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The Winter Fell and Silent (PG)
by Jael.
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:38 am
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| I especially like the thought of the Doriathian nobility - choosing to live a simplier life, still sometimes struggling a bit to come to terms with the harsher ways, you've shown a clear difference between the generations and I like that. |
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Traitor (PG-13)
by AuriethMynonys.
Chapters [1]
Reviews [ 3] Warnings [Not too dirty, but the pairing is strange and... w]
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:22 am
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| Interesting (and chilling) to consider Eowyn's thoughts, as in the second passage of this first chapter. I'll be interested to see where you go with this. |
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In the Darkness of my Dreaming (R)
by Cuthalion.
Chapters [4]
Reviews [ 6] Warnings [dark, angsty themes; character death]
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Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:21 pm
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This is truly beautiful and a work of art.
More than just the story of Frodo and Lily, you touch the heart of all of us, - past regrets ... 'might have beens', wondering if the sacrifice was needed, was it worth it?
You bring these questions full circle in a way that reflect Tolkien's own style in regards to the balance of life, - the cost, the price of doing what's right, the pain and loss and the ultimate gain.
I'll imagine Frodo and Lily eventually together beyond the Circles of the World and sleep easier tonight. Thank you. |
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With Bow and Blade (G)
by LadyAranel.
Chapters [2]
Reviews [ 1] Warnings [battle scenes]
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Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:00 am
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| Lady A! I'm amazed at this incredible blending and merging of two chapters, each with a different character in a similar but different situation, the layers and their reflections on/off each other. - and all this on top of the personal emotion you always manage to weave through your work. Above all - it was all very Elvish! ~ Very well done! |
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Bright Futures (G)
by Rous.
Chapters [1]
Reviews [ 3] Warnings [Ending]
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Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:23 pm
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| Lovely interaction between the boys, but heartbreaking with the last couple of lines. |
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LOTR- Condensed (Dribble) (PG)
by Rous.
Chapters [2]
Reviews [ 10] Warnings [Terribly, terribly A/U]
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Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:10 pm
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Happiness (G)
by Lilan.
Chapters [1]
Reviews [ 3] Warnings [None]
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Sat Mar 11, 2006 1:40 pm
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Very refreshing, it's nice to see the happiness.  |
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The Circles: Book One: The Triumph of The Shadow (R)
by AngmarAndElfhild.
Chapters [44]
Reviews [ 92] Warnings [Violence, torture, BDSM, rape, mature themes]
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Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:40 am
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Complete! and now on to Book Two!
I don't often read AU, but this has me enthralled.  |
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Brothers at Heart (PG-13)
by Radbooks.
Chapters [26]
Reviews [ 27] Warnings [None]
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Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:24 am
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| An emotional chapter. well done. I'm enjoying the interplay between your characters, especially Aragorn and Halbarad as they get to know each other. |
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The Man on the Street (G)
by NancyBrooke.
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Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:36 pm
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oops - sorry about the Merry/Pippin confusion. If it'd been Finrod and Fingon, I'd have been there, but the hobbits tend to blur sometimes.
I've found, with crit, that there will always be people who connect with a work and people who don't. Depending on what I'm working on, I'll try to get a range of viewpoints for consideration before I make any changes. I frequently get directly contradictory crit on the same piece (love the dinner scene / hate the dinner scene ... etc ) So it is entirely possible that this drabble didn't reach me even well enough to crit. Obviously, other people like it pretty well, so it's entirely possible it's just me.
My confusion is that I didn't realize it was just one speaker - I agree about people frequently talking in fragments. hmmm.... In my mind, when I was reading, it seemed to be coming from unrelated people as he walked. ... maybe have fragments *or* only one side of the conversation... or a running commentary without assumed replies. ??
*for me*, I needed more continuity in the conversation to realize it was just one speaker, and that was my main issue with this one. - or maybe to have the focus more on the speaker and less on Pippin.
re: beginning/middle/end ... I agree conversations typically don't, but I think part of the fun of drabbling is making them complete. ... I looked back at it, I wonder if you could use a device such as the speaker seeing him coming, passing and going ...?
(Thanks for the discussion! - lots of ways to play with this one. ) |
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