If you are in the mood to read something extremely, embarrassingly funny, you might pick up a copy of Fool, the latest book by Christopher Moore. On the surface this novel is a retelling of Shakespeare’s King Lear told from the perspective of Pocket, the King’s fool. Any accuracy or comparison to the original story would be unkind, so I suggest you consider this something brand new and singular— because it is; whether or not some of the character names are borrowed from another, more famous source. Furthermore, there are certain places I must recommend not reading Fool — anywhere public for instance. As it turns out, uncontrolled giggling and snickering on a metro bus still garners some stares and worried looks. Luckily this book is funny enough to make looking like a fool totally worth it.
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