Reviews by JaneDoe

A stranger Among us, or, Here and Back Again. · Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:15 am

I'm flattered that I inspired something so very interesting.

A Tale of the Sixth Age · Sun Jan 23, 2005 12:35 am

Have you read Diane Duane's "Stealing the Elf-King's Roses"? This story reminds me of that in a good way.

I like Eom- I mean, Alderman. You managed to take a character I had little interest in and make him into a believable protagonist. I really like how you keep his spirit but place him firmly within his environment. You get the sense that Alderman's jadedness and cynicism are not intrinsic aspects of his nature, but things he has had to learn to cope with the world he lives in. Despite this, he still has 3rd Age Eomer's no-nonsense attitude.

I enjoy Elladan and Elrohir. Their grave demeanor is a refreshing departure from the merry pranksters in so many fanfics. What I especially enjoy is how you handle their differences from Men. The tendency in fanfic is to make them just like us but pretty and immortal or to make them completely beyond our understanding. I really like how you have Alderman contemplate what it may be like for Elves to live in the 6th Age. You have really showed me a different perspective on the idea of sailing West. At first I was inclined to think that sailing West was the Elves abandoning the world, leaving it to the filth that people put it in, but now I think that maybe it is with resignation and regret that they do so because they truly can't do anymore.

I thoroughly enjoy the way you gave evil an upgrade to the modern world. Unlike in previous Ages, when all you had to do was look to the nearest Dark Lord to explain most of the bad things that happen, the evil of the 6th Age is more complex, subtle, and pervasive. The way you describe the world makes me think that most people aren't willing servants of evil. They are simply apathetic to the larger context of what's going on. Particularly interesting is how you show this apathy not just on a grand scale with politics or the environment, but with the smaller things such as the Hobbit family on the train. If people find it so hard to even care about their own lives, what can you expect them to do to fix the world? What I'm interested in seeing is whether this apathy is the cause of the ills in the world, or merely a symptom.

Merethesgal (A Masquerade) · Sat Nov 27, 2004 12:03 pm

If this is what happens when you get inspired, I have to arrange for this to happen more often.

Alliance · Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:36 pm

Very, very good. I love the characterizations, especially how the war takes its toll on Elrond. I LOVE how you show Elrond's brilliance without stating all the time how brilliant he is.

Also, your portrayal of Celebrian as plain and awkward is refreshing. It adds a layer of complexity to the character and makes her very believable.

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