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“Shakespeare and Poe might be rolling in their graves, but they’re rolling with laughter. Christopher Moore is one of the cleverest, naughtiest writers alive.” (Carl Hiaasen,
New York Times bestselling author of a whole bunch of excellent books, including
Bad Monkey,
Nature Girl, and
Sick Puppy on THE SERPENT OF VENICE)
“Fans who enjoyed the rollicking play within a play of Fool or the historical whimsy of Sacré Bleu will find many of the same gifts here . . . from one of America’s most original humorists.” (
Kirkus Reviews on THE SERPENT OF VENICE)
About the Author
Christopher Moore is the author of twelve previous novels: Practical Demonkeeping, Coyote Blue, Bloodsucking Fiends, Island of the Sequined Love Nun, The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove, Lamb, Fluke, The Stupidest Angel, A Dirty Job, You Suck, Fool, and Bite Me. He lives in San Francisco, California.
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- Publisher: HarperLuxe; Lrg edition (April 22, 2014)
- Language: English
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There is an undeniable and irresistible lunacy to the literary worlds created by author Christopher Moore. I have read every book he's ever released, so I guess you could call me a rather large fan. As much as I love his kooky portraits of a San Francisco populated by vampires and other supernatural or exotically strange entities, I really enjoy when he steps away to something altogether different. To date, my favorite Moore books have been "Lamb" (an unlikely tale about Jesus) and "Fool" (a rollicking take on the King Lear story). Having skewered Shakespeare quite effectively once, Moore is back with "The Serpents of Venice." Not necessarily a sequel as much as a companion piece, "The Serpents of Venice" reunites Pocket, Drool, and Jeff the Monkey for another adventure. Drool and Jeff don't play much of a role until late in the story, but Pocket is front and center for a tale that combines elements of Edgar Allen Poe's ""The Cask of Amontillado" with characters and plot points of both "The Merchant of Venice" (which you might have guessed from the title) and "Othello." Not a small task, to be sure, but one that Moore executes with much humor.
As the story unfolds, Pocket is still grieving the death of his beloved Queen. As an emissary in Venice, he has befriended the Doge but alienated almost everyone else. If you recall, Pocket is a boisterous little imp filled with profane thoughts and a universally biting commentary who presents his most cutting barbs through the pronouncements of a puppet. A wealthy merchant and his cohorts want to put an end to our good Pocket, and they enact a plot to make him disappear. Without spoiling anything, let's just say that his demise is forestalled when an unlikely ally comes to his rescue.
Not too long ago, I reread Christopher Moore’s novel 2009 Fool, where readers were introduced to Pocket, King Lear’s court jester. As a rule, when rereading books there’s a law of diminishing returns. Simply put, things are never quite as good the second, third, or fourth time around—for obvious reasons. You know the story, surprises have been revealed, jokes told, etc. Christopher Moore seems to defy this rule because, if anything, I enjoyed Fool more upon reread than even my considerable entertainment the first time around. I’d found Moore’s Shakespearean satire to be wildly amusing and clever upon first read. On second, I appreciated the characters, heart, and depth of the tale further.
How very, very glad I am, then, to see Pocket and a handful of cohorts returning in a second Shakespearean romp! The Serpent of Venice is everything I could have hoped for and more! As the novel’s title suggests, this time The Merchant of Venice is in the mix, mashed up with a healthy dose of Othello. There was a third element I couldn’t identify until reading the illuminating author’s note at the novel’s end. It was—of all things—a short story by Poe, The Cask of Amontillado. Having shared the ingredients for this Mooronic gallimaufry, it would be a shame to discuss the details of the plot further.
What I can tell you is this: as much as I loved Fool, The Serpent of Venice is even better! Moore’s homages to Shakespeare are unbelievably clever. Not just the borrowing of plot elements and characters, but the manner in which he shapes these familiar elements into a fresh new tale. The story here is fantastic on its own merits. I couldn’t turn pages fast enough. Above I mentioned the “heart” of Fool. That is even more evident here.
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