Reviews for "The Hours"
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ElenaTiriel
Joined: 17 Mar 2004
Reviews: 132
Location: The Grey Havens
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Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:23 pm
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Hi Thevina!
I truly enjoyed this! Each vignette is compelling, and it's interesting how you tie them together with the senses, not just the shared timeframe...
I especially like all the corners of canon that you have worked into the vignettes, like the horrific destruction at Lórien, the birds communicating with Dale-men and Dwarves, Dernhelm's unwitting revelation...
I only have one tiny quibble, for you to consider or ignore at your pleasure: describing Haldir's eyes as amber jarred me a bit; I got the impression that most elven eyes are gray (or grey in British  ), so, even if they are not gray, it seems likely to me that they would be standard eye colors (blue, brown, ...) -- and amber seems odd in that context.
Anyway, these vignettes are very well-written, and delightful to read.
- Barbara |
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SilverMoonLady
Joined: 14 Jul 2003
Reviews: 251
Location: Breaking in a Brandybuck... *wicked grin*
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Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:55 pm
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This was very beautiful, balanced and heartfelt - truly a masterful piece, taken individually or together! Wonderfully grounded in canon, but still exploring places not always touched on by other fics. In particular, I like the way you treated Denethor's character, a man flawed and afflicted, but not a monster.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us! |
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NancyBrooke
Joined: 12 May 2003
Reviews: 558
Location: In a motel 6 by the airport
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Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:52 am
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This is extraordinary work. You've imbued each section with such depth of understanding! and given us here a remarkable vision that Tolkien did not - that of the whole of Middle Earth at once.
One thing I would have liked - I once knew more about the Hours than I do now ... is each hour dedicated to a different focus of worship? If so, and your vignettes reflect this, it would be nice to have a little note of explanation and, so, a greater understanding. |
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Caz21
Joined: 27 May 2006
Reviews: 27
Location: UK
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Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:28 pm
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::sigh:: As much as I wanted to understand this piece, i didn't. I'm guessing it was from the books (a project for a very long rainy day) which is why I couldn't follow most of it.
Guess I'll have to read the next one, huh?  |
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