Reviews by vladazhael

The Winter Fell and Silent · Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:38 am

I really enjoy how much intriguing sociological detail you put into your stories, and how much tenderness it brings to the daily lives of your characters. Well done, once again.

All Lies and Jest · Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:01 am

This is a very impressive piece of work, both in style and scope. I wouldn't generally expect a tale about a king sifting through old scrolls and maintaining the daily trappings of command to be so riveting, but every moment is saturated with the discovery of an inner world sensitively and conscientiously examined. Very nicely done!

The Choice, Wife · Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:05 pm

Fantastic! You've captured both characters at their naughty best.

Malfoy's Worst Memory · Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:06 pm

Excellent ending! Father/son bonding at its finest and most gleefully incendiary. I think it says a lot for the humanity of the characters that even high-born wizards can appreciate the cathartiv nature of property destruction. All aroud, well done. Smile smiley face

Cursed Commitment · Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:42 pm

This is exactly what makes drabbles so powerful - lots of emotion and lots of plot in one small passage. Very nicely done.

Malfoy's Worst Memory · Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:36 pm

I have to agree with Nancy, though I neglected to say so before - you create an incredibly detailed world, but there's nothing forced or unnatural about your descriptions, and I'm very impressed at the way you keep that balance. I'm also quite blown away by the very adult intensity you've managed to bring to a world that was originally brought to the public's attention in kid-friendly form. Not an easy task, I'm sure, but you make it seem so, because the story itself is so engaging in every sense.
And I can't quite find the most eloquent way to respond your depiction of Lucius, but I think what I mean to say is something along the lines of "Oh, HELL yes!" Wink smiley face

I was pretty well hooked from the start, of course, but you gave the man a past and a set of human insecurities that make him no less imposing but all the more fascinating. Exponentially so, in fact. I think when I finally do sit down and read the books, this will be the lens through which I see him.

Malfoy's Worst Memory · Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:42 pm

Time constraints and a "stop staring at the monitor NOW" headache have limited me to only reading the first chapter and the beginning of the second for the moment, but I will most certainly be returning to catch up. So far so good, though. Your characterization of Draco is top notch - not at all the one-dimensional bully he has the potential to become if one doesn't handle him carefully, but instead a genuinely believable person. He maintains his pretense of arrogant superiority but is still very much a child (the concern about one less birthday and Christmas present was an excellent touch), and it's clear that he comes by his haughiness honestly, but you don't go to the unnecessary step of using that to excuse his actions or make him a hapless victim of circumstance. I don't know how it is in the books (not having actually read them, heathen that I am), but you've certainly given him more depth than he has in the movies, which is something that, at least in my opinion, he deserves.

Behind Closed Doors · Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:35 pm

I had honestly never thought about the paperwork and bureaucratic underpinnings that must go into the running of a school like Hogwart's, but I'm very glad you brought it to my attention, and in such an entertaining way. Next time someone drops a stack of patient charts on my desk, I'm going to seriously consider turning into a cat.

Out of Shadow and Death · Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:00 pm

Did I never officially review this? Oops.

An intriguing start, I must say. I find the world in which Rowling places her characters very interesting, but in the movies and the books I can only get "into it" so far, because my taste tends to run toward the sort of adult themes that would render her work no longer so appropriate for children. This story takes several steps into that darker side of the HP world, and I like it there.

Little Stars · Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:29 pm

I need to do this "hand injury makes reading easier than typing" thing more often, because it results in my finding things like this. You've done a great job of capturing the monstrous deeds of the eldest sons of Feanor without making them monsters themselves, which is a delicate balance, to say the least.

Login

Navigation

RSS Feeds

Reviews by vladazhael