Fool - Hardcover

Moore, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060590319 ISBN 13: 9780060590314

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2009

Synopsis

The author of A Dirty Job, Bloodsucking Fiends, and numerous additional best-sellers applies his satirical wit and offbeat storytelling style to a wacky new adventure set in an inventive universe. 250,000 first printing.

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Review:

"A page-turner.. Your 'Lear' can be rusty or completely unread to appreciate this new perspective on the Shakespearean tragedy. That is if you enjoy a whole lot of silly behind the scenes of your tragedies." -- Valdosta Times (Georgia) on FOOL

"Funny, literate, smart and sexy, all at once!" -- Jeff Lindsay, author of the Dexter series, on FOOL

"Moore is a very clever boy when it comes to words. There are good chuckles to be had in this tale. ...Whether you need to read the original King Lear before you read Moore's Fool is debatable. Seems a fool's errand to us. Just enjoy."--USA Today on FOOL

"Moore turns things on their head with an edgy 21st-century perspective that makes the story line as sharp, surly and slick as a game of Grand Theft Auto... It's a manic, masterly mix-winning, wild and something today's groundlings will applaud."--Publishers Weekly on FOOL

"It's hard to resist so gleeful a tale of murder, witchcraft, treason, maiming, and spanking. . . . Moore's deft ear for dialogue keeps the pages turning . . . Fool is a wickedly good time."--Christian Science Monitor on FOOL

"In transforming "King Lear" into a potty-mouthed jape, Moore is up to more than thumbing his nose at a masterpiece. His version of Shakespeare's Fool, who accompanies Lear on his slide from paternal arrogance to spiritual desolation in the original text, simultaneously honors and imaginatively enriches the character."--San Francisco Chronicle on FOOL

"The very definition of a bawdy romp: a broad, elbow-in-the-ribs, wink-wink homage to King Lear (but with quantities of shagging that would have kept legions of Grade 12 students glued to their copies had the Bard only thought to include it). ...[A] riotous adventure."--Winnipeg Free Press

"Funny, literate, smart and sexy, all at once!"--Jeff Lindsay, author of the Dexter series, on FOOL

"[W]all-to-wall, farcical fornicating and fighting...a jolly good time can be had."--Booklist on FOOL

"Often funny, sometimes hilarious, always inventive, this is a book for all, especially uptight English teachers, bardolaters and ministerial students of the kind who come to our doorstep on Saturday mornings."--Dallas Morning News on FOOL

Book Description:

A bawdy Shakespearean romp from the brilliant author of Lamb

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0060590319
• ISBN 13: 9780060590314
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 311