Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT open thread!

To celebrate the release of Chimes at Midnight, here. Have an open thread to discuss the book. Judging by the comments I'm seeing, some of you have had time, and I'd really, really rather book discussion (sometimes including spoilers) didn't crop up on other posts.

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. (I will not reply to every comment; I call partial comment amnesty. But I may well join some of the discussion, or answer questions or whatnot.) I will be DELETING all comments containing spoilers which have been left on other posts. No one gets to spoil people here without a label.

You can also start a 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, since I always wind up getting involved in these things.

Have fun, and try not to bleed on the carpet.
Tags: chimes at midnight, open thread, toby daye
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silvertwi

September 4 2013, 16:04:15 UTC 3 years ago Edited:  September 4 2013, 16:04:43 UTC

So much squee! I finished the novel last night and just read the short story. There was much giggling at various parts of the book.

I may or may not have laughed out loud at:
-The Dumbo reference
-Toby and the banister
-Tybalt and the hairless cat
-The inclusion of Borderlands books after you've written so much about going there
-Toby's reaction to Quentin's reveal
-Meeting the Cu Sidhe

Bahahaha.

On the other hand, I spent half the book worried about how Toby was going to put herself back together before she died of the goblin fruit. I mean, the books are about her, and I remembered the hope chest sooner than she did, but I still couldn't put the book (okay, my Nook, w/e) down until I was sure she'd be alright. She did seem to delight in telling people how a pie in the face started the whole thing XD.

I was also intrigued by the nighthaunts and their arguing amongst themselves. For the first time, I'm starting to understand what May did and wondering how lonely she is.

All of which leaves me with one driving question: Is Toby going to be addicted to coffee again or did she kick that habit, too? ;)

seanan_mcguire

September 10 2013, 17:01:45 UTC 3 years ago

Toby kicked that habit as well. Sadly, I was not able to make my intentions clear, and the plot has been dropped.

silvertwi

September 10 2013, 21:35:48 UTC 3 years ago

The coffee plot has been dropped? Slightly confused.

I did assume she could kick the habit, now, I was just also curious if she actually wanted to, given how much she's awake during daylight hours.