrels is the third novel in Christopher Moore’s series featuring Pocket of Dog Snogging on Ouse, all-licensed jester, former king, and marooned pirate. (The series begins with Fool and continues with The Serpent of Venice.) Like the other books in the series, Pocket is landed smack in the middle of a story we’ll recognize from Shakespeare before everything goes off the rails. This time, Pocket and his apprentice Drool have fetched up on the shores of Greece after being set adrift at sea by pirates. It didn’t take me long to realize that Pocket and Drool have crash-landed inside A Midsummer Night’s Dream...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type.
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type.
Generally fun and silly parody of A Midsummer Night's Dream (with a dash of some other Shakespeare plays).
2? 3? 2.5? I just can't decide.
I'm a huge fan of Moore, but honestly, this book read like it was written by squirrels. The story jumps around and I felt like I needed some Ritalin just to get through it. Humor is pretty much exclusively raunchy.
I'm a huge fan of Moore, but honestly, this book read like it was written by squirrels. The story jumps around and I felt like I needed some Ritalin just to get through it. Humor is pretty much exclusively raunchy.
This isn't Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream.
I got a little tired of the irreverent snarkiness.
I got a little tired of the irreverent snarkiness.