Reviews by Viv

The Rohirric Job · Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:13 pm

Hee! I love your humour pieces. I can even see Chris Lee uttering that last line. Smile smiley face

The Letter · Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:44 pm

Usually I respond best to an economy of words (the shorter and sharper, the better), but I can't say that here. I like both versions, and possibly the longer one more (shock!). Thanks for posting it. Smile smiley face

The Letter · Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:01 am

Please post the whole thing. As co-challenge dudette, I get to make exceptions like this. Wink smiley face

Really, I loved the brevity of the note: every word seemed to cause him pain, which is understandable. Why didn't he think to accompany her? And yet he says nothing of what this is doing to him, or to their children. Sweet, slicing angst. I love it!

Letters, words and letters · Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:58 pm

Now I'm itching to read some of those letters. Smile smiley face

How thoughtful of Bilbo to save them. Nice peek into the Bilbo/Frodo relationship here.

Inspirare · Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:53 pm

Oh, how beautiful. See, this is why I fangirl you. You've captured post-Ring Frodo so perfectly: sad, lingering, but not whiny. Dignified and almost elven. And wise. I just love this piece.

The First Age of the Sun: Triumph · Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:48 pm

I know that this story is mostly about Finrod and Luthien, and you portray them very well, but I find myself drawn to your Celeborn and Elu, both of whom are complicated and earthy and essentially Elf, without being particularly pompous. Reading about Celeborn at this time in his life, I find it easy to understand what he has become by the 3rd age. So in short: yes what everyone else has said about the main what-if -- it's compelling -- but *particularly* kudos on the characterisations of secondary and tertiary folks.

Here You Cannot Leave Me · Wed Sep 14, 2005 11:14 pm

This is so lovely, Al! I had no idea it was here, but now I've stumbled upon it, I feel like I've found some sort of hidden treasure. lol. The singsong cadence was just gut-wrenching, considering the subject matter. Made me think of elves singing at funerals.

The Elf and Future King · Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:14 pm

Well, I'm glad the twins were there to talk some sense into our heroes! But poor Elrohir. And even poorer Thengel: I doubt somebody that age can understand the delicious ache of angst. But at least his folks are together now. Yay for making up!

Celeborn and Galadriel Speak...sort-of · Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:59 pm

"Yes my repetitive love" ... bwahaha.

Don't need "he said, she said" tags, don't need setting or description or any of that crap. All we need is this: the interior thoughts of two elves who know each other far too well. Oh, and all those delicious first-age in-jokes. No, I don't suppose Elu would be thrilled (lordy, what if he met up with Gimli when the dwarf went West! Glads would be in sure trouble then).

"Denial" ... so gut-wrenching. This is what makes their relationship really the bedrock of all Middle-earth romances. Time, knowledge, certainty.

And "How do you make love" ... like it's grow-your-own play-doh or something. Too cute, and definitely a side of the Lord and Lady I'd never peeked at before.

Spring Fling · Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:15 pm

"the wrecked bed."

Understated. Classy.

Finrod continues to impress. Smile smiley face

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