Fool by Christopher Moore
Yet another wonderful book by Christopher Moore. This one deals with the story of King Lear, but told from the point of view of the Fool. There are great liberties taken in this text. At one point, Pocket, the fool, ends up talking with the witches from MacBeth, but the story was gold.
The best part about this tale is that it reads like a good British sex farce, which is great because Moore is American. Americans usually don't possess the ability to pull of very British humour. It's difficult. The Brits have such a different take on what is funny and how to present it. Moore did excellent research on British humour, and I bet he enjoyed every minute of old Monty Python and Benny Hill episodes.
This tale is more sophisticated than a Benny Hill skit, but you can still here the music playing in the background while the characters move around.
Of all the novels I've read so far by Moore, this one is my second favorite so far. The only thing it needed was a blue prostitute.
