I'll just say this was a dark comedy and the main character Barnaby was an anti-hero. He's not a good guy and not a totally horrible guy, though it was hard for me to relate with a main character who just breezed through life with no regard to how he has hurt many of the people around him. At times, when bad things happened to him, I found myself thinking that Barnaby got just his "just desserts". Personally, I didn't find it very funny other than to smile at certain parts.
My favorite part of the book was the prologue, which stated that life was too short to read more than 50 pages of a book that didn't grab you. However, I did keep reading even though it didn't grab me. "Fool" isn't a bad book though, it's not one that I liked much either. It was just a bit forgettable, much like the main character Barnaby. Also, the tiger references/symbolism throughout the book I found a bit odd.
2.5 stars
My favorite part of the book was the prologue, which stated that life was too short to read more than 50 pages of a book that didn't grab you. However, I did keep reading even though it didn't grab me. "Fool" isn't a bad book though, it's not one that I liked much either. It was just a bit forgettable, much like the main character Barnaby. Also, the tiger references/symbolism throughout the book I found a bit odd.
2.5 stars
