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Title: While the Ring
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=449> Went South... �
Author: Thundera
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> Tiger � Books/Time: Gap-Filler � ID: 33

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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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� 2005-05-27 23:32:17 Score: 10
This was the very first fanfic that I read that was absolutely compelling
both in the quality of writing but also in scope. It took gap-filling to new
heights and responded to a lack I'd been feeling, fanfictionally: here was a
story whose author was ambitious enough to take the characters and develop
them over time, rather than stay with a one-shot vignette. This is not to
say that shorter fics aren't also compelling, but most of what I had read at
that point were short fics or less than compelling novellas. Thundera Tiger
took a two week gap that would be critical for the development of the
internal relationships among the Fellowship and filled it in the style to
which we've become accustomed, which is to say very well indeed. Despite the
episodic nature of the story, it holds together in the end as a coherent
whole, and every character in the Fellowship is given his time under the
microscope. This story made the best use I'd seen anyone make of Legolas at
that point; it was practically the *only* use I'd seen made of Gimli that
really tried to get down into the foundations of his perspective as a Dwarf
who has "issues" with Elves, to put it mildly. Thunder made something of the
rivalry of Elves and Dwarves, and if I do think it might've gone over the
top a bit, nevertheless, it was a rousing good tale and I wouldn't have
missed any of it. I think this story really established Thundera as a good
ensemble writer, to borrow from TV terminology. She's an author who thrives
when she's got a fully populated world to play in, where minor characters
can shine alongside the major ones, and the major characters are still given
in depth treatment, and that shows in the depiction of the Fellowship. She
also displays her talent in writing more than just good action (although the
warg hunt was great), more than good drama (although the politicking and
personality clashes within the Fellowship are intense), but also great humor
(I keep coming back to the end of chapter four as particularly amusing). If
you're looking for some good action-adventure to read on a rainy day, clear
a few hours and read "While the Ring Went South".

Title: The
<http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=196> Flowers
of the Forest � Author: Altariel
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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� 2005-05-27 23:39:08 Score: 9
Given the jingoistic atmosphere in certain parts of the world, this fic is
timely. The war to end all wars must inevitably disappoint its followers, as
it is an unrealizable concept. Taking a poem from World War I and using it
to frame the central point, we once again find Faramir being put to good use
in this reflection on the nature of war and its ideology that calls for one
last sacrifice every time. The juxtaposition of the quiet and peace of the
farmlands that have been created, and the memory of the forest of Ithilien
that had so long been the site of war serve as a powerful reminder of the
responsibility of those who send others to war: to uphold the values of
peace and to tend it at home. At the same time, the paradox is clear: Gondor
had fought its great war�its last war in order that there be a future at
all. And yet that future breeds a need or a want for more wars; and so
there's always a need to believe that ideals are upheld, that the next war
is truly necessary, otherwise, the flowers of the forest�simbelmyne, for
memory of those who died for the hope of a peaceful future�would be
unbearable, as would the thought of all the sons who will die this time for
the sins of their parents.

Title: The King's
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Author: maranya14
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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� 2005-05-27 23:41:21 Score: 8
Those who like their Tolkien fanfic to have that slightly formal flavor
reminiscent of Tolkien's work will probably enjoy the style in which this
fic is written. But beyond that, as a gapfiller centered around the question
of what justice demands when a (soon to be) prince's life is saved through
the commission of a capital crime twice, maybe thrice, over, this is a good
reflection on the complex considerations that go into assessments of worth.
How does one measure what a life is worth, as against other lives,
especially in the chaos of war and a steward gone mad? Is there room for
personal consideration, and if so, where? Such questions, I think, animate
this fic, from Faramir's concern to understand what has been done not just
in his name, but for the sake of his life, to Beregond's willingness to
accept whatever judgment comes down to him (good Platonist that he is, which
is guaranteed to make me swoon), to Aragorn's contrasting of the need for
law with the need to recognize the personal dimension that should give law
its life and meaning. Nicely done!

