The Serpent of Venice, (Paperback)

from Gingermama

In this mash-up of Othello, The Merchant of Venice, and Poe's The Cask of Amontillado, Christopher Moore has created a delightful story that had me laughing out loud more than once. I highly recommend the audio version read by the talented Euan Morton, whose voice work is brilliant.

from JoshEnglish

I can't think of any author whose characters swear like Moore's. This story blended two plays by Shakespeare pretty well, shaking things up quite a bit, without dehumanizing the characters.

from DLMorrese

This is a fun, irreverent comedy about a fool (jester) caught up in political/commercial intrigue in a fantasy version of Venice of the late thirteenth century. The story is based (mainly) on various Shakespearian plays. With this as a starting point, one might expect some sophisticated humor. Th...

from AHS-Wolfy

A follow-up to Fool which sees Pocket transferred into a couple of other of Shakespeare's plays along with a smattering of Poe just for good measure. The Merchant of Venice and Othello provide much of the backdrop for his adventures this time around. We join up with Pocket as he's about to fall f...

from MillieHennessy

Let me be a little vain and talk first about the physical appearance of this book. I love it! The pages are nice and thick and the edges are a rich blue that matches the cover. There are little red accents as well, for the chapter titles and the chorus. It's a nice change of pace compared to the ...