steakums<\/a> was reading Moore’s Fool<\/i>, an account of King Lear from the perspective of the fool. At one point, she turned to me and said, “This book is great! You really need to read it.” “I’m sure it’s great,” I replied, “but does it have an un-dead smurf hooker in it?” <\/p>\n“No,” she admitted, “It does not. I guess you win.”<\/p>\n
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ETA: I see that there is a third in the series, Bite Me: A Love Story<\/i>, which stars a vampire cat and the best character from You Suck<\/i>, Abby Normal, the would-be minion. Something else for the Amazon Wish List.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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