Friday, July 31, 2009
Fool by Christopher Moore
I have just finished reading Coyote Blue and The Gospel According to Biff, and although this book (Fool) was very good, I think maybe I should have taken a break before running head strong into this one.
This was the store of King Lear but it was from the perspective of the Fool. It was different from the other books of Christopher Moore that I read, because it did not use your traditional grammar and ways of writing. He used a lot of vulgar and profane words, which of course I myself did not mind.
The teller of this tale is Pocket, he has been King Lear’s fool/jest for years and has seen the king grow old and princesses (Regan, Cordelia and Goneril) grow up. Pocket plays a fool but he is one very smart and cunning little jester. King Lear decides to find out which of his daughters loves him more so at the suggestion of Edmond (the bastard) he demands them to swear their undying love to him in front of the entire court. Regan and Gonerial swear their love without question, but Cordelia is honest and tells the King that she loves him as much as a daughter should love her father no more and no less. The king is appalled by this response and banishers her from the kingdom. The king splits his kingdom 2 ways instead of 3 and gives them to Regan and Gonerial and he steps down removing himself from king. Now the whole country stars to go to hell as the princess take over and the king is to proud to admit that banishing Cordelia was a mistake and she did in fact love him more than his other two daughters. Pocket is the only one who can correct what the king has done, so he goes off on his adventure with his idiot friend, Drool, to bring in the happy ending.
There are spells, a few wars and a bunch of shagging throughout the entire book, so if you are timid or conservative this book is not for you. Christopher Moore really shows you a new way to use…and maybe even abuse the English language in this book.
This book is long, but it is worth reading. I think so far that The Gospel According to Biff has been my favorite so far, but this book has lots of laughs and is worth reading.
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