Reviews for "Those Who Challenge The Dead ..."
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ElenaTiriel
Joined: 17 Mar 2004
Reviews: 132
Location: The Grey Havens
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Sun Apr 24, 2005 8:41 pm
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Oh, Nancy, these are *superb*! Eärnur's brashness and Baldor's regret come through so clearly and memorably...
There are several things that I especially appreciate in drabbles, and these have them all:
One, I value your respect for the language - each of your words is precise and evocative, necessary when only 100 words are available.
Two, I adore drabbles that illuminate lesser-known canon events. Okay, I'm a geek, but I love drabbles that are accompanied by canon quotes...
Three, I appreciate drabble series with a common theme; I'm working on one myself (which is, so far, a "series" of one...) and enjoy seeing different events or different POVs tied together with a common theme. Very nicely done!
(Four, I'm kinda partial to Rohirrim... Baldor's death was such a tragic waste of studliness *vbg*)
I *thoroughly* enjoyed these... thank you for sharing them!
- Barbara |
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ghettoelleth
Joined: 06 Nov 2004
Reviews: 378
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Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:29 pm
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| Yay, I was so thrilled to see that you chose Earnur here. I'm currently studying and writing on the battle of 1975 in my wip and man, I just love when he comes sailing into the Bay of Lhun with the mighty fleet of Gondor. I am going to do my best to make him fantastico! Eanur was quite a guy and doesn't get enough recognition because of the whole Glorfindel thing that followed. And not even later, after he becomes king, is it often mentioned in ficdom the fate of the last monarch. It just tears me up when I think of this story and you sure did it a wonderful turn here. Bravo! Such a talent for bringing poetry into everything you write. I'm really beginning to appreciate what a gifted way you have with the subtle turn of phrase. I'm also learning that beyond the surface of the quick read-through is something one must slow down and savor in order to truly appreciate. |
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Rous
Joined: 20 Mar 2004
Reviews: 503
Location: Trying to stay below the radar
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Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:01 am
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| Very well-written. I could feel the anguish of his disappointment. I admit that I hated drabbles, mostly because I could not get the hang of them. Now, I appreciate the concise manner in which they must be written. Less is more. You have done an outstanding job with this. Thank you for sharing. |
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vladazhael
Joined: 16 Dec 2005
Reviews: 147
Location: Gone mad, back later
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Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:11 pm
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| what a gorgeous little history nugget! i enjoy the bare-bones historical study of tolkien's world as much as the more personal stories about it, but rarely do i see the two combined so engagingly. |
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