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fandomsecrets2015-02-13 06:43 pm
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[ SECRET POST #2963 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2963 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[Underbelly: Razor, linked for (live action) sex/partial nudity]
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[Jurassic World / Guardians of the Galaxy, animated gif]
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[Steven Universe]
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08. [ SPOILERS for Durarara!! Light Novels ]
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09. [ SPOILERS for Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness ]
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10. [ SPOILERS for Naruto ]
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12. [ WARNING for abuse ]
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13. [ WARNING for rape ]
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Re: Inspired by #11
This makes utter sense and codifies for me my main issue with the books.
It isn't the story it purports to be. This is not the narrative I'm looking for. LOL
YMMV, but for me, I love the Tolkien world building. Ents! Rings of power! Rivers of forgetfulness! And I love his plotting. Quest! Fellowship! Company! I am no man!
But his characters fall almost universally flat for me. No depth and breadth and very little development. This makes utter sense if everything we're reading is a history of what happened rather than the story as it unfolds.
(Is Thranduil/Thorin very common? What's your favorite fic of them? I have also contemplated an Arwen/Aragorn sandwich filling. LOL)
Re: Inspired by #11
(Anonymous) 2015-02-14 04:51 am (UTC)(link)Tolkien was taking a lot of his cues from those old stories. Beowulf, the Kalevala, Ring Cycle, Celtic/Welsh Arthur -- Tolkien drew a lot of themes and stories straight out of these things and emulated a lot of the style. His goal, at first, was to create a mythology for England. So, he used the archetypes for heroes and villains. It's only the Hobbits who are actual characters, giving a way into the High Fantasy archetypes and giving us something to relate to. But, yes, it is better to view the books as a history (especially the Silmarillion -- that one really makes no pretense of character at all).
[Thranduil/Thorin is fairly popular in the Hobbit fandom. Not as big as Bilbo/Thorin but up there. Thranduil/Bard is coming up since the third movie. Although, I think I'd pick Aragorn/Faramir first for my sandwich ;) I haven't had much time for reading lately but one of the fics I really enjoyed was "Honored Guest" by pherede - http://archiveofourown.org/works/614516. It's a little darker than I like Thorin/Thranduil fics but it is excellent. Hobbit fandom fics can run the gambit for sugary sweet or angsty so it kind of depends on how you like the characters to find the fics that are enjoyable to you, although that's likely true of all fandoms. It just seems very pronounced to me with The Hobbit.]
Re: Inspired by #11
(I think Aragorn/Faramir sandwich is an exceedingly fine choice! *bookmarks fic* I've never read any Thorin/Thranduil, so that'll be interesting.)