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Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is 77% done with Der Kriegstourist
I could hurl every time I see the new football fans. The family men, with the choreographed movements, sewing machine licenses and polytechnical humbug. Everything is so ordered in the tribunes, even the fights are clean. In the old days, people would appreciate the beauty of a shattered eyebrow, a broken nose, or a smashed jaw. The new fans bleed wrong. And too fast.
Jul 02, 2018 02:03PM Add a comment
Der Kriegstourist

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is 51% done with Der Kriegstourist
"All the inhospitable live in the West."

Asian Physics Olympiad
Jul 01, 2018 07:45AM Add a comment
Der Kriegstourist

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is 26% done with Der Kriegstourist
I once read an article about rich Russians, who pay to experience poverty. For a day, a week or even longer, they live in a slum. Everything is prearranged. The people they meet, are not poor, but actors. There're also some bodyguards ensuring their safety[...]
In the end, they go home to their palaces, show off their pictures to their friends, and say they now knew what it meant to be poor.
Jul 01, 2018 12:13AM 2 comments
Der Kriegstourist

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse added a status update
Camouflage 101: junior assistant shelf decorator reporting for duty

Shelf redecoration in progress
Jun 29, 2018 01:14AM 7 comments

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse added a status update
Camouflage 101: jr. assistance shelf decorator reporting for duty.
Shelf decoration in progress
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Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is 6% done with Der Kriegstourist
Some surprisingly plastic descriptions to be had here.
Jun 26, 2018 10:21PM Add a comment
Der Kriegstourist

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 6 of 352 of Der Kriegstourist
Some surprisingly plastic descriptions to be had here.
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Der Kriegstourist

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 432 of 480 of Paradies für alle
"And then I stood up, let the letter and the brown envelope fall, and screamed. Just like that, without words, very loudly."

Scream
Jun 25, 2018 10:15PM Add a comment
Paradies für alle

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 288 of 480 of Paradies für alle
This situation is difficult, it's unbelievably difficult, impossibly difficult... indescribably so. But it will pass, and when it does, I wish we would still be able to sit and talk here. Or be silent. I'll be fine with a lifelong silence together.

grown man crying
Jun 24, 2018 08:56PM Add a comment
Paradies für alle

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 45 of 222 of Jackdaw (The World of A Charm of Magpies)
If you ask me, I'd say I can't stand lyrical works, nor even the whiff of purple prose. Ms. Charles however, is making me seriously rethink that affirmation...

Rory and her love affair with coffee
Jun 17, 2018 07:07AM Add a comment
Jackdaw (The World of A Charm of Magpies)

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 49 of 194 of A Case of Possession (A Charm of Magpies, #2)
"Why don't I break his fucking neck and have done?"
"We must act in a civilized fashion in this country, you know."
"If you say so, my lord."
"I'm going to call in some obligations and do a bit more work on [blackmailer]'s affairs. Buy of some debts. Revive some old grudges. See how fast I can get him to the verge of ruin."

wink
Jun 08, 2018 01:03PM Add a comment
A Case of Possession (A Charm of Magpies, #2)

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 7 of 14 of Interlude with Tattoos (A Charm of Magpies, #1.5)
'If you[re going to be insolent, at least pour me coffee.'
'It's brewing. Like trouble.'

eyebrow acrobatics

Cringe-worthy, but still funny as hell.
Jun 08, 2018 08:45AM Add a comment
Interlude with Tattoos (A Charm of Magpies, #1.5)

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 138 of 200 of The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)
Oooooh dear! I think I'm hooked now.

ohdear
Jun 07, 2018 08:26PM Add a comment
The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 47 of 204 of The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies #1)
Not nearly as funny as I was expecting, but I love the whole gothic ghost story feel of things.
"There's something very old and dd and quite unpleasant about this house."
"Yes, it's [the butler]."


smirk
Jun 07, 2018 12:11PM Add a comment
The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies #1)

