So I've been reading this fantastic urban fantasy series, and I love it so much I just want to shout it from the rooftops and make everyone I know read it: http://seananmcguire.com/toby.phpRead more... )
Last I heard, Kristen Bell is who Seanan would cast as Toby. *g* Between that, the fact that Seanan originally dreamcast Jason Dohring as Shaun, and one of her cats being named for Lilly Kane, you might almost think she's a VMars fan or something. ^_-
(Oooh, does this mean you might meet Verity next? Verity has MICE. MICE.)
You know, while Veronica and Toby have a lot in common, I can't really picture Kristen Bell in the role, not even if she dyed her hair. But yeah, I've been perusing Seanan's old LJ entries, and it's clear she's a VM fan. Obviously the Toby series and VM share a noir-ish atmosphere and a high level of witty/sarcastic dialogue, but I've noticed some other similarities as well--the structure of the love triangle, for example.
And yes, I'll probably be meeting Verity soon, although I have to wait until I accumulate some more Audible credits, since they don't have the InCryptid audiobooks at my library. *sigh*
Yeah, I can't say I've bonded with the mental casting the way I have with Seanan's choices for Shaun and Georgia. But since I don't have any sort of fancasting of my own for Toby, it pleases me that Seanan envisions someone I'm fond of.
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I feel like I must have recced Sarah Rees Brennan's Unspoken to you at some point? (I hope so!) If I haven't, well, I recommend it. ^^
Yeah, I don't have a mental casting for Toby, either. My mental image of her looks a lot like the classic Doctor Who companion Tegan Jovanka, but the actress who played her is too old and has the wrong accent.
Re: Unspoken: I think you must have, because it's on my Amazon wishlist. :)
Hmmm...how old is she now? The books are pretty adult. On the other hand, I was reading Stephen King in 5th grade, so who am I to talk?
Anyway here's a quick parental advisory just off the top of my head: 1) There's probably just *barely* enough profanity that movie versions would get R ratings. (That is, it's not on every other page or anything like that, but there are a couple of characters who really like the F word a lot.) 2) There are two sex scenes that are (as far as I recall) not super explicit, but not strictly fade-to-black, either. 3) There's about as much death and violence as you'd expect for the genre, but probably not enough to phase most kids older than 10.
IMO, the books are in that grey area where, if a kid in her pre-teen/early teen years had independently decided to read them, I wouldn't discourage it. But I wouldn't really *recommend* them for that age group.
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Last I heard, Kristen Bell is who Seanan would cast as Toby. *g* Between that, the fact that Seanan originally dreamcast Jason Dohring as Shaun, and one of her cats being named for Lilly Kane, you might almost think she's a VMars fan or something. ^_-
(Oooh, does this mean you might meet Verity next? Verity has MICE. MICE.)
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And yes, I'll probably be meeting Verity soon, although I have to wait until I accumulate some more Audible credits, since they don't have the InCryptid audiobooks at my library. *sigh*
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I feel like I must have recced Sarah Rees Brennan's Unspoken to you at some point? (I hope so!) If I haven't, well, I recommend it. ^^
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Re: Unspoken: I think you must have, because it's on my Amazon wishlist. :)
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Anyway here's a quick parental advisory just off the top of my head: 1) There's probably just *barely* enough profanity that movie versions would get R ratings. (That is, it's not on every other page or anything like that, but there are a couple of characters who really like the F word a lot.) 2) There are two sex scenes that are (as far as I recall) not super explicit, but not strictly fade-to-black, either. 3) There's about as much death and violence as you'd expect for the genre, but probably not enough to phase most kids older than 10.
IMO, the books are in that grey area where, if a kid in her pre-teen/early teen years had independently decided to read them, I wouldn't discourage it. But I wouldn't really *recommend* them for that age group.
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