Reviews for "The Tale Of Eilinel"

Fri Aug 01, 2003 10:46 pm

There were grammatical errors and formatting problems and Tolkien-canon oopses... I should have hated this story. But I loved it. Loved it from the opening bit to the very end. This line made it tough to breathe: "Oh Gorlim, you told me you wanted me to be yours one last time before you left, and I answered that I would rather be dead."

I loved your characterization of Sauron, of his blue eyes and silver tongue. And I loved the corruption of a mortal, a little thing really to Sauron.

In the end, I'm rating this story with the highest marks. Not because it's good grammar, but because it's excellent storytelling.

Wed Aug 20, 2003 8:24 pm

GORLIM HAS FANFIC!!!!!!!!!!! *dancedancedance*

Ahem. Despite the few shortcomings of this story (which I shall get to later), I am inclined to worship it BECAUSE IT WAS WRITTEN! I have wondered many times why nobody has bothered with Eilinel, and while I don't particularly -agree- with your interpretation of the character, it is nevertheless a very solid and well thought-out characterization.

Let me say also that this story has moments that are INCREDIBLY strong and poignant and more than make up for the parts that I don't like so much.

Critiques:
The setting was what got me more than anything. It doesn't hold with how I imagine Ladros. And the flow of events also differs greatly from my view, although the more I think about it, the more it seems possible that Eilinel could well have been enslaved by Sauron for at least part of the five years he spent living in the woods. But these are merely opinions and if I were not such a fan of Gorlim, I would neither have noticed nor cared that she is not at all the way I imagined her.

You grammar seemed a little bit off in spots, but not enough to effect the overall mood.

In summary, this is a fantastic work of fanfiction and I intend to flaunt its existence to the other players in an RPG where I play Gorlim. Very Happy smiley face

In case you didn't know, more of his story is told in the Lay of Leithian. I've typed it out into Gorlim's RPG profile which can be found here:
http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=gorlim

Furthermore, if you're interested in reading my take on her finally leaving Gorlim, that is here:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/gorlim/9228.html

And as a parting note... YAY FOR WRITERS OF OBSCURE CHARACTER FANFIC!!!!!!!!!

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