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 53 of 480 of Paradies für alle
I feel so weird. On the one hand, I have a very well written story, which keeps me engrossed as long as I'm reading. One the other, I don't believe I'm completely over my reading slump... so I'm rather reticent when it comes to picking it up the next day.

so guilty
Jun 07, 2018 02:00AM Add a comment
Paradies für alle

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 328 of 381 of Small Gods (Discworld, #13)
Urn and Fergmen walked nonchalantly through the tunnels of the Citadel, using the kind of nonchalant walk which, had there been anyone to take an interest in it, would have drawn detailed and arrow-sharp attention to them within seconds.

nonchalant
May 28, 2018 09:39AM Add a comment
Small Gods (Discworld, #13)

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 269 of 381 of Small Gods (Discworld, #13)
'There's bones everywhere!'
'Well? What did you expect? This is a desert! People die here! It's a very popular occupation in this vicinity!'

yyyyup
May 28, 2018 07:16AM Add a comment
Small Gods (Discworld, #13)

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 151 of 381 of Small Gods (Discworld, #13)
'What do philosophers look like?' said Brutha. 'When they're not having a bath, I mean.'
'They do a lot of thinking,' said Om. 'Look for someone with a strained expression.'
'That might just mean constipation.'
'Well, so long as they're philosophical about it...'

[image error]
May 28, 2018 01:19AM Add a comment
Small Gods (Discworld, #13)

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 138 of 381 of Small Gods (Discworld, #13)
On monotheism:
'You talk about [other gods] as if they were real,' said Brutha.
'They are'.
'There is no other god but you. You told [prophet] that.'
'Well. You know. I exaggerated a bit. But they're not that good. There's one of 'em that sits around playing a flute most of the time and chasing milk maids. I don't call that very divine.'

May 27, 2018 11:37PM Add a comment
Small Gods (Discworld, #13)

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 222 of 304 of Hendrik de Mol și Planeta de Jad (Aventurile lui Hendrik de Mol, #2)
That awesome moment when you encounter one of your GR friends in a novel. Well played Mr. Mecklenfeld. Well played!

Giggling cat
May 26, 2018 11:14PM Add a comment
Hendrik de Mol și Planeta de Jad (Aventurile lui Hendrik de Mol, #2)

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 154 of 304 of Hendrik de Mol și Planeta de Jad (Aventurile lui Hendrik de Mol, #2)
Ok, so the whole be nice to your enemies, because you're a better person is rather annoying. But I rather like the world-building aspect. :)
May 26, 2018 06:57AM 2 comments
Hendrik de Mol și Planeta de Jad (Aventurile lui Hendrik de Mol, #2)

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 86 of 304 of Hendrik de Mol și Planeta de Jad (Aventurile lui Hendrik de Mol, #2)
Whoops, please disregard the previous status (updated the wrong book).
I very much like this one.
May 20, 2018 07:16AM Add a comment
Hendrik de Mol și Planeta de Jad (Aventurile lui Hendrik de Mol, #2)

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 134 of 448 of Das Eis
I really, really bored...
May 20, 2018 07:13AM Add a comment
Das Eis

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 91 of 304 of Hendrik de Mol și Planeta de Jad (Aventurile lui Hendrik de Mol, #2)
I'm sorry. I tried to tough it out till the 50% mark, but at this point I really and truly have to force myself to pick it up.
May 20, 2018 07:11AM Add a comment
Hendrik de Mol și Planeta de Jad (Aventurile lui Hendrik de Mol, #2)

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 90 of 448 of Das Eis
I'm so bored...
May 12, 2018 09:16PM Add a comment
Das Eis

Ms. Smartarse
Ms. Smartarse is on page 12 of 488 of Tiefe Wunden
When your boss is in work-mode:
[Colleague's] blond hair had been braided in two pigtails, and not even her eyes were made up: a clear sign that she had been in a hurry this morning.

Knowing grin
May 06, 2018 06:19AM Add a comment
Tiefe Wunden

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