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[Opinions] Re: Enola
by Perrine (Destry)
5/27/2021, 5:40 AM
in reply to a message by Mary R.
Yes, but it is also the main character in the "Enola Holmes" series and I think most young people associate it with that these days. The bomb is not the only usage the name received (and it definitely wasn't the first usage) and I doubt that anyone would use it in relation to the bomb. Enola Holmes is a popular childhood role model for many people.Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232

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- Mary R.   +1
5/27/2021, 6:17 AM
Oh, I don't want to sound impolite or anything, but I hate Enola Holmes. Just imo. And, yeah, you are right, I've never heard about Enola Gay before, so I don't associate the name with it.

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- Perrine (Destry)
5/27/2021, 6:35 AM
That is fine ;) I personally like them but I dislike some things that are popular so I understand you perfectly.
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- WinterWonderland   +3
5/27/2021, 6:13 AM
Weirdly, perhaps, that actually makes the name less appealing for me. I'd never heard of the Enola Holmes series, but I just looked it up. Possibly a great series. But I don't like using names from current pop culture when naming children. Names like that get too tied to a certain character and seem not to age well. When the popularity of the character subsides, the name starts to feel dated. Much like the names from "Twilight" and "Hunger Games".
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- Perrine (Destry)   +2
5/27/2021, 6:35 AM
Enola Holmes is more of a classic children's book series. So I wouldn't compare it to Twilight (it has a much older audience) but more to "A Little Princess" or Neil Gaiman books for kids (Coraline). Or Enid Blyton. It's not YA.
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And it has no romance, love triangles etc, it is a detective story.
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- WinterWonderland   +1
5/27/2021, 7:27 AM
I see...Well, that is a bit different, then. Classics are another category altogether. I'm quite surprised I've never heard of it before, though.
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- Perrine (Destry)
5/27/2021, 7:58 AM
I was actually wrong it is, for some reason, classified as YA :O It is not at all like most YA books, though. It is very much like classic children's literature (in the feeling you get from it). I do like YA but it just feels different. I just ordered a YA book about fairies and I am excited, the main character is Deirdre which is quite interesting.
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