Pocket-sized court jester Pocket of Dog Snogging washes ashore on the island of Athens, accompanied by his silent apprentice, Grush, and a weary monkey. They stumble into the middle of the Duke’s wedding preparations, only to find the forest filled with bickering fairies and a group of amateur actors. When the fairy king Puck is murdered, the Duke tasks Pocket with solving the homicide. The investigation involves a magical flower juice that causes erratic infatuation, a dispute over a changeling boy, and a drug-induced conspiracy involving local artisans.
Fans of satirical fantasy and Shakespearean retellings read this for its irreverent subversion of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The story appeals to those who enjoy seeing classic literature stripped of its solemnity through profanity and slapstick logic. Readers walk away with a cynical perspective on fairy folklore and a humorous understanding of how administrative incompetence and romantic confusion drive the original play’s plot. It functions as both a locked-room mystery and a parody of Elizabethan stage conventions.
Escapist; an easy read.
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- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
