Fool

Name: Fool
Rating: 3.60 (5 reviews)

by Christopher Moore

5 ratings • 1 review • 13 shelved

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Fool

by Christopher Moore

5 ratings • 1 review • 13 shelved

Pocket, King Lear's fool, sets out to straighten out the mess the mad king has made of the kingdom and the royal family, only to discover the truth about his own heritage.

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ISBN10 0060590327
ISBN13 9780060590321
Publish Date 23 February 2010 (first published 10 February 2009)
Publish Status Active
Publish Country US
Imprint HarperCollins Publishers

Format Paperback (US Trade)
Pages 352
Language English

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Fool is Christopher Moore’s reworking of Shakespeare’s tragedy King Lear, through the eyes of the King’s fool, Pocket. Pocket is your usual Moore narrator — more than slightly absurd and utterly charming. The story itself is chocked full of his trademark vulgarity and bawdy humor, with a bit of an antiquated twist. I thought it was a pretty decent listen, one of Moore’s better stories, and some of his phrases have made it into our real-life conversations. If there’s one thing you can always count on Moore for, it’s a hearty laugh.