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Fool - Christopher Moore
Fool
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A man of infinite jest, Pocket has been Lear's cherished fool for years, from the time the king's grown daughters - selfish, scheming Goneril, sadistic but hot Regan, and sweet, loyal Cordelia - were mere girls. So he can see trouble brewing when Lear demands that his kids swear their undying... show more
A man of infinite jest, Pocket has been Lear's cherished fool for years, from the time the king's grown daughters - selfish, scheming Goneril, sadistic but hot Regan, and sweet, loyal Cordelia - were mere girls. So he can see trouble brewing when Lear demands that his kids swear their undying love and devotion before a collection of assembled guests. Of course Goneril and Regan are only too happy to brownnose Dad. But Cordelia's blunt honesty ends up costing her her rightful share of the kingdom and earns her a banishment to boot. The only person who can possibly make things right is Pocket, who has already managed to sidestep catastrophe on numerous occasions, using his razor-sharp mind, rapier wit and the equally well-honed daggers he keeps conveniently hidden behind his back. He's going to have to do some very fancy maneuvering - cast some spells, incite a few assassinations, start a war or two (the usual stuff) - and shag every lusciously shaggable wench who's amenable along the way. Pocket may be a fool . . . but he's definitely not an idiot.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B0032TYQN8
Publisher: Orbit
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
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Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it
3.0 Shakespeare and Pratchett are not worried.
Well, fuckstockings indeed. That’s my new favorite word, I must admit. Ah King Lear, Moore’s right, sometimes we do just want to kill you when you go bonkers in the storm. Moore’s retelling of Lear, set in a Britain that never was and never will ...
Seriously, Read a Book!
Seriously, Read a Book! rated it
4.0 Fool
I'm gonna go ahead and co-opt a term Dan used in his review of this bawdy book, and call it simply Moore-gasmic. Fuckstockings! is just one of the many expletives and/or insults that spew forth from the mouth of King Lear's fool, Pocket, that I'm hoping to sneak into my everyday vocabulary. Twatgob...
Books via KJ
Books via KJ rated it
4.0 Fool
I read both this and Bill's actual King Lear in conjunction, a method that I would highly recommend, never-mind that I can no longer mentally separate the two from each other. Fool follows the same events as King Lear (or just about) and gives a very strong argument for the real main character in th...
Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Stacks on Stacks on Stacks rated it
0.0
I'll try this another time, but I'm not truly interested in this. Hopefully I'll like it.
Par Lance
Par Lance rated it
Yet another outrageously hilarious tome from the keyboard of Christopher Moore! I know for a fact that not all of my friends and family will like Fool, but many will love it as much as I did, and many will be rolling around laughing, in fits of laughter, as I was. The jester of the court of King Lea...
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