Reviews for "Reflections"

Sat Jan 10, 2004 10:04 pm

I read this over at Dark Scrolls a few months back and didn't know you had it up over here at OS. I've always wondered if the ring tempted Gandalf and Elrond when they were near it, because it would have been happy for someone with that much power to take it, and particularly one of the ringbearers. It must have tempted them - it certainly did Galadriel. This is an interesting reverse-Oedipal exploration on a dark might-have-been. I think people would think me strange to say I enjoyed a story with such a dark ending, so maybe I'd be better off to say that it is well written and certainly thought provoking. Good job.

Fri Jul 30, 2004 4:00 pm

I have nothing better to add. I find it strange that a story with so many hits has so few reviews.
I found that while I was squicked about the incest, I couldn't stop reading.
Its not often that writers are willing to explore such darkness. Very brave

Fri Aug 13, 2004 12:23 pm

Very dark...and very good. I liked the style you used, and the choice of alternate endings. I thought it was a good exploration into the psychology of temptation and facing oneself...which is always difficult, even for Elves!
I really enjoyed Galadriels vision...the way you wrote it made it easy to picture it in my head. Fascinating!

Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:18 pm

Don't normally like dark fics. But loved this one! Just didn't like the ending...kinda cliffy. But maybe you intended to end it with the possibilities!

Shalom~

Thu May 05, 2005 3:52 pm

"The Ring cannot put into a heart what is not already there, for the
powers of darkness have no power to create. It only brings to the
surface that which we hide even from ourselves."

oh, i love this. it's awesome.. its like a kick to the gut. poor
elrond. i love how the reflection keeps haunting him, until even the
haunting becomes familliar and he confronts and calls to the
reflection to come out. i love the way you play out his thoughts, they
are so real, and so powerful. man, its such a brilliant fic.

"Lust is desire bereft of love. How can the desire of a father be
lust?" aw man, this is awesome. it hits right at the heart of the
matter. that's the worst thing about incestuous thoughts. its having
to reconcile pure divine love with lust.. poor poor elrond. the voice
of the reflection is so psychologically deep. it lulls us in
perfectly, and the thought progression really is awesome.

i love the bit where he combs his daughter's hair. i guess its a
personal thing, but i cannot think of a more intimate and loving act
than combing someone's hair, or having my hair combed by a loved one.
its so perfect in it's intimacy... and yet for elrond it's also so
sensuous. his shock at the reflection leaves me breathless. poor
darling.

btw, did i mention that the thought of elrond whimpering breaks my
heart? man, i am a sucker for punishment! lol! this is awesome. the dual
ending was awesome. wow.

~dark

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