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: Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
2011-06-01 09:04:00

Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
2011-06-01 09:04:00

Mood: chipper
Music: Vixy and Tony, "Anna."

DEADLINE open thread. Have a party.

To celebrate the release of Deadline [Amazon]|[Mysterious Galaxy], here. Have an open thread to discuss the book.

THERE WILL BE SPOILERS.

Seriously. If anyone comments here at all, THERE WILL BE SPOILERS. So please don't read and then yell at me because you encountered spoilers. You were warned.

You can also start a book discussion at my website forums, with less need to be concerned that I will see everything you say! In case you wanted, you know, discussion free of authorial influence. I will probably answer a great many comments. I may not answer all of them.

Have fun!

Tags: deadline, mira grant

ladymurmur

June 4 2011, 21:58:39 UTC 6 years ago

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Oh. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Now I have to wait for my sweetie to finish so I can talk about it with someone. *bouncing excitedly*

Only one quibble that I just cannot get over - Avon Skin So Soft is not all that great of a bug repellant. It really isn't. In my experience, it is hardly better than wearing no bug repellant at all. One of my friends brought it on a camping trip to the great north woods, and ended up with so many bites she looked like she had a minor plague.

Especially in a world where cancer is no longer a concern, DEET all the way, baby!!!!!

Going to go read it again now... *skips happily back to the comfy share*

vixyish

June 5 2011, 01:29:11 UTC 6 years ago

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I choose to believe that by the year 2040 they've improved their formula. :)

idancewithlife

June 5 2011, 01:37:08 UTC 6 years ago

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I few years back I tried to buy the original formula Skin So Soft since it had worked for me as a mosquito repellent. However, the Avon catalog indicated that they had revised the formula to add something anti-mosquito to it. I didn't buy it.

sageautumn

June 14 2011, 15:12:16 UTC 6 years ago

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I have a friend who is ab-SO-lute-ly convienced that Shaun's immunity has nothing to do with his body chemistry, or being in contact with Georgia, or any such thing... and is, instead, some ingredient in Avon's SSS since (according to my friend, and I see _this_ part) the author took such pains to point out that it was Avon SSS more than once.

Which I find, pretty hilarious.
Though not QUITE as hilarious as her other theory--high budget Avon product placement.