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The Serpent Of Venice (2014)

by Christopher Moore(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0061779768 (ISBN13: 9780061779763)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

William Morrow

review 1: I took away one star because I honestly thought Cordelia would turn out to be alive. I mean, Othello and Desdemona faked their deaths, and it just such a cliche that her death is what drives Pocket. And then at the end she conveniently shows up as a ghost to bless him moving on with Jessica! Also, note that Othello gets to show up at the end--not that he does anything interesting--but Desdemona stays off-page. So annoying!
review 2: Moore brings the main character from "Fool" to Venice in this mash-up of "The Merchant of Venice," "Othello," and (as I discovered in the afterword) "The Cask of Montillado." (SP?) My grasp of Shakespeare is dim (sorry, Mrs. Jackson, my fabulous HS English teacher) and my knowledge of Poe is non-existent. I feel like I missed a lo... moret of references, but Moore provides a succinct afterword that cleared the mists somewhat. As with "Fool," profanity abounds (I think I may add f*stockings to my repertoire - when kids are absent, of course). less

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