tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post6631348225061669293..comments2023-11-23T08:14:20.747-05:00Comments on Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia: symbolism in ya paranormals: auto club versionCeceliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02249223364936344560noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-69255412912062557072009-11-26T00:10:44.654-05:002009-11-26T00:10:44.654-05:00O.K., not a book, but how about Dean's attachm...O.K., not a book, but how about Dean's attachment to his car on Supernatural?J.T. Oldfieldhttp://bibliofreakblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-66855281126026509492009-11-24T21:33:14.466-05:002009-11-24T21:33:14.466-05:00interesting observations.interesting observations.kayerjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479123027080062607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-47378660054222256692009-11-24T17:35:42.143-05:002009-11-24T17:35:42.143-05:00Coool question. I hadn't considered this befor...Coool question. I hadn't considered this before. Definitely standing symbols.Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-77478874107128561462009-11-24T11:46:30.271-05:002009-11-24T11:46:30.271-05:00LOL dido to the "witts end with Twilight madn...LOL dido to the "witts end with Twilight madness" probably just because I wasn't crazy about the books and therefore can't participate in said madness.<br /><br />I really liked your post! it got me thinking and saying "hey, yeahhh" LOL and I agree with what Kiirsten said. Sometimes when authors get too brand name happy it drives me crazy and detracts from the story--sometimes revealing more about the authors wants than the actual character. LoL I loved your line "There’s some serious car lust bleeding through the pages, Ms. Meyer" Great post, thanks!KIKAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04911769231816445664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-57194267622448493432009-11-24T09:24:10.225-05:002009-11-24T09:24:10.225-05:00Very cool, nicely thought out! I wonder if the par...Very cool, nicely thought out! I wonder if the particular-vehicles-in-YA thing is because teens really do spend a lot of time thinking about cars? I certainly did, and a lot of the people I knew did, too. I used to pick out vehicles I wanted to have (a Jeep, actually) and thought about what that would say about me. I still think about what my car says about me (beige Corolla = something blander than a soccer mom, sigh) but it's not as important anymore.<br /><br />Last thing before I wrap up the rambly: One problem I do have with naming brands of anything, including cars, is that it can really date a book. Neons aren't going to be around forever, and certain timeless books are made less so by their naming of brands, and that always seems like a shame to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-7905800552184386562009-11-24T07:25:31.506-05:002009-11-24T07:25:31.506-05:00Great post! I hadn't made those connections ab...Great post! I hadn't made those connections about transportation in <i>Twilight</i> yet. I haven't read the other two books, but I plan to! (I'm at my wit's end with Twilight madness.)A Bookshelf Monstrosityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674115889348650429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-55293033293453748882009-11-24T01:20:05.616-05:002009-11-24T01:20:05.616-05:00I never made it past Twilight either! Um, cars...T...I never made it past Twilight either! Um, cars...The whole branding thing rather than just "a car" is kinda annoying. Though I did put a 1969 gunmetal gray Mustang in the urban fantasy I'm currently writing. Not owned by a teen though. (And really, vintage isn't product placement. Right? BTW I don't know if this car actually exists--I plan on fact-checking later whether mustangs were made in '69!)Rhiannon Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611927348379723038noreply@blogger.com