Reviews for "Grey Havens"

Mon May 09, 2005 4:55 pm

Dammit, I just spit chocolate EVERYWHERE! OMG Space, that was the funniest freakin' line I have read in a long time. The Silvan elleth indeed...... Good lord. Got me away from the fact that I was getting upset cuz this chapter was so short! grrrr. OH please hurry and let me know what happens. Poor Poor Cirdan. I was so sad and bummed. But now I'm going to be laughing all damn day, that was the greatest line! And by the way, I can still see the whole place, clear as day, and now the caves and cliffs too. This is such a wonderful story.
Jesxxx

Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:08 pm

I loved the glimpse of Oropher, Thranduil and Celeborn (I'm sure that comes as a shock to you Smile smiley face

). I like seeing young Thranduil and his father. And the plot with Elinel and Ereinion--that was a very cruel place to leave us!! I certainly hope your muse decides to conjure the next chapter of this quickly or I might go insane. As usual, this is beautifully written, Space. Very Happy smiley face

Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:41 am

I always look my best to the intoxicated. Me too Gil

DAMMIT!!! Dammit dammit dammit dammit. I'll come back to review this when I've had ample time to stop thinking of ways to slay you! Head bang smiley face

Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:59 pm

Oh poor Cirdan! You portrayed that really well. I really liked him here-- a combination of heated Elven fury and an Elf wanting to disappear, as he said. I think that would be the reaction, alright. I can definitely see Cirdan this way. Elinel's father's reaction was great too--he's nice and calm and supportive until he hears the whole story. And I certainly would have freaked a bit hearing it too. The rivalry between Gil galad and Cirdan here is very interesting. So this is the penultimate chapter, huh? I'm sorry to hear that but I'm really interested to see what the final outcome is, so again, I hope your muse is inspired to write quickly. Great chap, Space!

Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:30 am

The only thing I don't like about this chapter is that it is the last. I enjoyed seeing a peek of Elros in it. And I like the way you ended it--it explains why neither Cirdan or Gil-galad apparently had wives in Middle Earth. And of course it makes the fact that Gil-galad will not sail to Aman all the more sad. Also, it is very realistic. No 'oh well, let's all be happy buddies and put this behind us.' I couldn't see such a thing happening with First Age elves, so I liked this ending.

I really enjoyed seeing a story featuring these two characters. Great job, Space!

Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:26 am

I just was reading this whole thing together now that it's finished and I realized that I never reviewed it even once. Sorry about that! I loved this story. I loved the explanantion of why Cirdan and Gil-galad do not appear to have loves in Middle Earth, I loved the characterization of both those characters and I loved the writing, as usual. Great description and dialogue both!

Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:28 am

As reviewed for the MEFA 2006: What an amazing and compelling story. After I finished reading this, some matters about which I pondered upon for a long time were addressed in this story. The beginning is very intriguing: what could possibly happened between Gil-Galad and Cirdan to cause this disruption in a friendship. Besides the heartbreaking end and sacrifices both bring, this story also tells a good tale on how the Grey Havens came into being, the issues between the remaining elven houses after the destruction of Beleriand is well told, but it doesn’t dominate the tale.

Your two main characters seem so different from each other and are fleshed out extremely well: the relatively young Gil-Galad trying to get used to his new responsibilities and new life and the more experienced Cirdan who finally dares to think about a family with the unfortunate Elinel caught in between. And oh, I feel sorry for her, she wants to follow her heart, but due to political consequences, she has to wait for Gil-Galad to finish his duties as King before he deems to sail west to Valinor.

The ending is very haunting, on the eve on the War of the Last Alliance, both friends meet again and the reader knows all to well that Gil-Galad will not sail into the West which gives a bittersweet meaning to the sacrifice he will make soon on behalf of all. I cannot help to think that he will be reborn soon though… so who knows. Space, what a great story: I simply love it!

Sat Apr 28, 2007 1:26 am

What a somber, thought-provoking story, SpaceWeavil! I somehow feel that I understand Círdan's isolation better, and respect even more his willingness to stay alone in Middle-earth until the last ship sails. Well done!

- Barbara

Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:25 am

Well written but very tragic. Sad smiley face

I can trust that Ereinion and his love would find one another again on his release from Mandos but it would be nice to think that Cirdan at long last would find someone to love since they were not bonded.

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