tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post7677894617411866771..comments2023-08-23T08:33:41.219-07:00Comments on Catholic Bibliophagist: Sequels, Prequels, Fan FictionCatholic Bibliophagisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10697706672495544901noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post-47869638816917788592008-03-09T20:12:00.000-07:002008-03-09T20:12:00.000-07:00I agree wholeheartedly on the subject of published...I agree wholeheartedly on the subject of published fan fiction. I passionately hate it. On the other hand, unpublished fan fiction, such as its found online doesn't bother me in the least. :) <BR/><BR/>There is, however, one thing I hate more than published fan fiction, and that is abridged versions of classic tales sold as if they were whole. My kids have been tempted by many of those at the library and my grandmother has bought them thinking they were the originals. Other than brief excerpts turned into board books they head right back out the door. I don't care if they read abridged versions once they have read the originals but absolutely not until then. (Though I must say that this does not apply to the George MacDonald books--I never would have picked up his more romantic books if I hadn't read them as abridged and put into standard English.)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13735948672915158770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post-87280744341704697632008-03-09T10:53:00.000-07:002008-03-09T10:53:00.000-07:00+JMJ+I think that FF is great--when it's in its pr...+JMJ+<BR/><BR/>I think that FF is great--when it's in its proper place. There are some excellent stories made available online by fans who both respect canon and have writing skills as good as or even better than the original authors. <BR/><BR/>It is FF that is given the status of canon that puts me off. Along with <I>Before Green Gables</I>, there are also new "spin-offs" of the works of Louisa May Alcott and Laura Ingalls Wilder. (I believe there were negotiations to do the same with C.S. Lewis, but happily those fell through.) I wouldn't have minded so much if the new books were put on the same level as all other FF, but the fact that they were commissioned, published and marketed by big companies makes me agree that the authors were violated.Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993856781648960747.post-5414769039204791192008-03-07T07:12:00.000-08:002008-03-07T07:12:00.000-08:00I think my mind permanently blew on the fanfic thi...I think my mind permanently blew on the fanfic thing when I encountered Arthuriana written in German (Wolfram) back in college--and then realized that Chretien d. T. was doing the same. Arthur's story was in fact a shared world thing! This after overhearing some of the Mythies retailing their fanfic at Myth meetings. (Their stories sometimes sounded more interesting than the originals.)<BR/><BR/>Last summer I read a 3 volume Harry Potter fic that I thought much better written than the originals. That writer has subsequently gone on to her own professional career.Sherwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920607098517169139noreply@blogger.com