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Title: The
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of the Forest . Author: Altariel
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke . 2005-04-24 09:42:12 Score: 3
I liked this - pointed descriptions and strong voice made immersion was
immediate. Other aspects were, unfortunately, more vague: I wasn't sure if
the narrator with his war-like imagery was Faramir or Eomer, and what
'battle' exactly they were preparing for. The piece seemed both melancholy
and hopeful but wasn't sure which was foremost.

Title: 'Peering
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=808&cid=7811> in the water
as the dark eve fell, I caught him, Gollum.' . Author: Avon
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> . Books/Time: The Lord of The Rings: Drabble . ID: 19

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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke . 2005-04-24 09:49:14 Score: 3
Excellent. Even the brevity of the form communicates how little power of
abstract thought Aragorn has left in this journey; he's become just Gollum's
capture with limited articulated feelings. You really capture the whole
experience - every sense and impression.

Title: New
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3484&cid=13198> Home .
Author: Tanaqui
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> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Ithilien Drabble . ID: 20

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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke . 2005-04-24 09:52:09 Score: 2
Excellent job. With so few words you still captured and communicated
Beregond's doubt, hope, guilt, and relief, and so much of Bergil's simple
self-centered boyhood thoughts - what am I going to do here? What's in it
for me?

Title: Links
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=1887&cid=8126> . Author:
Forodwaith
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> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: General Drabble . ID: 23

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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke . 2005-04-24 09:55:34 Score: 3
Great. The whole drabble meanders up to that very forceful and poignant end.
I particularly liked "Pendulum," though - hypnotizing. You've made a lot out
of a powerfully simple idea and, personnaly, it's nice to see Frodo
acknowledging Boromir.

Title: Five Things <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2103245/1/> That Never
Happened to Faramir & Eowyn . Author: Altariel
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1> . Books/Time: The Lord of The Rings: Drabble . ID: 39
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Reviewer: EdorasLass
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9> . 2005-04-24 13:30:23 Score: 2
Oh, I *love* these.
These are gorgeous snapshots - all heartbreaking to one extent or another,
number three particularly - and they tend to linger in my head, making me
glad (at very odd moments) that none of these things *did* happen.
Perfect.

Title: Kindred
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3140&cid=12146> Spirits .
Author: annmarwalk
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7> . Books/Time: The Lord of The Rings: Drabble . ID: 106
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Reviewer: EdorasLass
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9> . 2005-04-24 13:38:41 Score: 3
I found this particularly touching - Gandalf musing on what it would be like
to have a child- because he would, wouldn't he?
And I love the notion that Gandalf considers Faramir to be the son he will
never have. Makes me wonder if Faramir has any idea...

Title: The <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=1887&cid=8772>
White City . Author: Forodwaith
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> . Genres: Drama (includes Angst): Gondor Drabble . ID: 21

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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke . 2005-04-25 10:23:04 Score: 2
Very nice; your language flows easily and clearly. It's nice to have a
tender background story and this little glimpse into a more complicated
Beregond.

Title: The Heirs of <http://www.freewebs.com/aure/heirsofisildurthe.htm>
Isildur . Author: Marta
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> . Genres: Humor: Drabble . ID: 24

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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke . 2005-04-25 10:26:03 Score: 2
Very cute and well imagined. I particularly like that you didn't take the
easy way out and use Aragorn, and to see Elrond as someone tired of
responsibility - a unique perspective.

Title: Olorin
<http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=1127> I was in
my Youth In the West that is Forgotten . Author: Azalais
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7> . Books/Time: The Lord of The Rings: Drabble . ID: 25
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke . 2005-04-25 10:28:14 Score: 2
Very nicely envisioned - both the unique perspective and the details. I
found the words a little crammed, however, even for a drabble.

Title: The
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3594&cid=13632> Protocol
of Princes . Author: maranya14
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0> . Genres: Humor: Drabble . ID: 26
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke . 2005-04-25 10:36:49 Score: 2
Great! Eomer's self-seriousness and self-mocking are priceless! as is
Faramir's lighthearted playfullness. Your language is perfect and reads
effortlessly. Well done.

Title: The Terror of
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=3089> Buckland .
Author: Inkling
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3> . Races/Places: Hobbits: Pre-War of the Ring . ID: 687
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Reviewer: Ariel
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2> . 2005-04-25 21:25:57 Score: 6
How do I praise this lovely piece? First off, I guess I could say, it's
real. Inkling presents a Shire that has as much depth, magic, goodness and
reality as the Professor's own. You really feel like she is describing a
real place that you could visit or live in. Her characters have depth and
you can tell she worked on the presentation of each and every one. They
almost walk off the page. The story line is both entertaining and compelling
and I challenge you to be able to put it down once you have started. All in
all, this is one of those stories that really brings the Shire to life in a
way that makes me want to live there. Thank you, Inkling!

