Fool by Christopher Moore5/23/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The book reminded me of just how crude the Bard could be (and Moore has some wonderful expletives of his own) and how history was malleable to him. Moore takes liberties with the plot of King Lear but really, it wasn't like Shakespeare created it of whole cloth. Or at least love foul language mashed in with all the inappropriate witty remarks. This book is for twisted people who want to laugh at the world, themselves, and love language. Lots of nudity, gratuitous sex, violence, and twisted plots all set in a beautiful, albeit historically inaccurate time period. Or maybe what Shakespeare would write today for an HBO / BBC production. Full of hilarious anachronism, bawdy humor, and quick-witted word play The Bard himself would be proud of, he somehow manages to squeeze in some actual ideas about power and the things it does to people.įool is a bit like what one could expect if the creators of Monty Python, and Black Adder met up with Eddie Izzard and they all got drunk together and decided to rewrite Shakespeare without the iambic pentameter. Moore is irreverent and brilliant and crude and erudite all on the same page. Moore tackled Shakespeare's King Lear right into the mud and gave it a 'right good sodding'. ![]() Bawdy Bard Brutally but Brilliantly Burlesqued ![]()
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