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LadyBluejay
Joined: 03 Feb 2005
Reviews: 126
Location: UK
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Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:03 pm
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| Very poignant. She must have been aware that EOmer was close so this is believable.Thanks for sharing.LBJ |
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| Author's replied on Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:49 pm |
Thank you for your review. I'm very glad to see that my idea worked.  |
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eiranae
Joined: 21 Mar 2006
Reviews: 116
Location: Just to the left of barmy.
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Mon Dec 01, 2008 6:42 pm
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Wonderfully sad. What a tragic hero she turned out to be. I love the choice of your POV character. I never considered using her. The images you draw are clear and powerful.
Excellent piece. |
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| Author's replied on Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:58 pm |
| Thank you for reading and reviewing! This story wasn't an easy task, so I'm very glad that you liked it. Thanks a lot! |
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NancyBrooke
Joined: 12 May 2003
Reviews: 558
Location: In a motel 6 by the airport
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Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:22 am
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| Wow, Bink, there are some really beautiful phrases in this, and the piece as a whole really works to create this strange transitionary space for Eowyn's feelings. Well done. |
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| Author's replied on Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:06 pm |
| Thank you very much for both your help and your review. Very appreciated. Thanks! |
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Viv
Joined: 25 Apr 2003
Reviews: 673
Location: Texas
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Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:59 am
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| I love the metaphor/visual of everything being grey. Also, the prose here is very reminiscent of Eowyn's dialogue in the book. I think this characterization is very close to Tolkien's. Is *this* the emptiness within her that Faramir must heal with his love? *swoon* |
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| Author's replied on Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:23 pm |
| Thank you tons for your review. Frankly, I couldn't hear her voice for a long time, and this fic was really tough, so I'm very happy that my idea worked. Thanks again. |
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ElenaTiriel
Joined: 17 Mar 2004
Reviews: 132
Location: The Grey Havens
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Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:48 pm
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How heartbreaking!
Your language is so vivid I almost see through Éowyn's failing eyes, and feel her anguish that she won't even be welcomed as a warrior in the mist-shrouded halls of her forefathers.
This line just tore through my heart: "Cling to life, brother, not to me." Heart-wrenching....
Very well done!
- Barbara |
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| Author's replied on Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:44 am |
| Thank you very much for your kind words. I'm flattered and very happy that you like the story. Thank you |
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whitewave
Joined: 20 Aug 2008
Reviews: 120
Location: in my scented pleasure garden
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Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:57 am
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| Sorry for the late review. I've been distracted by my Feanorian muses these days. Eowyn is my favorite female character in LOTR because she got to kick Nazgul butt! First off, I like how you paint your scenes--they are always so vivid and real to me--I especially liked your emphasis on gray and smoke, it sets up the dark mood of the piece very well. Using Eowyn's POV to tell the story makes it more interesting because I can only imagine what must have been going through her mind at that time. Her humility and courage is what struck me, especially with these lines: "<i>I am less than the first shy breath of spring on a winter day....I can bow and leave the stage...and lay my head on the pillow of the enemy's bones..."</i> |
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| Author's replied on Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:12 pm |
Don't worry about being late I do appreciate your review very much and I understand the demanding muses thing, too 
Thanks a lot for your kind words. It was a tough challenge for me, and I'm very happy that I managed to portray Eowyn, a very popular character to give the short of it, well. Thank you |
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Alassante
Joined: 11 Dec 2004
Reviews: 459
Location: Hitchhiking to Rivendell
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Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:17 pm
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| Wow...I'm speechless. That was just beautiful Binks. |
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| Author's replied on Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:00 am |
| Thank you for the review, Al |
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