Reviews for "King of Shadowed Halls"
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ElenaTiriel
Joined: 17 Mar 2004
Reviews: 132
Location: The Grey Havens
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Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:58 am
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Hi Jael,
I'm really enjoying this... well, except for the unnerving bit about Sauron at Amon Lanc....
Looking forward to what happens next, I think (though not if it includes Lalaithiel's death.... I already like her character too much.)
Nicely done!
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athena568
Joined: 29 Nov 2007
Reviews: 110
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Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:36 pm
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| I have been enjoying your story. Although I do find it odd that an elven couple who have been together for a long time, would not have talked about their views more. The tension between them does work in your story. To me, Lalaithiel seems very young to not have thought about what attracted her to her husband and their conversations are not what I would expect from a married elven pair. Perhaps it is this shallowness in their relationship that contributes to their inability to conceive a child. 'Looking forward to reading more! Thanks for sharing. |
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| Author's replied on Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:19 pm |
Thank you for taking the time to read and review. If people (Elves included) always behaved with perfect wisdom, we wouldn't have much to write about, now would we?  |
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curiouswombat
Joined: 03 Jun 2008
Reviews: 249
Location: An island in the Gulf of Lhún
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Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:38 pm
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This gives me such a sense of the stronghold - and I can feel Lalaithiel's sense of being torn between her home and her parents, and her husband so clearly. I feel, just now, as if I want to give them both a cuddle.
(And I am commenting here because I can't get to LJ - it seems to have crashed.) |
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| Author's replied on Sat Aug 08, 2009 6:27 pm |
Thank you for your kind and perceptive reviews throughout this story. Not only is lj giving trouble, Fanfiction Net is experiencing the same and I can't get in to update there.
Lalaithiel's conflict between her love for her husband and her love for her parents and the place of her birth is the reason I opened this story with a quotation from the Book of Ruth. Sometimes we have to make that choice. Marriage is not always a happily ever after proposition. With our perspective from outside -- knowing the history of the Third Age -- we know Thranduil was right. I just wanted to show the 'human' side of the story. Thank you again. |
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athena568
Joined: 29 Nov 2007
Reviews: 110
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Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:44 pm
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| Poor Thranduil - to fear initially that his wife might have left him! And her task - planting trees - such a poignant demonstration that she has decided to stand by him and make this their home. A lovely story! Thanks! |
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| Author's replied on Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:06 pm |
| Thank you! That is what this story was supposed to be about -- loving each other despite imperfections and disagreements. So far, I had shown Thranduil's relationship with his wife as being idealized -- focusing on the love and little else. I thought it was time to get real. I've been married long enough to know that things don't always go smoothly and you just have to compromise. |
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