Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
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PARASITE open thread!

To (somewhat belatedly) celebrate the release of Parasite, 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. (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.)

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, since I always wind up getting involved in these things.

Have fun!
Tags: mira grant, pandemic time, parasite
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Finally! I've been anxiously awaiting for the open thread.

I loved the book (read it at almost one sitting). I truly loved the "Don't Go Out Alone" concept. And I as with many others didn't see Sherman coming. Tansy was/is very special :).

My one big disappointment was that the book re-used the "Scientist holed up in a secret high tech laboratory in an abandoned [office complex/bowling alley] whose sole purpose appears to be to provide necessary plot exposition" plot device that was introduced in Deadline. I recognize that in a book of this nature it's important to have a character who provides expository elements, but I wish there was a way of providing that which didn't rely on a "been there, done that" trope. Oh and the zombies. Did there really have to be zombies?

Other than those two elements, I really did enjoy the book. I really like Sal and I'm excited to see where the story goes.