Reviews by SpaceWeavil

Ideas Are Bulletproof · Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:46 pm

Sirannon said
I suppose what gave me the impression that he was angry, was that a lot of what is written is in 2nd person. It is very direct and the cadence of the text is in some places a bit like a machine gun. rat tat ta ta tat. That and he swears. I really don't think you should change it. I think it works perfectly, as it is. And off course it is just my interpretation.

Oh, I wasn't meaning to argue with your comments. I just wanted to have a look and see if I had made it a bit too aggressive, but having looked at it again, I'm happy with how it turned out. The second person thing is to do with the challenge this was written for, and the fact that it's half a letter, half a report, addressed to the unseen superiors. I took quite a bit of inspiration as well from the novelisation of the film (as opposed to the graphic novel), which I know some people have issues with but personally I quite like, so a lot of the tone came from that.

But I'm really grateful for your comments and I'm sorry if I sounded argumentative.
Best wishes
SW

Ideas Are Bulletproof · Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:38 pm

Sirannon said
I agree. It is very well written and made me think long on a BBC documentary that I saw the other day. "The power of nightmares -The politics of fear" Though, I wonder whether the palpable anger that we see described in this superb piece really reflects Finchs somewhat flegmatic charachter, as he is described in the movie in any case?
But that is a minor comment on a tremendously thought provoking story. Thanks a lot Space Weavil.

Thanks for the comment. It's interesting that you got a great sense of anger from the piece as that's really not what I was 'hearing' so to speak as I was writing it. I was going a lot more for a kind of wry, almost ironic tone, so maybe I need to look at that again.

SW

Lament · Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:49 pm

Oh, this was such a great moment to write about, but so painful at the same time. I love it, and it sent a real shiver down my back as well, just the description of the body...so amazing, and Hagrid's sentiments are spot on and really touching.

Really enjoyed it, thanks!
SW

Stay With Me · Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:47 pm

This was really lovely! I haven't seen DS9 for absolutely ages but right away, I could hear Sisko's voice through your writing and it's a really poignant piece. Looking forward now to reading your other stories.
All the best, SW

Regiment · Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:41 pm

Fantastic yet again, Nancy. I mean, I adore your portrayal of Boromir, goes without saying, but I just am always awe-struck at your use of words and, as Ghettoelleth's commented, how you can produce something so effective without wasting a single word. Excellent stuff yet again.

SW

Blessing the fields · Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:39 pm

The story in itself was interesting and the writing enjoyable to read. I noticed this is AU - where and when is it taking place? Is there somewhere where it's explained why those particular Elves are in that situation, I mean?
SW

An Innocent Fantasy · Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:44 am

OK, I'll be honest and say I don't know the characters, but I'm intrigued enough by this to go find out more about them. I love the way this is so subtly expressed, the little hints that just fuel the idea through the three drabbles. It feels so genuine and real, and the fact that you've conveyed it in that little amount of words is amazing.

Thanks once again for a great read,
SW

Fond Memory · Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:38 am

I haven't read any Boromir / Faramir stuff for a long time and so was pleasantly surprised to find this on the latest added page today. I always find the story of Finduilas so sad, and it's one of the reasons I can never truly dislike Denethor. Between losing his young wife and then his battles with Sauron through the Palantir, I really feel for the guy at times. But here, he's just kind of a shadow in the background, which works - he's not totally forgotten so we get the feel of how much Finduilas' death affected him too. With Boromir and Faramir, I found the characterisations really gentle and subtle, if that makes any sense. It was a nice, quiet moment between them, a little bit of reflection. And the last line was just so poignant.

Very nice work.
SW

Culture Clash · Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:56 am

Cute. Those poor horse-obsessed horselords, so clueless that other races might not be so enamoured... But he meant well.

Reaching... Too High · Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:32 am

Have to say I'm not very up on Hobbit family trees, and thought I'd probably have to go look these up after I read, but I actually remembered who they were as I got into the first drabble. I think I'd still enjoy this even without knowing though, as the language of it is just so brilliant. The 'pale moons' in the second installment just really got me - fantastic metaphor. I always love your artistic use of language in your writing. It's always so clever and yet fits so well that I kind of think 'duh, why didn't I think to describe it like that before?'

Fantastic work yet again
SW

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