Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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Leave a comment, win an ARC.

I'm too tired to be creative, so it's once more time for everyone's favorite ARC giveaway, the random drawing. To participate...

1) Leave a comment telling me why you like Toby. As a reply to the entry, please, not as a reply to someone else's comment. Replies to other people's comments can't win anything.
2) That's all.

But there's a twist! This time, I'm selecting three winners of a signed ARC of An Artificial Night, the third October Daye adventure. The first will be chosen at noon Pacific time on Sunday, August 8th; the second will be chosen at noon Pacific time on Monday, August 9th; and the third will be chosen at eight PM Pacific time on Monday, August 9th. All winners will have twenty-four hours from the time they're announced to provide me with a mailing address before I pick another winner.

The winner will be chosen via random number generation, so going "ooo, ooo, pick me" doesn't improve your chances, it just makes me faintly grumpy. So comment, and let me know why you like Toby—her world, her stories, her as a person, whatever. Maybe you could win an early look!
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lesleen

August 6 2010, 22:59:28 UTC 6 years ago

I love Toby! (fingers crossed that I win) :)

_the_firedancer

August 6 2010, 23:09:11 UTC 6 years ago

Basically, because she keeps on trucking. That's why I like the character. Why I like the books is not nearly so neatly encapsulated.

_the_firedancer

August 6 2010, 23:12:19 UTC 6 years ago

I commented before I read the other comments, and gee, there seems to be a theme here.

Reason #1 of 10^32 to love Toby

sasquatch1313

August 7 2010, 00:20:04 UTC 6 years ago

A character has to have soul for it to be destroyed and you could feel that's where Toby was headed under Safeway's fluorescent lights. The puppets on strings or with a stick up their backsides that many authors call characters can't sustain that level of turmoil. Toby is damn well no puppet.

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dan_phi

August 7 2010, 02:06:55 UTC 6 years ago

I like Toby because she's a well rounded character that does cool stuff to read about.

kat_merle

August 7 2010, 02:44:05 UTC 6 years ago

I like Toby because she is the brain child of someone I admire. I love her stories because they are well thought out and give you a real feeling of the characters they remind you of people you know and care about in your everyday life and just on these wild crazy adventures.

lysystratae

August 7 2010, 03:36:03 UTC 6 years ago

Gods, there's so many things about Toby I like... she's sarcastic, smart but frequently dense, loyal, stubborn, and so very not perfect, just for starters.

enchantedskies

August 7 2010, 06:57:26 UTC 6 years ago

first things first, I love that song. :-P

As for Toby... that's hard for me to explain. At first.. I liked her attitude. ^_^ but I also like how she interacts with others. She can be a bit rough around the edges, but at the same time she seems to be a person that you can always rely on, even when she doesn't want to be. Plus, I love when she gets annoyed or goes out of her way to annoy someone (mainly Tybalt). It makes her seem like my cousin... You know the type, a bit of a pain in the butt but you can't help but love them and laugh anyway.

Why I like Toby

marziek

August 7 2010, 12:59:12 UTC 6 years ago

1) Toby's a grown-up who isn't continually "finding herself". 2) She isn't a virgin who is being saved, educated, directed, by a much older and wiser man. 3) The Luidaeg likes Toby, so there must be something about her, right?. 4) Tybalt likes Toby but is just too damn cat-like to be out in the open about it. 5) Lily likes Toby and that's about as fine a recommendation as you can have. 6) Raysel hates Toby, so I'm thinking that means Toby's splendid. And finally, 7) I am desperate to see what Toby does with May Daye. Can you make your fetch go away already? Seanan has a multibook deal here and her protagonist simply can't die.

Why I love Toby

peachdaiquiri

August 8 2010, 02:12:18 UTC 6 years ago

I love Toby because she is a gritty character. She does not hesitate to do something gross (like tasting other people's blood, blech) to get things done.

maya_a

August 8 2010, 06:46:01 UTC 6 years ago

I like Toby because she keeps on going. Turn her into a fish for more than a decade? Fine. She keeps going. She doesn't always like what is happening to her, but she keeps on. I admire that.

jane_dark

August 8 2010, 07:08:24 UTC 6 years ago

Um, this'll sound weird, but I like Toby because she works -- well, worked -- in a grocery store, and I simply found her vision of it to be both eye-opening and compelling.

exapno

August 9 2010, 01:25:00 UTC 6 years ago

Not sure if it's too late, or if I can still try for the other two, but regardless figure I can give you a reason I love Toby. Mostly, I think, it's her strength. Strength of will, strength of character, strength of conviction, strength of love. Even when she doesn't see it, or trust it, it's there for her to hang on to (and with)

pendle1511

August 9 2010, 11:51:59 UTC 6 years ago

As per usual I'm a day late and a dollar short.

I'm probably too late, but I love Toby because she's real. She worked in a supermarket, she goes out and gets drunk with her mates, she has pets, and she has a teenage daughter (who I'm sure we will get to meet eventually.)

And I can't wait for September. :)
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