Reviews for "A Great Cause for Concern"

Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:26 am

Very cute! And touching Smile smiley face

I could so see the sparks in Aule's eyes Smile smiley face

Well done!

Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:03 pm

From the MEFA review:

I think you really outdid yourself on this one, Miz Alassante. I especially dug how Galadriel poofed up Aule’s ego in her little speech (something along the lines of “You sure did a good job making those dwarves, didn’t you now, Aule-boy?”). I hear those Valar types cannot resist such stuff (walkin talkin egos, all). And Gimli himself: How adorable is his enduring Galadriel-worship? Awwww! And it was also amusing to think of Gandalf being rapped on the knuckles for bring the ringbearers over the waters (even though that scene was off stage, so to speak). But what really makes this a gem of a piece instead of just amusing fluff is that last bit, the bit in Legolas’s head, where he says basically that he would have gone back to Middle-earth with Gimli if the Valar had not allowed the dwarf to crash their little paradise garden party. That’s true friendship right there, and in those few words Legolas shows what it means to be “dwarf-friend.” (Good example of “show not tell” writing, by the way!) I love Legolas/Gimli friendship pieces in general, but so many of them get bogged down either in movieverse nonsense or in stilted pseudo-Tolkienstyle. You’ve avoided both traps here and offered up a really nice little ficlet. Now excuse me: I gotta go hug me a dwarf.

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Reviews for "A Great Cause for Concern"