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Fool

By: Christopher Moore
Narrated by: Euan Morton
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Christopher Moore, much beloved scrivener and peerless literary jester, now takes on no less than the legendary Bard himself (with the utmost humility and respect) with a twisted and insanely funny tale of a moronic monarch and his deceitful daughters, as seen through the eyes of a man wearing a codpiece and bells on his head.

Pocket has been Lear's cherished fool for years. So naturally Pocket is at his brainless, elderly liege's side when Lear demands that his kids swear to him their undying love and devotion. Of course Goneril and Regan are only too happy to brownnose Dad. But Cordelia believes that her father's request is kind of...well...stupid, and her blunt honesty ends up costing her her rightful share of the kingdom and earns her a banishment to boot.

Well now the bangers and mash have really hit the fan. And the only person who can possibly make things right . . . is Pocket. Now he's going to have do some very fancy maneuvering: cast some spells, start a war or two - the usual stuff - to get Cordelia back into Daddy Lear's good graces, to derail the fiendish power plays of Cordelia's twisted sisters, and to shag every lusciously shaggable wench who's amenable to shagging along the way.

Pocket may be a fool...but he's definitely not an idiot.

©2009 Christopher Moore (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers

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Amazing!

Ive become a huge fan of Christopher Moore. This is yet another amazing story by him! I cant wait to read more by him!

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One of Moore's Best

Oh, who am I kidding? I love all his works! Moore's style is something of a modern P.G. Wodehouse with a bit naughtier scenery. This tale is a beautiful bastardization of Shakespeare's King Lear (and Macbeth and a few others). If you enjoy humor, irreverence and a good dose of shagging, this is a great pick!

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Very funny interpretation of Shakespeare.

Got to admit, there were several portion of this book that had me laughing out loud. Following the court jester through his adventures, as he applies his unique set of survival skills is very entertaining. And our fool needs those skills as most of the other characters in this story would cheerfully put him to the sword..

Just a heads up, this slightly updated adaptation of King Lear is not for little ears unless you want to explain some really creative, and slightly updated old English invictives.

The narration is perfect for the story. Euan Morton completed the story .

I highly recommend Fool for adult audiences that need a laugh.

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fun story

narrator was great. good story, lots of twists and turn. need to pay attention. wondering if Christopher Moore will do a follow up???

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Hilarious! Endearing. Intelligent. Fab!

Wonderful writing, intelligent storytelling, witty and fast-paced humor. Thoroughly entertaining! And the narration is PERFECT for the tone of writing.

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Shakespeare would be proud.

Audible has committed heinous f*ckery most foul by not providing more room for prosaic praise.

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not as good

this interested me because the author gained my favor with "a dirty job" but this was not as interesting to me.

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A great twist on Shakespeare!

If you ever wondered how Shakespeare would sound with more insults, sex, and profanity, this answers those questions. This won't be the best version of King Lear to pass high school lit class, but its infinitely more entertaining.

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Entertaining as always!

Christopher Moore doesn't fail to disappoint or entertain with another irreverent tale spun from yet another weird point of view! It is hard to listen to this book in public though, as people look at you funny when you laugh out loud

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Excellent book!

Like most, this is by far my favorite Christopher Moore book. Very, very funny! Thanks Chris!

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