tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13166465.post2125260233162621506..comments2023-06-13T10:12:19.364-04:00Comments on WORMBOOK: Me, Mr. Darcy and a lot of silliness.Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621027650985696321noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13166465.post-29364992950825790262007-11-28T14:56:00.000-05:002007-11-28T14:56:00.000-05:00I always thought that fan fiction was intentionall...I always thought that fan fiction was intentionally predictable, intended to be comforting rather than brilliant or original (because if you're going to write your own Great American Novel, don't you want it to be entirely yours?).<BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong; I have read many Star Wars novels and imitation Sherlock Holmes short stories in my day, and while the best were enjoyable to read, I think that's only because I was expecting them to play a different role than Literature does. (In fact, I think you can make an argument that the entire genre of fantasy, a genre of which I am very fond, is only so much fan fiction of the Lord of the Rings.)<BR/><BR/>(The worst fan fiction is unspeakably bad, but that once again might be because it would never occur to me to pick up a terrible original novel, but the prospect of another Sherlock Holmes adventure is enough to pique my interest.)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09632290213115423477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13166465.post-30069407795560561332007-11-28T10:16:00.000-05:002007-11-28T10:16:00.000-05:00what's with the austen mania lately? would-be typi...what's with the austen mania lately? would-be typical chick lit authors capitalizing on the success of the keira knightley movie? i've never read any of these books (or seen that movie, "jane austen book club"? was that the name? i should fact-check my blog comments), but i can only imagine how much they suck. women who want to get lost in an austen-like world would do better to just freaking read austen.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16886285288125682886noreply@blogger.com