This Shakespearean romp through a Midsummer Night's Dream will not be everyone's cup of tea. It's unapologetically derivative. It's bloody, naughty, hop, skip and jumpy, and still manages to be plenty of fun. I loved it, but your mileage may vary. With Christopher Moore's hand on the pen (or, I suppose, the keyboard) you'll never be able to look a squirrel in the eyes again.

Christopher Moore reads my mind, he knows I’m thinking “A Midsummer Night’s Dream is my favorite Shakespeare play.” Apparently, I’m not special and it’s most everybody’s. What he may not know is that I love his own Pocket stories. I was glad to hear that a 3rd volume of the Fool series was coming, and it doesn’t disappoint. A humorous but loving satire of the Bard’s most popular comedy, Shakespeare for Squirrels is full of unexpected twists and grand adventures. We don’t see much of Drool or Jeff the Monkey this time, but we get a lot of new characters that I just loved, including fairies, actors, royals and a narrator that will set tongues wagging. As usual, the best part is the humor. I was laughing out loud while reading, something that only seems to happen to me with Pocket’s adventures. In a world that seems to be ending, Mr. Moore made me forget everything and just care about Pocket, his friends and their quest. To top my list of favorite things, this is a whodunit, with Pocket in the role of Poirot. I will be downloading the Audiobook version, since I already had Euan Morton’s voice in my head while reading. I can’t say how much I loved this book. In Drool’s own words: smashing!
I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. Thank you, NetGalley/ HarperCollins Publishers!

Even though this is my first Christopher Moore book, and there are some recurring characters, I didn't feel that it took away from my enjoyment of this book.

This man is one funny author and I'm sorry that I have had some of his books on my TBR shelf for so long. I was in the mood for a good laugh, and throw in a classic author and play and I was all in.

If you are sensitive to more abrasive humor, this is not the book for you. But, if you are looking for a good laugh i would highly suggest giving this a try.

This is actually my first go at a Christopher Moore book, and due to my initial unfamiliarity, I ended diving in headfirst without realizing that Moore has an array of different ongoing series and recurring characters, like Pocket the Fool. But my entrance into this particular series quite out of order ended up proving to be no detriment. The bigger barrier was getting used to the surprisingly raunch-heavy style of humor that permeates the book from beginning to end. At times it definitely felt a little too thickly layered onto everything, to say the very least. But eventually, I was able to accept the book's setting for what it was - an absurd, magic-laced place seemingly populated near entirely by jerks of all types and species, where everyone is so blatantly flawed in their own way and everything is varying degrees of ridiculous that not even the main characters can take their world very seriously. And once I was able to embrace this, not only was I able to enjoy the cheeky ludicrousness that permeated everything, but I was quickly able to become unexpectedly and deeply engaged "A Midsummer Night's Dream"-themed mystery at the heart of the plot, with all its twists and turns that sent Pocket and a bizarre cast of supporting characters dashing all-around a fantastical medieval Athens enduring no small amount of misadventures.

All in all, it was very absurd and very irreverent fun. If Moore’s other works are anything like this, then I definitely plan on giving his other works a try the next time I find myself in the mood for a light, coarsely comical and very readable romp.

A comic mashup of multiple Shakespearean plays. Familiarity with the source material is probably required, but don't assume that means that the novel will closely follow the plays. I've read Moore works before and don't remember them being quite so raunchy as this one. I lost interest pretty swiftly due to this and just slogged my way through.

Christopher Moore is always such a delight to read. I consistently find my laughing out loud at the sheer genius of his writing. Shakespeare for Squirrels is a spin on A Midsummer Nights Dream told only the way Christopher Moore can.
We find our hero Pocket of Dog Snogging, who was in The Serpent of Venice, cast adrift from a ship of pirates off the coast of Greece. When he finally makes it ashore magic, mayhem and murder are afoot and the crazy array of characters keeps you hooked from the start.
If you've read anything by this author you know you are in for a treat and if you have not had the opportunity correct this grievous error immediately and wrap yourself in the warm humorous blanket of laughter that is Christopher Moore.

The continuing adventures of Pocket the fool remain just as clever and funny as the previous books. Moore continues to impress as he weaves the Shakespearean influences into his own tales.

Christopher Moore's take on A Midsummer Night's Dream. Meaning you're going to laugh and then you're going to be appalled at what he did to the play.

Pocket, fool from King Lear, arrives at Greece at the beginning of the play. Soon he finds a murdered Puck and tries to figure out who killed him. Not an easy task since everyone wants to know for their own personal and political reasons. Hilarity ensues. Really, hilarity ensues.

I love A Midsummer Night's Dream. I was slightly appalled at what he did to the characters but as this is a Christopher Moore book, that didn't take away the enjoyment of the book itself. I loved Pocket's fights with Rumour, the narrator who tried to move the plot in the correct direction. I wonder which beloved Shakespeare play he's going to massacre next.

This is a raunchy, bawdy, irreverent, clever, disturbing, insane book. With squirrels.

I was surprised, but I liked this approach to A Midsummer Night's Dream, because the author has his character ask questions I didn't know I wanted to ask. For example, if this is Greece, why aren't the men in loincloths, and the women in sheets?

What a fun take on A Midsummer Night's Dream. Moore did his research and (mostly) kept his characters true to the original work. He added his own twists and lots of expletives and voila (he said in perfect f*$king french) - Shakespeare for Squirrels was made.

Humor isn't usually my thing, but this was welcome romp and one I would recommend to others.

Moore has outdone himself. With the exception of Lamb, this may be my favorite book of his yet. After the brutal misstep of Noir, I thought he'd lost his edge. Fear not, Pocket and Drool are back for their third Shakespearean jaunt and this time it's Midsummer Night's Dream, my favorite play. There were several parts in this book where I laughed until my side hurt or my eyes teared up. The fairies are absolutely brilliant, the frequently quoted line is the goblins (which I won't ruin, but they say it constantly) cracked me up, and the play at the end is perfection. Moore manages to create a different concluding play by the craftsmen while keeping their inherent characteristics that made them such unique characters. That's the best part--the bones of MSND are all here. It's still the same basic story, just bastardized in a way only Moore can do. And with squirrels. So many sodding squirrels.