Reviews for "La Belle Dame Sans Merci"

Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:31 am

Stunning. Absolutely impressive!

The language is utterly bewitching and beautiful. I bow to your superior talent. How can you leave us hanging like this? You are cruel! I want more -- now! Rolling Eyes smiley face

Wed Jul 21, 2004 2:34 pm

Oo-oo-oo! *shivers, in a good way* Look! I've got goosebumps! This is an absolutely fascinating premise, can't wait to see where you head with this. (I always knew my Boromir wouldn't be tempted by mere bling-bling Laughing smiley face

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Wed Jul 21, 2004 3:38 pm

Excellent, fabulous, wonderful, insightful! I love that you embodied the temptation we thought we were all familiar with as a woman, and that woman was the same and yet different to everyone who desired her.

Your language is lovely without being inflated, fluid and smooth and seems effortlessly connected. I particularly love the line in chapt. 2 about her feeling like a sword-hilt; a perfect moment. That paragraph could almost stand by itself as a drabble.

(I'm being somewhat vague, purposefully; anyone who reads this story should have the pleasure of discovering it word by word and not be tipped off in advance).

Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:12 pm

You could have given me no higher compliment than to dedicate such a wonderfully written story to me. And especially one with my main man as the main character! There are not enough good Sauron fics out there, and this is a notable addition to the genre because it's excellent and insightful. The metaphors and the imagery in this story is wonderful. I am eagerly awaiting the future chapters!!!!

Wed Jul 21, 2004 10:24 pm

Yowie. I'd never assigned a gender to it, but this characterization makes chilling and perfect sense. I can't wait for Galadriel to resist her *grin*... how to do that without upsetting the slash restrictions here on OSA? hee. This has to be the most creative characterisation I've read in ficdom. I'm just so impressed. And addicted. Can I get an Aragorn scene? Pretty please? And a Gollum one, and an Isildur.... Smile smiley face

Thu Jul 22, 2004 10:43 pm

The ring ... Oh yes. Temptation has a name and a form. Why not a woman?

Sat Jul 24, 2004 1:14 pm

WOW! What more can I say that hasn't already been said by the others? Intense and incredible! The seduction of Boromir I think is the only way I can describe it, as a seduction! Oh my I am now hooked and waiting for more! Soon, please!
Keek

Tue Jul 27, 2004 11:19 am

I cant believe I almost missed this! Smack me!

The fic itself is stunning in its languid beauty. Its so simple in description yet so deep that the reader is forced to visualise every small detail or miss out. The wording is sumptuous and exquisite!

One thing for me though, I became confused in some areas. I understood that Boromir was seduced in chapter 1, and that he then died. But I didnt understand if it was still him in 2 and 3? Is she molesting his spirit? If so, how can that be harmful? Sorry, hen - I just got lost! Very Happy smiley face

Thu Aug 12, 2004 9:08 pm

Another excellent chapter. The interplay between the One and Aragorn is seamless and wonderfully plausible as the potential temptation offered to him. Your attention to detail is most impressive. Most impressive. Very Happy smiley face

Oh, and you have great taste in stories, too. Cool smiley face

Thank you very much for the props.

Fri Aug 13, 2004 6:00 pm

Okay, well the chapter contained Aragorn, as promised. And the One was creepy and tempting (fantastic, by the way). But Aragorn was clothed througohut! What's with that?! She's obviously off her game. All those years playing parchesi with Bilbo must've turned her fluffy.... (lordy, and I just had a brief visual of her and Bilbo. Hmm.)

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