Title: Flame of
<http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=24> the West .
Author: Altariel
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1> . Races/Places: Gondor: Vignette . ID: 1
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Reviewer: Marta
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> . 2005-04-26 20:19:25 Score: 4

This story had a nice feel to it. I can imagine Faramir and Aragorn having
just this kind of conversation, and it was nice to see them at least begin
politically. I had some quibbles, and in a way the pledging seemed redundant
(it didn't accpmplish anything more than Faramir accepting Aragorn's
kingship when he first woke up in the books, as Aragorn is not crowned king
yet), but the character interaction was nice nonetheless.

Title: Just
<http://homepage.ntlworld.com/matthew.adams1/personal/isabeau_drabbles.htm#c
hop> A Bit Of Chop . Author: Isabeau
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2> of Greenlea . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: General Drabble . ID: 30
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke . 2005-04-29 16:17:45 Score: 3
Very humorous, and wonderfully folkloric - the soldier, the scholar, the
sailor - and a very appropriate torture! I can just imagine the various
'pissing contests' been going on between Eomer and Imrahil's boys
culminating in this one - getting Eomer really on their 'turf'. My only
complaint? Too brief!

Title: For
<http://homepage.ntlworld.com/matthew.adams1/personal/isabeau_drabbles.htm#s
eason> Everything There Is A Season . Author: Isabeau
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2> of Greenlea . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: General Drabble . ID: 31
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke . 2005-04-29 16:20:01 Score: 2
"Safely wed and heired" that clever and fresh turn of phrase alone is praise
worthy. A lovely little glimpse into the private lives of this family.

Title: Gathering the
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=3082> Pieces .
Author: Tehta
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5> . Races/Places: Elves: First Age . ID: 13
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Reviewer: daw
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6> the minstrel . 2005-04-29 19:25:51 Score: 3
I found this reading of Maedhros to be compelling. He's so single minded.
And I like the view of everyone else that we get through his eyes. He's
appalling but we can also see why he's the way he is, for the author lets us
see that more than his body was broken by the way he was treated. The author
manages to convey a great deal of feeling with relatively few words.

Title: Sapphire
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=2953> Aurae . Author:
Bejai
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6> . Races/Places: Elves: Imladris . ID: 164
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Reviewer: daw
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6> the minstrel . 2005-04-29 19:26:08 Score: 7
This story was beautiful and terrifying. For me, it had the same feel as a
Greek tragedy. The people of Athens knew the stories before they went to the
theater. They knew what was going to happen to Oedipus but they watched it
unfold in pity and fear. That's what I feel for poor Celebrian. And how
awful for Elrond to think that it was his stewardship of Vilya that exposed
Celebrian to the forces of evil.

The agony of everyone involved is described so well through the detail and
the dialogue. You make us feel it for ourselves. I am particularly struck by
how Celebrian comes across as a strong person, despite what's been done to
her. And her love for Elrond comes through so clearly too.

Elrond's temptation was deeply realized. How awful to have fought this
battle so many times, to think you've won, and to see if come again.

Title: Stability
<http://www.ofelvesandmen.com/Stories/K/KharessaBloodrose/Stability.htm> .
Author: kharessa_bloodroses
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> . Races/Places: Elves: Lothlorien . ID: 617

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Reviewer: daw
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6> the minstrel . 2005-04-29 19:26:55 Score: 2
There are real characters and feelings here, evoked through dialogue and
events and thoughts. And there's a complete sense of story. This is a real
writer.

Title: How Legolas
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=394> Proved His
Bowmanship . Author: Chathol-linn
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> . Genres: Adventure . ID: 8

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Reviewer: daw
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6> the minstrel . 2005-04-29 19:28:01 Score: 3
This story is told in a manner that makes it feel like a legend, and that
seems right to me. The character of Legolas is nicely shown through his
serious devotion to his craft and his fearless behavior. The other
characters are richly realized also.

Title: Elven Song <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=571>
. Author: Jocelyn
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3> . Genres: Drama (includes Angst): Elves . ID: 66
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Reviewer: daw
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6> the minstrel . 2005-04-29 19:28:22 Score: 10
This was a tense and moving story.

One scene I liked was the one of the council. It seems to me that everything
in that scene swirls around Thranduil. Remove him, and you have a group of
grieving, angry people, who nonetheless have good will toward one another
and can be reasoned with. But Thranduil is off the deep end. He never did
like some of the people here to start with. And Legolas's thoughts about him
are sadly accepting: this is just the way the king is and his son loves him
anyway.

Then later, after they capture Disaran, all of these people--who we
basically see as decent--feel grief and their reactions vary so. Some of
them, like the hobbits, comfort one another. Other want to hurt one another.
And in the extreme case of the crowd, threaten to descend into madness. But
even the guards who beat on Disaran share a bit of that particular feeling.

