Reviews by Viv

Return to Middle Earth · Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:28 am

Weeeeeee! It's here, it's here! Sinead is delightful: so juvenile and stubborn and proud. And Glorfindel... well, what can one say? Blond. Heroic. Good with a sword. That is close to perfect elfdom. Very Happy smiley face

I love it.

Blowing the Horn of Minas Tirith · Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:04 pm

miriel361 said
> This gem just improves the more you read it. Love the tongue-in-cheekness of your work.
>
> Miriel

Tongue in *where*? Hee. Thanks all for feeding back. Wink smiley face

Bill's Evil Plan to Take over the World · Fri Sep 19, 2003 11:29 am

LOL... am making up "Bill for Emperor" tee-shirts presently. Power to the ponies!

The Cursed Queen of Angmar · Wed Sep 17, 2003 8:32 pm

All righty. War. Bring it on. Smile smiley face

The Cursed Queen of Angmar · Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:05 pm

I just finished chapter one, and that is possibly the best opening chapter in fic. It's creepy, canon-correct, gorgeous in detail, and evocative. It also whets my appetite for the rest of the story. Am off to read more, but I absolutely had to chime in here and say... this is stupendous so far.

Charcoal, Stone, and Cloud · Mon Sep 15, 2003 3:53 pm

You truly have a sense for these characters. I felt like a third companion, sitting there, watching the clouds. Listening to them reminisce. It was lovely, and I especially enjoyed your revelation about Thorongil's sojourn in Minas Tirith. A sleek bit of canon thrown in there serves as both a testiment to your canon knowledge and your sense of who these men are. One question, and it's really just curiousity: did the stewards of Gondor not enjoy longer lives than normal men? Or had that already paled in them, over the generations?

Fabulous piece; thank you for posting it and letting me peek.

The Sacrifice of Soldiers · Mon Sep 15, 2003 1:26 pm

There must be something in the water: I wrote a little Estel/Aragorn vignette last week. lol. Maybe it's because the idea of Elrond as tutor/mentor/foster father to the eventual King is so intruguing. You handled it very well; I could almost see the little soldiers. And I felt the ache of a child who destroys beloved toys because he believes their destruction serves a deeper purpose. Do you have any more stories about these two, or pre-LoTR Aragorn in general? If so, I encourage you to post them! And thanks for posting this one. It was very enjoyable.

Scattered Leaves · Thu Sep 11, 2003 4:06 pm

The Diary · Thu Sep 11, 2003 3:52 pm

This was a beautiful story; I loved your artistic choice to tell the story through Frodo and the diary, rather than through Bilbo directly. Still, even in the diary form, you've captured Bilbo's voice so well. It's incredible. Only two things struck me as odd in the whole thing: First, Frodo's reaction when he realizes that Bilbo's romance could not have ended happily. Frodo is a very sensitive hobbit, but I thought that dropping the tea pot and sitting down in absolute shock was a bit too feminine a reaction. I can see how he might have had the thought, sat slowly, and pondered it. And then finally come to the conclusion that he didn't want to read any more. Also, Frodo talks to himself -- in quotes -- a lot. Some of those quotation marks may not be necessary, if he's just thinking those things. Or is he really saying them aloud? I don't generally think of Frodo as a hobbit who wanders around talking to himself. But maybe that's just me. Smile smiley face

In all, this was an exquisite piece of writing, and it included some of the finest characterization in fic. But then, you are talented that way. Smile smiley face

Thanks for posting and letting me read.

Inspired · Thu Sep 11, 2003 11:53 am

Gaslight said
> Here's the line with the "if"

All fixed! (I think) Also went through and looked for other things. Sheesh. Amazing how not reading a story for a few weeks can make all those little oppses just pop right out. Smile smiley face

Thank you so much for the suggestions, Gaslight. Half of the fun of writing is knowing that I'm getting better at it; and feedback like yours certainly makes that more likely.

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