Heh! I absolutely hated movie!Aragorn, but again, there wasn't much I liked in the movies as a whole, aside from Sam, Bilbo and Gollum, so... Oh, no, I actually liked Boromir a lot, but that's about it. I'm very anti-PJ and have been since the beginning. But the good thing is that we can like very different things within a fandom and still enjoy the fandom as a whole... and even be civil to each other, right? :)
I haven't read much of English-speaking fantasy beyond the authors I've mentioned before. When I was young, few things were translated into Hungarian, and you couldn't get the books in original. Now, they do translate various things, but only the wors crap of it, and getting decent books is still complicated. Also, books have horrid prices right now, so I always think twice before buying one. *le sigh*
You are right about fanfic, though. Aside from exploring POVs and events the original did not, it's also free - and if you don't like something, you can just hit the Back button and don't have to fume about having wasted your money. *g*
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Date: 2007-08-26 10:23 am (UTC)I haven't read much of English-speaking fantasy beyond the authors I've mentioned before. When I was young, few things were translated into Hungarian, and you couldn't get the books in original. Now, they do translate various things, but only the wors crap of it, and getting decent books is still complicated. Also, books have horrid prices right now, so I always think twice before buying one. *le sigh*
You are right about fanfic, though. Aside from exploring POVs and events the original did not, it's also free - and if you don't like something, you can just hit the Back button and don't have to fume about having wasted your money. *g*