Someday, if my dream comes true, Christopher Moore will ask me to be his proofreader. That way I will get first looks at all of his books and I won't have to wait until they are published! I love his books so much. This one, like
Fool was inspired by some pretty heavy Shakespearean works.
Fool was kind of a retelling of
King Lear from the fool's perspective.
Serpent has Pocket (the fool from
Fool) back for more crazy, witty antics (and some pretty gnarly revenge involving a man-eating sea serpent), but inspired this time by
The Merchant of Venice and
Othello. Only Moore could weave two completely different stories (make that three, because there was another work that inspired him for this one) and make it not only make sense, but have you giggling at others' demise. I have never been disappointed by Moore, I just greedily wait for the next book. Write faster, Christopher!!!
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