Title: Requiem for
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=3859> Boromir �
Author: maranya14
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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� 2005-05-27 23:42:14 Score: 9
This is an excellent rounding out of the tale of the Fellowship, and a
particularly fitting end for Boromir's story. Maya_ar situates the hobbits'
description of Boromir's last battle, and Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli's
recounting of their funerary efforts with the lost (or seemingly lost)
legends of Middle-earth: Goldberry and Tom Bombadil, the Ents of Fangorn,
the *mearas* that alone of all horses understand their masters' speech, and
even Meduseld gets its mythic association with the legendary halls that the
hobbits remember in the stories handed down in the Shire. This puts Boromir
in an interesting position: he, too, by the situating of his story, is a
legend, someone now gone into the past. And yet since all these legends have
been shown to have their life still, Boromir, too, it is hinted at
throughout, has not wholly gone from his loved ones. By Faramir's completion
of the funerary songs (he gives the East Wind its voice), by his giving his
brother in addition a wholly new verse, we see Boromir's story transfigured
for those who loved him. The monument that Legolas and Gimli create for him
in the story's 'postscript' ending puts him firmly on the side of the vital
legends, the ones that remain with a people and continue to give meaning to
other lives far beyond the deaths of the original figures.

Title: How Legolas
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Bowmanship � Author: Chathol-linn
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> � Genres: Adventure � ID: 8

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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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� 2005-05-27 23:45:11 Score: 3
I remember reading this on a Tolkien fic e-mail list way back when there
were maybe twenty pages of LOTR fanfiction at FFN. The tone is very
well-suited to the tale and reminiscent of "The Hobbit" to me. We see the
makings of Middle-earth's most infamous archer (sorry, Beleg!), his
formation, drive, and dedication that pay off handsomely in the end.

Title: A Light Beyond
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Author: Alawa
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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� 2005-05-27 23:48:13 Score: 7
These two poems seem very apt to the characters they speak of. Gilraen's
villanelle has that certain suggestive mischief to it, appropriate to a
young woman in love, that says the words fall short even as they illuminate
much about her relationship with her husband. The repeated lines are
indispensable both in form and also in moving the content forward, which I
find admirable. Arathorn's sonnet, coming from a very different,
worldly-wise perspective, opens up even as he does in loving Gilraen�we can
see in the progression the ressurection of wonder and delight, and the need
and desire to speak of these things that has been too long suppressed.
Fortunately, speech isn't everything, and the poem in a sense deconstructs
itself�it's only a poem, and the important thing lies elsewhere, in the
feeling that animates it.

Title: Watching
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Author: Alawa
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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� 2005-05-27 23:50:33 Score: 7
Another set of poems that admirably suit the characters whose poems they
are. This time, it's Aragorn who has the villanelle, and as hope and
determination tilt against despair and resignation, the spareness of the
form becomes the vehicle for the expression of the stripped-down dignity of
a Ranger. No flights of fancy, nor need of embellishment, here, and once
again, the repeating lines both fit the form and advance the poem's content.
Arwen's poem, by contrast, is filled with long sentences and thoughts that
trail through several lines. She has the time to let a fuller and more
detailed working out of her feelings and hopes emerge, and the poem reflects
this. But at the end of each stanza, she returns to the choice she's made
that puts a stop, as it were, to those meandering reflections, or rather,
completes them with a brevity appropriate to the mortal timeframe she's
about to step into.

Title: Bearer of Bad
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=356> Tidings �
Author: LOTR_lover
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4> � Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Aman � ID: 12
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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� 2005-05-27 23:51:41 Score: 6
This is a wonderful little one-shot ficlet of Elrond's arrival at Tol
Eress�a, and I think one of the first fics that I read that really brought
him to life for me, in all his turmoil and joy. One has a sense of how long
Elrond has labored, and yet at the same time, he is in a very mortal
position�caught between the certain grief of his parting with Celebrian and
the news he must bear to her of Arwen's choice and the uncertainty of hope
and a chance to be healed himself. He is very human in his worries and
irritation and fears, and yet at the very end, the reversal is perfectly
executed as the fic hits its high point in the last line, as Elrond spies a
familiar figure at the docks: "It was Celebr�an, and she was laughing, and
she was beautiful. And this was the first day of his new life." Well done!

Title: Greenery <http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=1945>
� Author: Forodwaith
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> � Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Gondor � ID: 14

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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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� 2005-05-27 23:55:10 Score: 8
Forodwaith is on record as a champion of Arwen who craves fanfics in which
we see the character acting apart from her significant male relations.
"Greenery" clearly answers to that desire. Here, we see Arwen through the
eyes of an original character apprentice healer, and get a sense of the
Queen of Gondor's interest in and talent for the healing arts. But
primarily, we see Arwen in this fic as a consummately skilled teacher, whose
easy way with others serves as a counterpoint to her age and the remoteness
of Elves. The wisdom of the Elves, however, is starkly evident as Arwen goes
about encouraging and enlightening the young apprentice in some of the ways
of her chosen profession. Speaking of Elves, I must simply note the spots of
dirt on Arwen's dress and the smear of mud on her cheek: dirt does not
discriminate among Races, thankyouverymuchforodwaith. In all, a delightful
vignette, even if Ioreth, alas, comes in for just as much, if not more,
irritation from the Queen as from the King.

