The Serpent of Venice

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The Serpent of Venice is a 2014 novel by Christopher Moore.[1]

AuthorChristopher Moore
PublisherHarperCollins
Publicationdate2014
PrecededbyFool 
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The Serpent of Venice
AuthorChristopher Moore
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date2014
Preceded byFool 
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Plot

The novel is a pastiche based on The Merchant of Venice, Othello and The Cask of Amontillado.[2] The protagonist Pocket of Dog Snogging returns from Moore's 2009 novel Fool.[3]

Reception

Critics reviewed it positively.[4][5] Robert Doyle of BookReporter wrote that it was "a remarkable reimagining of classic literature, churned through historical backgrounds and research and set to a different drum."[6] Kirkus Reviews called it "Fool's gold, replete with junk jokes, from one of America's most original humorists."[3]

David LaBounty of Dallas News felt that it did not live up to the quality of Fool.[7]

Richard Klinzman of the Florida Times-Union specifically praised its comedic elements.[8]

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