Reviews by SpaceWeavil

Mairisuweniel Does Minas Tirith · Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:28 am

I've had to try and read this before the library security guard comes round again and ticks me off for sniggering again. (apparantly, when I am reading your stories, I am distracting the other students by my giggling Twisted Evil smiley face

). I just read the orc story, and this is equally as great. I've read quite a few sue parodies a while back, but this one is my favourite so far, because I do think it's unfair that they never bother with Gimli (and would think he would have lice Shocked smiley face

), so it's nice to see him get his own back. And I have to agree with the other reviewers. The thing that struck me really was Luthien. I have much more respect for her now. Cool smiley face

You should write the true story of Luthien and Beren along those lines Laughing smiley face

I thought I was going mad for a minute though with the girl's name, until I realised it was deliberate. Very clever. Very Happy smiley face

Snorg: Letters from Mordor · Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:16 am

"Bet it had nothing to do with silly ring after all."

I shouldn't have been browsing the site in the university library...I've just been threatened with getting thrown out for laughing. Utterly brilliant. Very Happy smiley face

Love this sort of gentle-paced, very tongue-in-cheek humour and now that image of Sauron is branded in my mind.

A Series of Poetry for the "Lord of the Rings" · Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:31 pm

I must say you are very brave for taking on a challenge as big as this! Well done Very Happy smiley face

and I hope you continue with it. The first instalment is very nice, and does have a 'Bilbo' quality to it, I think. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the other characters / events Cool smiley face

The Grey Havens · Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:28 pm

This is quite a nice scene, and nicely written too. It is rather short and the end does feel like the beginning of something, IMO, though. So are you going to carry on with the idea?

The Trees Remember · Sat Jan 22, 2005 12:12 pm

Chapter 7 moves at a really good pace. Your action scenes are exciting and not too wordy, but still have enough description etc to give a good idea of the urgency and situation. I loved the first paragraph in fact, with Haldir's casual reaction to the SS guy, just disarming him like that. Very suave and cool. (I was thinking the guy would be Gestapo, actually, at the end of chapter 6 - the black coat and hat just made me think of Allo Allo.. Laughing smiley face

). Seriously though, very exciting story, and I don't mind having to wait for updates, so long as they keep on coming... Very Happy smiley face

Brothers At Heart · Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:38 am

This was a nice moment between Legolas and Gimli, and a nice insight into their friendship. I liked the way you got across how far they'd come since the Council. That was very subtle and effective.

Haldir and Elzabeth : Healing · Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:11 am

I'm in agreement with your other reviews and they've already made the points I was going to; your writing is enjoyable to read and technically accurate (grammar etc) which does make such a difference Very Happy smiley face

. Since you pointed out in your note that this is a follow-up to your larger fic, I did go and have a quick look at that one too, so I would know what is going on, and so I understand now that your OFC is actually from the modern world, which made a little more sense of some of the situations. Just as a suggestion, maybe have a little summary of your other fic, or at least of where your OFC comes from at the opening of the story? That way people would know who she is, and also might be interested then in looking at the original story? Actually when I first read this, I thought it was the first chapter of another longer fic. It does feel as if you intended maybe to carry this story on and look at the relationship between Haldir and Elzabeth as he tried to get her back to health. I'd be interested to see you do this, in fact, and as your other reviewers have said, develop the plot a little farther, because you have tweaked my interest here. Very Happy smiley face

If you want to ask anything about this review or anything I've said here, feel free to PM me, btw Cool smiley face

History Repeats Itself · Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:04 am

First of all, I love this idea. The way Elrond and Earendil's reactions mirror each other is very nicely done and the whole story in fact is very sweet. I actually thought Celebrian and Elwing were both very patient in fact with their respective husbands. I don't think, if I'd just had twins, I'd be so willing to let them joke with me Twisted Evil smiley face

The transitions from Earendil's scene to Elrond's make sense and you get the point across nicely. My only nit-pick, and it is a small one compared to how much I enjoyed this story, is that the first section with Earendil struck me as a bit modern in tone, in terms of the dialogue. I think it was the word 'medication' that actually was the root of it. That didn't sound very Elven to me. But as I said, that was a very small thing. Otherwise I thought this was a very cute piece, and I'm very interested now to see what else you've written here. Very Happy smiley face

Echo · Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:37 pm

I don't usually like drabbles to be honest, but this was very moving. Actually if you ever did a longer scene on this same theme, I'd be really interested to read it, though you managed to get the sentiment across ably in this. (As in, I'm not saying this is too short. What I mean is, I think with your insight into that moment, you could have a real tear-jerker if you decided to expand on it Very Happy smiley face

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And in the Darkness Bind Them: Vol I · Sat Jan 15, 2005 3:52 pm

VanatheEverYoung said
> After reading Ch. 9 all I can say is wow. I'm so glad that you've taken the time to explain who the Witch-king is and offer some reasons as to why he is that person. It would be so easy to say he's just inherently evil (which he may be), but the added effect of the strained relationship with his mother makes him so REAL. I'm really enjoying the progession of the story. I know you're a little worried about pace, but I think a slower pace works very, VERY well for this particular story. I wanted you to know that I read every chapter as you update, even if I don't review all the time. I can't wait to read more.

Thank you, particularly for the comments about pace, as I am extremely concerned about this story at the moment. Although I'm enjoying writing it, I'm finding it very hard to judge whether the end product is actually any good, or if I'm boring the life out of people. So any concrit about this story is greatly appreciated.

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