[LMB] Re: Slash (was OT) now Bujold Romance/Slash Meta

[CatMtn at aol.com]

>  > There are readers for whom reading the derivative works, of any
>  > sort, actively damages the book-in-their-head, in ways they
> >  then can't get rid of.  Where the original work is especially
>  > beloved, I suspect the damage will be most keenly felt.
 
M:
 
This happens for me--I quit reading some fanfic because of  it, even though 
the original books are not especially favorites  of mine.  I refuse to read any 
Bujold-based fanfic because I think I'd get  really hostile with anyone who 
messed with my ideas of _those_ characters!
 
Mary