Title: Thread of
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Forodwaith
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> � Genres: Romance: Rivendell � ID: 15

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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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� 2005-05-27 23:56:11 Score: 7
Yet another stellar effort by Forodwaith to give Arwen some justice. Whereas
"Greenery" focuses on Arwen in her role as teacher, herbalist, and healer,
here we see Arwen as artisan. The story of Arwen's weaving of the standard
for Aragorn is reduced to a few lines in the Appendix, and a mention on the
sly in "Return of the King"; as a symbol of Arwen's hope and her choice, it
is an obvious and fruitful place to write Arwen, and Forodwaith does it very
well. Here, we can see the effort and anxiety, the ninety-nine percent of
perspiration that gives birth to any work of art or science. It's a labor of
love, but not one free of its own turmoil, since Arwen is not just weaving a
banner, but is literally weaving her own path in life, unbinding herself
from one family and people in the very knitting of fabric that will bind her
to another people, all of them symbolically bound together under one banner
against the darkness. Well done!

Title: Boromir's
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SueB
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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� 2005-05-28 00:03:12 Score: 10
Boromir fans will not want to miss this story, and I hope many have already
enjoyed it as much as I have. Peter Jackon's Boromir is certainly a more
sympathetic character than the bookverse one, or at least, less ambiguous,
less divided between testimonies and appendices that need to be somehow
connected up with each other. Nevertheless, he's a complex individual who,
in the end, is torn apart by his very strength. SueB takes movie!Boromir and
reintegrates him beyond what even Boromir's last scene accomplishes in the
film. Here we have a reconciliation not simply of self with self and Boromir
with his companions in the Fellowship, but with, of all people, Galadriel.
As in the book, she is the revealer of truth, which is not always welcome,
but here she puts truth in the service of Boromir's peace of mind and
healing, right there at the end when it matters most. And it's not
unfitting: who else but the Penitent Queen would know how desperately the
Penitent Warrior desires to know the peace of redemption, of knowing one has
passed the trial by ordeal and that all has not been in vain? And who better
to grant him that mercy? Movieverse fics don't usually "do it" for me, but
this one portrays these two characters in ways that illuminate their
essential core that was translated from books to films. SueB thereby opens
up both incarnations of these characters with a laudable efficiency. Well,
well done!

Title: Leavetaking
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=1887&cid=8127> � Author:
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> � Genres: Drama (includes Angst): Drabble � ID: 16

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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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� 2005-05-28 00:24:39 Score: 4
A succinct statement of the strained situation that Gilraen and Elrond
endure: each one a parent, each seeing in the safe return of the other's
child the death of his or her own. The very thing that should draw them
together�their parenthood�is what ultimately drives them apart. It's a
poignant evocation of one of those fateful scenarios that are no one's
fault, but which cannot but be heartbreaking.

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: Dwimordene
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� 2005-05-28 00:54:09 Score: 7
This cuts right to the heart of Frodo's and Boromir's relationship: they
shared the same burden, the Ring's temptation, and in fact both fell to it
as others did not. That gives them a measure of retrospective commonality
often overlooked due to their otherwise great differences. In a way, it
turns out that it was Boromir who knew Frodo best (though he couldn't have
realized it at the time) for knowing what it was to be absolutely violated
in his very will�to be absolutely alienated from himself, such that the will
of another was made his own. To quote a favorite philosopher, the horror of
human existence is that "One can do anything with a man", even the
impossible. It's one of those logical contradictions that can only be lived
and endured. It is wholly fitting, then, that Frodo should return to honor
Boromir's memory, to share a token of their mutual suffering, and to wish
him peace.

Title: Interment
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> � Races/Places: Gondor: Pre-Quest Drabbles � ID: 379

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Reviewer: EdorasLass
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9> � 2005-05-28 16:51:48 Score: 2
I love that although Denethor thinks it's foolish, he has Finduilas buried
in the place she most wished to be. I also like the glimpse of him facing
his own mortality, and wondering how it will affect his sons.

Title: Sand-castles
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tide is flowing � Author: Tanaqui
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> � Races/Places: Gondor: Pre-Quest Drabbles � ID: 549

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Reviewer: EdorasLass
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9> � 2005-05-28 17:04:04 Score: 2
I love the differences in the sand castles reflecting the differences in
Boromir and Faramir's personalities. A bit of creepy foreshadowing as well.
Very nicely symbolic.