The ending ties up all the threads wonderfully. Legolas learns what happened
to each of his friends and how much he is loved. And they confront their
actions and try to come to terms with them. Even Disaran gets what's coming
to him.

But my favorite part was when Gimli lectures Legolas about what to do about
the sea longing. I have to tell you there were actually tears in my eyes
when Legolas realized that Gimli, the elf friend, will be allowed to go with
him so that the wishes his heart and his blood are both answered.

And the ending was lovely. I particularly liked Legolas's vision of Frodo as
young and innocent. Frodo's loss of the ability to live in peace in the
Shire again has always struck me as so tragic. He and Legolas have that in
common -- the loss of contentment in what formerly gave them deep joy.

Title: Captain of the
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=3665> Guard . Author:
Arandil
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9> . Genres: Drama (includes Angst): Mirkwood . ID: 119
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Reviewer: daw
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6> the minstrel . 2005-04-29 19:28:42 Score: 1
Nice characterization of Legolas. I liked his relationship with Thranduil
and Galion too.

Title: The Bow <http://www.scribeoz.com/fanfic/story.php?no=1276> . Author:
Space
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5> Weavil . Genres: Drama (includes Angst): Mirkwood . ID: 161
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Reviewer: daw
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6> the minstrel . 2005-04-29 19:28:58 Score: 3
Wonderful moment at the story's center where you change time frames. Nicely
and subtely done. You catch both the shift from Thranduil the son to
Thranduil the king and the shift from Greenwood to Mirkwood. And then we see
Thrnaduil the father and very satisfying it is too!

Title: Take the Little Ones
<http://www.scribeoz.com/fanfic/story.php?no=1429> . Author: Space
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5> Weavil . Genres: Drama (includes Angst): Elves . ID: 163
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Reviewer: daw
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6> the minstrel . 2005-04-29 19:29:13 Score: 5
First, let me just say I was so deeply relieved that Erestor's children
survived that I can hardly tell you about it. I had to stop myself from
scrolling down to see. You built that tension very well.

Second, do you know Shelley's poem "Ozymandias"? It's about a statue that's
all broken and half buried in the sand and inscribed with the king's name
and a warning about how eternally powerful and wonderful he was. This
reminded me of that. And yet, I wonder if Erestor isn't also teaching a bit
of timidity. It's hard to balance all that, I think.

Title: Departing
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=2606> . Author:
Celandine
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3> Brandybuck . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Final Partings . ID: 183
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Reviewer: daw
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6> the minstrel . 2005-04-29 19:29:30 Score: 1
Nice portrayal of a turning point in the history of ME and the elves.

Title: The Confused
<http://henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=4619> Elf . Author: Kenaz
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4> . Genres: Humor: Metafic . ID: 187
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Reviewer: daw
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6> the minstrel . 2005-04-29 19:29:51 Score: 1
This was funny and my sympathies are entirely with Haldir!

Title: Serious <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1633>
Trouble . Author: Karenator
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> . Genres: Humor: Children . ID: 216

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Reviewer: daw
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6> the minstrel . 2005-04-29 19:30:06 Score: 10
You do a wonderful job with the first person POV. You give us Daeron's
personality by showing us his thought and words, and he certainly is a
handful!

The families are also nicely done. We can see the older brothers and
Daeron's naneth emerging nicely. Thranduil is his intimidating self. Daeron
and Legolas have courage if they cross him regularly.

Your use of first person helps to build suspense too. You really let us
experience what it felt like to be these kids, to see that something in
going on and not know what it is.

Legolas was very bad to put that spider on his poor cousin who had trusted
him and confided in him! I was originally thinking "boys!" but then the
whole family got in on the act. It's actually nice to see some hilarity in
the royal family. And why is it that Daeron is so afraid of spiders but can
pick up beetles?

And the Dwarves in the woods were great. They were so dwarven, scratching
their chins with their axes and so on, but boy did they give good advice.
Too bad the men didn't take it, but it might have been too late for them
anyway.

I liked the way that after the rescue Daeron and Legolas see their brothers
and Thranduil in a new light: as dangerous warriors. And the talk about what
it means to kill as a warrior was properly sobering. No careless glory here.

I cheered when I saw that this story was continuing. Daeron is certainly
learning some hard lessons, and I don't mean how to do laundry. I've
wondered about that bond to a parent too. Perhaps Daeron feels it but
doesn't know it because he's never been without it. Maybe it's like feeling
your heart beat. A spouse is different because the couple forms that bond,
and the same thing with the bond of the parent to the child. The parent
feels the difference when it starts. But the child has always had it.

Daeron's fear was touching, and he does seem to have made peace with his
brother, at least for a while. I like the way you show us the reactions of
the adults even when Daeron can't quite make them out.


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