Reviews by ellisk

A Tale of the Sixth Age · Sun Feb 27, 2005 11:24 am

Needless to say, this chapter and all its observations about Mirkwood / Thranduil tickled me. The four hotels... Very Happy smiley face

That struck me as funny. But these were the lines I liked best:

“A matter,” interrupted Gandalf, “that ought not to be the subject of public discussion. Thranduil has suffered enough hardship at the hands of the press, most especially when his policies on immigration were scrutinised by the United Nations, and his penal code dragged through the Elven Court of Human Rights. He does not need his name to be displayed all over the world again, as a deluded visionary seeking to bring down the BBC. And we shall not have much chance of success if our purpose is revealed publicly.”

“In other words, you want us to shut up?” said Alderman.

“Precisely,” replied Gandalf.

I liked your 6th Age explanation for Evil!Thranduil. Too funny. Great job.

Estel's Ears · Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:07 pm

Well, I'm a sucker for these introspective pieces and there is a lot of material to work with when ypung Aragorn is the subject. You covered a lot of ground here. I liked seing Aragorn's mother and I loved his questions Indeed, I thought his character was right on. Good job.

Rebirth · Tue Feb 22, 2005 2:03 am

I personally disagree with the idea that a reborn fea coming back into M-E is special. LaCE does not speculate at all on where the reborn are sent. It says they are rebodied through childbirth (very rarely to the same family) and enjoy two childhoods and are therefore doubly enriched. But it does not say one word on whether the fea would stay in Aman or be reborn in M-E. Indeed we really do have very few examples of rebodied Elves. For that reason I think it is not possible to conclude from those examples where an Elf would be rebodied. That would be something open to exploration in fan-fic, as in this story.

I liked this fic quite a bit (shock there--I love Thranduil fics) and I found it perfectly believable. I personally follow a religious practice that believes in reincarnation and am very interested in the process of remembering past lives. LaCE specifically says that Elves will remember past lives and I like the way the author showed that experience in this piece. Great story. Lovely description.

The King's Vineyard · Sat Feb 19, 2005 1:07 pm

Again, it has been a while since I reviewed and I am sorry for that. RL is hectic. I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed the way this turned out. I very much enjoyed all the detail and exploration of feelings and environment and elf/mortal differences that you built into this story. The romantic tension was great and the details made it a great story. I especially enjoyed Legolas's explanation to Cella of her importance in bringing joy to Thranduil and therefore the entire kingdom. I feel this must probably be coming to an end and I am sorry to see that. I have enjoyed it thoroughly. Great job.

The Trees Remember · Sun Feb 13, 2005 3:34 pm

This just keeps getting better and better. Good job. It's hard to maintain the intrigue but you are definitely doing it.

The Trees Remember · Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:54 pm

Still loving this. I particularly enjoyed the hand suddenly lying on the floor. Awesome. Poor elves in planes. Smile smiley face

And in the Darkness Bind Them: Vol I · Fri Feb 04, 2005 9:24 pm

Oh yeah, that had a really high spook factor. I assumed the 'demons' would go after his mother. But that was really well done. Yes, this is very scary. I think i will wait for you to get into the second part a bit before I start it so I do not have to suffer too much. But this is great, Space Weavil. Very provocative. Very sad. And definitely very scary. I'm glad I read it.

And in the Darkness Bind Them: Vol I · Fri Feb 04, 2005 9:18 pm

Now that was really well done and totally unexpected. I thought he would 'turn to the darkside' if you will pardon the SW reference but he banished the dark servants. Of course the implication is that they are not going away and I'm sure that will not bode well for his future. But I really liked that outcome and the wrapping up of the mystery of that house. Good job. Mirillion really comes across as very noble here. Making his fate even sadder, of course.

And in the Darkness Bind Them: Vol I · Fri Feb 04, 2005 9:10 pm

Ooo, I knew that 'Blood of Elros' line was something bad. Sorry but I don't feel like pausing to leave much of a review. I want to get on the the next chap.

And in the Darkness Bind Them: Vol I · Fri Feb 04, 2005 9:02 pm

I felt really sorry for Morillion in this chapter. You know he was right that if his father had the guts to stand up to his family, things would have turned out better. They made their own bed by the way they treated him and this chapter was particularly sad. I would have run off too. I say good for him.

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