Reviews by Ingole

Fell Beast · Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:57 am

A laugh, and a gem. And, hopefully, just a start

My Girl · Wed Dec 01, 2004 12:20 pm

There's that wonderful epic cadence again...like a tale being sung by a minstrel rather than a than a words-only piece. Final note sung chin up for victory, eyes down for sorrow.

Heartbreaking. Beautiful.

Ingole

The Phoenix and the Griffin · Wed Dec 01, 2004 12:45 am

Oh, you tease! The anticipatory heat is singeing my eyelashes. And so many questions between them - his obsession, her beliefs, their attraction, Amaras's promise...There is nothing easy about this pairing. Enjoyed your handling of both the answers and the evasions in their conversations.

Now the hook is set more deeply than ever!

The Phoenix and the Griffin · Sun Nov 14, 2004 1:00 am

Bottom-of-the-ocean sad, and very, very texture-y. Favorite description:

"Phaila drifted a ghost from room to room as she sought out another spirit. Even in the presence chamber she seemed to not so much as sit in the chair as float between the arms like a vapor that looked for a breeze to blow it away. "

So, do we get to tag along with Phaila when she goes to the Morrigan center-of-gravity? (Can't help it. The Morrigan thing fascinates me.)

The Phoenix and the Griffin · Wed Sep 29, 2004 11:38 pm

Trying to break my heart again. "reaching..." means hope to me so I will not think of Amaras' fall as a death. Don't wanna. Can't do it.

The battle - Spectacular! Writing battle is tough. You've done an epic job. But I think my favorite part is the description of the Rohme as they arrive among the "allies" (I loves my savages, I does), and your depiction of Glorfindel as both statesman and impatient warrior. Notwithstanding the wariness of the other "allies", HE, at least, knew how to pick a team. Objective, strategy, tactics...

The Phoenix and the Griffin · Tue Sep 28, 2004 10:47 pm

Perfect. From the "satin disaster of her hair" and the depiction of Isong, to the simple, elegant tall-standing close. Perfect.

Marnie · Sun Sep 26, 2004 2:03 am

Dead on, Marnie. Well thought out, well supported, well written...and dead on.

Also have to agree with WebWalker - Thranduil and Celeborn are more-than-a-little-feral favorites. Professor T. left enough unsaid about each that they should be very juicy fair game for fan fiction writers...Unfortunately, this same dearth of detail has enabled the persistent casting of these two as a vicious beast and a milky moron respectively.

My one and only point of departure from your essay is embarrassingly frivolous, having to do with Marton Csokas' beauty (He is a stunner when allowed his natural coloring and spirit) On the other hand, I must thank you for being one of the few to notice his intensity in the snippet that was cut from the theatrical version of "Fellowship". Now THAT is my idea of Celeborn...focus and fire vs dispassion and ice.

Oak and Willow · Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:55 pm

A stunning little gem! Fluid and read-worthy use of language; ingenious subject matter; and a really nice take on Celeborn (too long marginalized in Galadriel's shadow.) Your characterizations live and breathe - and pass the "vision" test (make me see a movie in my head...) A wonderful, wonderful read!

Galu a cuio mae!

The Phoenix and the Griffin · Sun Sep 19, 2004 12:58 am

mmmmmmmmm

Loved it from the start, and it just keeps getting better. I can mine it phrase-by-phrase for all its surprizing little gems...or I can read it 'big', in all its epic glory.

OBTW - The kohl and braids in chapter 42...? Definitely the Dilletante Chocolate of images...

Oath Renewed · Sun May 16, 2004 1:01 am

You have an admirable command of the Silmarillion (!) and a great instinct for the appropriate cadence of dialogue. I also enjoyed the strong visual quality of your descriptions. "...so detailed that only the alabaster color revealed it as marble..." "...expected to see the chest rise and fall..." I could clearly see the marble of Amarie.
A beautifully textured, nostalgic piece.

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