Title: Herbs
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� Author: Branwyn
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Reviewer: EdorasLass
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9> � 2005-05-28 17:10:56 Score: 2
This is a lovely look at Faramir from a different POV. I like the very
realistic notion that sometimes, drugs are not the answer to healing.

Title: Echo <http://www.scribeoz.com/fanfic/story.php?no=1002> � Author:
Nancy
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Reviewer: EdorasLass
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9> � 2005-05-28 17:13:44 Score: 1
Oh my, you just hurt my heart.*wibble*
I hope Pip took something little no-one would miss.

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Author: Marta
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> � Races/Places: Rohan: Drabble � ID: 935

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Reviewer: EdorasLass
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9> � 2005-05-28 17:18:43 Score: 2
I haven't seen anything before that reflects on anyone in Rohan hearing
Boromir's horn! Very nice, and rather bittersweet also, in that Eomer takes
the sound as a sign of hope. *sniff*

Title: Mantle of
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Reviewer: EdorasLass
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9> � 2005-05-28 17:32:44 Score: 4
I love that Faramir knows that Eowyn's coldness is a protection, rather than
truth, and his opinion that her darkness only enhances her internal beauty.
I always thought it was rather daring of him to give her Finduilas' cloak
before he knew how she felt toward him, and I very much like the often
overly-intellectual Faramir realizing that reason is not going to help him
in this situation - he's going to have to trust to his heart.

Title: Translation
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marastar
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Reviewer: EdorasLass
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9> � 2005-05-28 17:38:51 Score: 4
I love the parallel between the scars on Eowyn's arm, and the lettering in
the book. Describing runes as "violent" is, IMO, very accurate, and would
probably appear doubly so to someone familiar with the smoother flow of
Elvish writing.
And how very Faramir to compare the woman he loves to a language. *sigh* For
a book-girl, very very romantic.
And you show the depth of his feelings for her very well, without being
maudlin or sticky-sweet, which is so hard to pull off.

Title: The King's
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=3917> Justice �
Author: maranya14
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0> � Genres: Drama (includes Angst): War of the Ring � ID: 4
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Reviewer: queeniejosephine
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7> � 2005-06-01 17:03:17 Score: 4
This is a beautiful and well written story,which gave me a great deal of
pleasure to read.I loved the way in which it filled in gaps that Tolkien
left and gave an insight into Faramir's relationship with Aragorn and how
King and Steward are growing in their mutual love and respect towards each
other. I liked the way in which Aragorn privately tells Faramir he wishes
him to remain Steward and gives him the chance to refuse.

Title: Here
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3349&cid=12757> sits, in
secret, blest Theology � Author: annmarwalk
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7> � Races/Places: Gondor � ID: 388
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Reviewer: Raksha
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8> the Demon � 2005-06-01 18:32:46 Score: 3
A lovely treatment of a subject we don't see drabbled, or treated, often in
LOTR fanfiction - fishing, and some fascinating implications of philosophy
which do fit in with what we know of Faramir's character and Ranger
lifestyle. Subtle and elegant and credible.

Title: Alterations
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=613> � Author:
Eledhwen
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0> � Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Gondor � ID: 260
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Reviewer: Raksha
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8> the Demon � 2005-06-01 18:52:41 Score: 5
A wonderful look at the White City, and other realms by implication, making
the transition from war to peace, from the Third Age to the Fourth. Aragorn
is changing from war-leader to King, and taking contentment while
shouldering new burdens. (wonderful chapter with him talking to Faramir
about Boromir and Finduilas) Some beautiful moments here; such as the
bearers of the Three Rings sitting near the new White Tree, talking of what
they will leave behind when they return to Valinor.

Title: Mourning
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3140&cid=12155> Cloak �
Author: annmarwalk
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7> � Genres: Drama (includes Angst): Gondor � ID: 394
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Reviewer: Raksha
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8> the Demon � 2005-06-01 19:10:53 Score: 3
Outstanding short piece evoking the joy that Finduilas brought into
Denethor's life with the use of color; and his absolute misery at her loss,
expressed by his rejection of the colors she favored in favor of simple
black. His life darkened in every way; and that's what the piece expresses.
Very nice work from an accomplished drabbler!

Title: The <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=2524&cid=9921>
Room of Tears � Author: Elendiari22
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3> � Books/Time: The Lord of The Rings: Gondor � ID: 759
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke � 2005-06-01 19:59:54 Score: 1
This was a nicely written story, though overly sentimental and borrowed too
heavily from "Possession."


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