Reviews by Alassante

Dawn of a New Age: First Age · Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:25 am

OOPS I forgot to review this! This is a great beginning El. Your battle scenes are so descriptive without being gross or boring. And your love for the Sindar elves is shown in every scene. It was interesting to read more about Orophin, Celeborn, Thingol, and Melian since most people only write about the third age sindarin elves. I think people forget that Legolas and Haldir weren't the only elves of that race. Wink smiley face

I don't suppose you can protray the Feanorians in a good way in this story huh? Probably not unless you rewrite canon. Oh well - a girl can dream. Now where's Thranduil?? Twisted Evil smiley face

Boats to Build · Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:53 am

I agree with Inglor about the atmosphere of the story being very well written. Very rich details set the scene without dragging down the story. I particularly liked your close attention to details such as when he first closed his eyes in the sun and saw a mass of color before black. Thats something we all see but most people wouldn't think about it that much to include it in a story.

Boromir was, as always, very true to what I imagine Boromir to have been. Arrogant at first, yet once he understood, more willing to accept that he may not know everything. I particularly liked his grandfather. Very wise.

This touched me on a more personal level because I never knew my grandfather or my greatfather on my dad's side who both grew up in a fishing village in New England. Plus my father used to work the summers down at the docks. Growing up middle class suburbia with my father being a business man who traveled and wore a suit, it was kind of hard for me to imagine him living the lifestyle in which he grew up. It would have been nice to get a glimpse into that world before he died but I didn't actually get to until we took his ashes to be scattered in the ocean there. Too late I developed an appreciation for his childhood home by the sea and regret I was not able to ask him more questions about life there.

Thanks for sharing this.

Spirit of Fire · Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:36 pm

WEEEE!! I love sexy Feanor drabbles. Or stories. Or just about anything!!!

On a serious note, this was beautiful. People do not write enough about Feanor's softer side or even his loving side, which I feel sure he truly had before obsessed with the Silmarils.

Waiting · Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:13 pm

I must admit my confusion about Legolas being in the hospital. Also, you have this marked as a drabble yet its alot more than 100 words but less than 200 words. Confused smiley face

Pitfalls of the Palantir · Sun Sep 18, 2005 3:02 am

I wanted to read this to review you for MEFAs and I just now started hoping I could get most of it read in time.

I knew your writing was good from other stories but so far this is really incredible. Its such an easy read and considering its 4am, it would be so easy to put me to sleep right now. Its very entertaining and I love the Walrus. And her tying him down. Then the rodents running over him - your description of their actions was hysterical. Very Happy smiley face

This will be easy to read in the time I have left - its a great read!

The Tart…! · Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:17 pm

A line from your MEFA author's review referring to this story - She actually wrote a drabble about a hobbit that was so hot and sexy, I was taken aback. These creatures that previously were childlike to the point of being non-sexy were suddenly very erotic because of a short one hundred words. Tolkien could not do that for me in four books. Peter Jackson could not do it in three movies. She did it in one hundred words.

March Frost · Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:14 pm

Another one I reviewed at MEFA I wanted to post the review here as well:

Silver Moon Lady is an incredible writer with an eloquent style. This story touches on the after effects of the War of the Ring on the hobbits as well as the rest of the Fellowship. Coming from the Shire, I imagine that the hobbits would be extreme since they had lived a life of such peace and harmony. SML touches beautifully on this with this tale of the nightmares that Merry suffers after the war and how his wife handles this. Once the shire was exposed to Saruman, their innocence is gone and his wife,Estella, is a sign of that. It is very sad that Merry has nightmares but realistic as well. SML shows in a touching and impactful way how Merry was haunted by his experience with Eowyn and the Witch King. He is unable to move past that part, at least at night during his dreams. I love how she ended it with his wife growing angry at this nightmare that was tormenting her beloved husband and she shouts “Go back to whatever grave holds your rotted bones and trouble us no more!” And finally Merry sleeps peacefully for some time.

SML's writing style is beautiful and elegant, reminds me very much of a classical writer. Yet it is very easy to read and flows well.

Moving Mountains · Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:12 pm

I posted this at MEFA but I wanted to post it here as well:

Moving Mountains was a real surprise. In addition to the fact I do not read hobbit fictions normally and, therefore, do not know any of the hobbits except the main five, I also have never expected to see a story about a topic such as postpartum depression. There are stories of the elves that talk about elves fading due to grief and the stories of men that talk about mental health issues like insanity such as Denathor or being “possessed” as Theoden was. In fact I do believe I have read about both Denathor wife and Theoden’s sister suffering from depression but I am not sure if that is canon or fanon. But to talk about something wrong with a (normally seen as happy) hobbit that only now in modern times do we realize how serious it can be (postpartum depression) is truly a mark of a daring writer. SilverMoonLady tackled the subject from various angles, the anger at her brother that the sister in law felt as well as the helplessness of the oldest daughter who tried to keep it from her father how bad it was. It was good to see how it did affect the various people involved. Even though Merry and Pippin were both in the story, neither was the main character, which is another departure from the normal, a mark of a brave writer. But as usual, SilverMoonLady does not disappoint and has valid reasons to be a brave writer – she has incredible writing skills that allow her to write whatever she wants and excel at it. She could probably write an Algebra book and make the subject seem beautiful and elegant as well as interesting.

Fëanor: The Owner's Guide and Maintenance Manual · Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:46 am

This is funny. I have read a couple of these before and you are right - Feanor needed one. I echo the comments above and laughed about ordering his half brothers to get the work out of Feanor. Very Happy smiley face

The Other Day... · Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:30 pm

Space, this is truly wonderful. I love how you choose the most unique POV to speak from. It just shows how much you "get it". Its not all about sexy elves but this whole world that Tolkien created from the language to the land to the people and not least of all - these very special creatures. Bravo, Space. Very Happy smiley face

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