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Marwhini · 07-09-2016, 11:51 PM

The Plaza has more than a few Tolkien "Fan-fic Girls" in it.

I tend to be leery of Tolkien "Fan-Fic" as I have only seen two that were at all readable.

I will admit that I am an insufferable snob when it comes to Tolkien. I think the canon is sacrosanct, and that ultimately anything written to "fill in holes" needs to abide by a Metaphysical system that is at least coherent (although that presents huge problems, as few people even have that cross their minds when thinking of Tolkien).

But it's literally all I can think about now with Tolkien:

How did Middle-earth WORK?

And I have found that to be a Blasphemy to many Tolkien fans, who seem to want to ignore the very words in HoM-e that I seem to hear the loudest.

MB

07-09-2016, 11:51 PM	#15
Marwhini Wight Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 144	The Plaza has more than a few Tolkien "Fan-fic Girls" in it. I tend to be leery of Tolkien "Fan-Fic" as I have only seen two that were at all readable. I will admit that I am an insufferable snob when it comes to Tolkien. I think the canon is sacrosanct, and that ultimately anything written to "fill in holes" needs to abide by a Metaphysical system that is at least coherent (although that presents huge problems, as few people even have that cross their minds when thinking of Tolkien). But it's literally all I can think about now with Tolkien: How did Middle-earth WORK? And I have found that to be a Blasphemy to many Tolkien fans, who seem to want to ignore the very words in HoM-e that I seem to hear the loudest. MB