The Fool Who Thought Too Much

By: Ishmael Reed

Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White

Length: 1 hr and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

It’s tough to be a buffoon when the Age of Reason is trying to downsize your job. When the King’s Fool dies unexpectedly, a professional buffoon tries to move up the ranks and grab the top slot. But the politics involved in becoming a court jester are no laughing matter. The rules of becoming the top fool are simple: The winner is the one who performs the most outrageous act. Our buffoon and his fellows struggle for supremacy in a profession that is heading for extinction. 

Ishmael Reed is a playwright, poet, and author of such groundbreaking novels as Mumbo Jumbo and Reckless Eyeballing as well as the best-selling Audible Original Malcolm and Me. Now the acclaimed writer returns to the form that introduced him to reading when he was a child: fairy tales. 

©2020 Ishmael Reed (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC.

I would recommend it

The Fool who Though To Much by Ishmael Reed, narrated by Adam Lazarre-White, has entertained me much. The story of a French Kings fool, how everything has been tweeted at the end of the story. Five 💫 well done.

Timeless

A story everyone should not just experience, but remember. Life lessons taught to us by the fools of our past...

Lessons to be learned….

Well, if one cannot find a lesson in this fun story then one might want to read it again. There are lessons here for just about everyone. I thought it was going to have a different outcome but it was perfect exactly as written.

Funny but not for littles

This book was really funny, but, like it says in the tile, it isn’t a little kid book like we thought. It is great for teens and grownups tho. It was thought provoking and light hearted, all at the same time!

Grim humor

if Dark humor is your thing, i recommend this story. Gallows humor if you will. you'll see what I mean if you give it a listen.

seemingly foolish but not

I picked this up randomly. And oh boy. There was a lot more to it than I thought. A fictitious historical tale of fools and society's foolishness.

Fun & insightful!

A child would take this book is just a silly fun story. But anyone with any awareness of the current political climate here in the US will find this insightful, charming, and funny.

This short story is really good

I wish there was more to this. I was captivated by the story and the narrator did a good job. I’m going to recommend this to my friends.

A good quick read!

I would categorize this as a "random read". I enjoyed the ending for the main character. I enjoyed listening to it, and thinking about how today's society probably does some of the same things; it just looks different.

Interesting and a little strange

This story is short, a little strange, and has a feeling of history and modern times at the same time. The narration was a little too slow, but I think it might have been the nature of the book. Still, solid 4 stars all around, plus it's a story so doesn't take long to listen. I'm interested in reading more by this author.