Reviews by SpaceWeavil

Rebirth · Sun Feb 27, 2005 4:27 pm

I've been meaning to read this for a long time. It's so good to see a 'what if' fic - I do like those. I love stories that take ideas about which we know very little and then give such a colourful and interesting description of it. I loved your opening paragraphs in particular. Very evocative and beautiful.

I'm also relaly chuffed that you have started this story and featured Thranduil, as he is one of my favourite characters, and knowing how good your canon knowledge is, I was really interested to see your portrayal of him.

All in all, I really enjoyed this, and it does make a change to read proper, grammatically correct Sindarin Very Happy smiley face

Prayer For An Elven Maiden's Heart · Sun Feb 20, 2005 9:48 pm

I like the experimental quality of the poem, and that you've tried different types of stanzas to get your point across. It makes the poem a very interesting read. As Viv's said, the poem did get the point across very well. My only suggestion (other than about shortening or removing the author's note) would be to have a beta reader check over the work. This isn't a negative reflection on you as a writer at all and it's not meant as a criticism. There's actually a forum here specifically dedicated to beta reading and I think most people here will work that way. It sometimes helps to get another pair of eyes to look over the work and find the little errors that can get in the way of a good story / poem (for instance, dyeing / dying).

Hope you don't take this as an insult, as it's not meant as one, and the poem itself is really quite good.

The Road Home · Wed Feb 16, 2005 10:32 am

The standard of writing in this is excellent and the portrayal of Boromir is very thoughtful and thought-provoking at the same time. I really liked the idea that it was his memories of Merry and Pippin that stirred Boromir out of the Ring's grasp, and I also like the last statement, that not all of his actions were down to the Ring's temptation. To me, that will make for far more interesting characterisation than 'he was simply taken over' and I'm really looking forward to seeing how you tackle the story from here on.

A Tale of the Sixth Age · Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:13 pm

I have been very lax in replying to my reviewers lately, thanks to a silly RL, so I'm going to use this clever little thingy here. Thanks to everyone who's reviewed so far - each comment is very much appreciated, as I was actually a bit scared to post this here, thinking it might not be up to OSA standards. I did actually chicken out and took it off originally, about five minutes after I'd uploaded it, and then was asked to put it back on. So I'm glad now I did, and and I'm glad people are enjoying it.

And sorry, Ghetto, but I couldn't actually read your review. Kept looking to the avatar instead... Twisted Evil smiley face

The Trees Remember · Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:23 pm

Yay, new chapters Very Happy smiley face

All up the usual, great standard. One thing - I love the fact that Elaneth talks about 'The British' throughout this and not just 'The English'. I know that abroad, quite often Britain is just referred to as 'England', but the Scottish Nationalist in me gets narked by that. So many thanks. Also it was so cool to see Highgate Village get a mention. I'd forgotten about that. Very Happy smiley face

Excellent as usual.

And in the Darkness Bind Them: Vol I · Sat Feb 05, 2005 12:41 pm

Thanks to everyone who's reviewed Very Happy smiley face

Ellisk - told you it wasn't graphic...not much anyway Laughing smiley face

Thanks for taking a look at it. Part two is having a few plot twists ironed out at the moment but I'm hoping to start into that fairly soon. The next section is more of a Shakespearean drama type thing than a ghost story, with a lot of conniving, double-dealing, heated affairs etc. (If I get it to come out right). Still won't be graphic or gory though. Wink smiley face

Also, the question about why there was the idea of the dead horse in the first part - just to answer that. I got the idea from Unfinished Tales, in the description of Numenor, where it said they were particularly keen on horses, almost as much so as the Rohirrim, and tended not to use carts or stuff if they could get away with it, but would rather ride. I just figured, therefore, for Herilmar not to have a horse would be regarded as strange, and then for them to find a beast that had had no honour or memorial after it died would have made him very suspicious in their eyes, and would hint that there was something not quite right. So that was why the horse thing was there. Cool smiley face

So once again, thanks everyone for reading and I hope you like the next bits

Strange Revels · Fri Feb 04, 2005 9:27 pm

Well, I came and had a look at this after you mentioned it on the forum. I shall never look at Merry the same way ever again. That was utterly excellent and some of the best written sex scenes I've read. Very Happy smiley face

Meet the Cast · Fri Feb 04, 2005 6:12 pm

I have to say I have seen this sort of story many times before and I can't say as they're my favourite, but I think the good use of language in this is a redeeming feature for me. I've rarely seen a story like this written with such a good standard of language and, as Viv said, the characterisations in chapter 1 are fairly nice. There's a little problem in chapter three with switching from past to present tense, near the very beginning, but in general the story is very readable. One thing, however, and this is a question of personal taste - I really don't care much for Evil!Thranduil stories and I'm hoping that he won't turn out to be an abusive horrible tyrant in this story, as he has in so many others.

Interrupted Journeys: Part Three--Journeys Begin · Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:15 pm

I love the fact that the other members of Thranduil's family are showcased in this story, and details given about Oropher's life as well. Those characters are so sketchy in the canon texts that it's great to see them fleshed out, and especially since it's done in such a thoughtful and realistic way, with such great writing.

Beyond the Borders · Fri Feb 04, 2005 1:56 pm

A very nice and, IMO, faithful portrayal of Elrond - something I really appreciate in a story. The writing itself is very good, and the characterisation excellent. Really enjoyed it.

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