New Middle Earth novel(ization)? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Beanamir of Gondor · 02-04-2008, 06:54 PM

See, the only problem I would have with this is that it smells distinctly of fanfic. That's not to say that I don't enjoy fanfic every once in a while: oh no, quite the contrary. But reading yaoi CharlesxSydney or an account of how Jay Gatsby really didn't get shot is a LOT different than reading A Tale of Two Cities or The Great Gatsby. Fanfic is not really very respectable, and it is always, always, always different than the author's original work.
Ahem. Anyway, that's my English-major view on it. While I might enjoy reading it for fun, it would never really be Tolkien, and therefore I just wouldn't see it as part of the Middlearth narrative.

02-04-2008, 06:54 PM	#1
Beanamir of Gondor Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: the Shadow Gallery Posts: 276	See, the only problem I would have with this is that it smells distinctly of fanfic. That's not to say that I don't enjoy fanfic every once in a while: oh no, quite the contrary. But reading yaoi CharlesxSydney or an account of how Jay Gatsby really didn't get shot is a LOT different than reading A Tale of Two Cities or The Great Gatsby. Fanfic is not really very respectable, and it is always, always, always different than the author's original work. Ahem. Anyway, that's my English-major view on it. While I might enjoy reading it for fun, it would never really be Tolkien, and therefore I just wouldn't see it as part of the Middlearth narrative. __________________ The answer to life is no longer 42. It's 4 8 15 16 23... 42. "I only lent you my body; you lent me your dream."