Reviews for "A Battle of a Different Kind"

Sun Jan 02, 2005 12:14 pm

This is a good story, but your dashes across the top are too long for those of us with a 15-inch screen. I had to copy the text and paste it into Word (don't worry, I'm not pirating or doing anything you should worry about with your story, I just wanted to read it Smile smiley face

) to read it without having to scroll over to read the end of each sentence. Other than that, this is an interesting look at the brother-sister relationship between these two and the last battle Eowyn has to fight puts a good perspective on her situation. Well written, just please don't do such long dashes in the future. Smile smiley face

Sun Jan 02, 2005 7:09 pm

This is a really good story and I love the interactions between Eomer and Eowyn, especially after the fight. The most effective line though I think was at the end, as Eowyn went to face her 'other battle'. A nice reminder of the tension in the Golden Hall. Also if English isn't your first language, may I just say how impressed I am. I only wish I could get one of my languages up to that standard Very Happy smiley face

Although there were a few little things I noticed, on the whole the language and especially the dialogue was excellent. (If you did want a beta, btw, then there is a forum here where you can advertise and get someone. Don't know if you knew that already Cool smiley face

I for one don't mind helping. Like I said, I really enjoyed this story.)

Once again, well done.

Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:08 pm

I have to agree with SpaceWeevil, you have an incredible appreciation of the English language if it isn't your mothertongue ... better than most who grow up knowing only that language. I really enjoyed the emotion you caught between the two siblings. And the reminder of Grima at the end. Well done! Smile smiley face

Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:21 am

Very well done! I enjoyed reading this story and seeing both the fear of Eomer at the thought of losing his sister and the frustration of Eowyn who wants to escape from Grima and the situations she has to deal with. Great job!

Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:04 am

Thanks everybody for your wonderful reviews, they mean a lot to me! Smile smiley face

This little ficlet hit me out of the blue, and I had no idea how it would be received. I guess it was triggered by some comments I heard about the extra-scene in "ROTK" between brother and sister (aka the "war is the province of men, Eowyn" scene), where some thought that Éomer came off as "chauvinistic". I don't think he was being chauvinistic there at all, he was just afraid that Éowyn was too enthusiastic of the "glory" to be had in battle without really understanding what she was actually talking about. I *will* get a beta one of these days, mainly for my other story, "A Rohan Ghost Story", I just didn't manage to find someone yet. If any of you would like to point out the mistakes I made on this one, I'd be glad to correct them.

Again, thanks a bunch!

Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:51 pm

Very nice. I have a soft spot for these two. Actually,, I have a soft spot for anyone Rohirrim... nicely done.

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