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Msg# 5097
Reviews Final as of 8/17/2005 part 13 Posted by Ainaechoiriel August 17, 2005 - 23:14:30 Topic ID# 5097Title: The
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POrdinal=6> Swan Feather · Author: Starlight
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-09 23:43:55 Score: 7
This is a very unique depiction of Denethor and Finduilas, quite angst-free,
and with a lovely sense of play to it. We usually see the serious side of
Denethor and Finduilas, but not in this little vignette. Despite the fact it
takes place mostly at night, in the dark, there's a delightful sunniness to
this depiction of the two that is rarely found in fandom. I think what I
love best about it is that we see the private side of their lives that's
totally unattached to government—which means it's not family talk either.
No, instead, we see Finduilas like nearly any other bride, excited by what
seems a good start to her new life, but also bound by the superstitious
traditions of her past. What we don't expect is that Denethor's own
superstitious precautions for a good marriage would thwart hers. The
resolution is both touching and humorous—looks like things are off to a good
start at least!
Title: There
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Again · Author: Azalais
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-09 23:44:55 Score: 4
One can never get enough of Bilbo disrupting the expectations of his
neighbors. His arrival back from the quest of Erebor just in time to save
his parlor chairs (but not his silver) is vintage Bilbo, imbued with the
confidence and cheek that survivors of tender mercies of live dragons tend
to have. And a lovely glimpse of Hamfast here, that suggests that family
loyalty we will later see between the Gamgees and the Bagginses.
Title: Grey and Pale
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1252> Gold · Author:
Kielle
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7> · Genres: Drama (includes Angst) · ID: 54
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-09 23:47:03 Score: 10
Sorry to repeat an old review. This is a very good exploration of loss of
growing up in Middle-earth. Death happens, it's present, oftentimes
overwhelmingly so, and children learn to deal with it early, in spite of the
efforts of adults to shelter them. "Children weren't supposed to know...."
But Éomer knows what the lack of a body means, and he's waking to the fact
of the title and responsibilities he's inherited. Everything is still rather
black-and-white for him, though: he isn't thinking in the long run, but in
terms of what's present, just as a child would. I kept thinking of Bergil in
LoTR, running herbs back and forth to the healers, and breaking down and
crying over Faramir because it's all just overwhelming. Éomer's fear over
the prospect of leaving the Eastfold and his hostility towards Théodred are
very reminiscent of that scene, or at least it is to me.
Likewise, Éowyn isn't supposed to know that her mother is dying, but she
does. Of all the adults and near-adults who're pulled into this family
tragedy, she's the one who knows what needs, at base, to be done. Shades of
the future, as she shows Théoden with a child's forthrightness how to accept
the unacceptable. It seems she began her training in that early.
Finally, I liked picture of Théodred in this, as well--I can see why Éomer
is so fond of him, and why his loss would be devastating later.
Title: In the <http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=2759>
Wild · Author: Forodwaith
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-09 23:48:01 Score: 7
Ah, yes, the ever popular question: so what sort of knowledge, exactly, did
Aragorn have when he warned the hobbits in Bree about the Nazgûl? What was
behind his apparent recollection of them? Forodwaith provides us with a
plausible answer in this story, sending a young Aragorn, still quite green
and finding his feet as a Ranger, on what ought to be an easy escort mission
home with a wounded older companion. As might be guessed, that's not at all
how things go, as first wargs, and then the Nazgûl themselves ambush them on
the edge of Mirkwood forest.
The writing is nicely atmospheric and brings out the fear and horror of the
situation well—the Nazgûl standing silently by as Aragorn prepares what he
imagines must be his final defense are eerie and enigmatic, which I very
much like. The wargs, too, are quite suitably vicious and cruel, and I still
shudder over Mallor's fate. A very nice gap-filler, one that Aragorn fans
will surely enjoy.
Title: Cover
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SPOrdinal=1> Him with Violets · Author: Regina
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4> · Genres: Drama (includes Angst): War of the Ring · ID: 347
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-10 00:40:10 Score: 6
I seem to be making a tradition of nominating Regina fics that deal with
death and burial customs. As a gap-filler, this gives us Ioreth in a
sympathetic light, which I'm always in favor of finding—no easy task when
she ends up on the wrong side of Aragorn's and Gandalf's opinions. We're
reminded with this vignette of the minor characters--the ones who don't have
a royal or at least noble pedigree lurking somewhere in the background, and
who suffer and die namelessly but necessarily in this war. You see the
'small' struggles that go on, and the need to reclaim, in a way, the
memories and lives of even strangers in order to honor them.
Title: He Who
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Author: Altariel
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1> · Books/Time: The Silmarillion: First Age · ID: 398
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-10 01:17:27 Score: 8
This is one of those pearls that one occasionally finds, where a lengthy
story gets boiled down to its essence and then distilled in a few lines of
gorgeous prose. The brevity of this fic only heightens its impact—there
really isn't a wasted word in this story, that opens, appropriately, with
the act that closes it: laughter. Túrin's entire arc is present here, in
this short meditation on the movements of fate, and speaking as one who
personally cannot tolerate another reading of the "Narn i hin Húrin", I can
certainly sympathize with *this* Túrin's reflections on his life, and the
way everything seems to tend inevitably towards the undoing of his efforts,
the thwarting of every good intention as action turns back against the
actor. And surely the gift of Men has never been put to such fearful use
before, as the epiphany that moves Túrin to laugh again at the end of his
life, and then choose death. Well written, and the ending, with the vengeful
celestial swordsman, just waiting for Armageddon day to avenge the wrongs of
fate, is a wonderful image.
Title: The Unexpected
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Author: JMac
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-10 01:40:40 Score: 7
The joy of coming-home fics is the opportunity they afford to show how a
character has changed, and how once-familiar surroundings no longer fit as
they once did. Of course, the Shire is in quite the uproar when Bilbo
returns home after Erebor, a wizard in tow, to the terror of all those
who've gotten bargain prices on Bag End furnishings. Jmac uses the inherent
ridiculousness of the situation very well, as Bilbo goes on a quest to
retrieve his favorite chair from the Sackville-Baggins—although humorous, it
shows his mettle, now well tempered by dragon fire and numerous other
hardships.
Beyond that, Gandalf is put to good use as a foil, and comes off very well,
which I quite enjoyed, Gandalf being a difficult character to capture. This
gapfiller really does round out "The Hobbit" nicely in both tone and
content; I quite enjoyed it.
Title: Reconciliation
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Nrink
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4> · Books/Time: Post-Ring War · ID: 44
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-10 09:34:34 Score: 8
Ah, family matters! I think what I like best about this is the sense of
moral pilgrimage that maps onto the physical journey Faramir undertakes to
reunite his mother and father, and so to restore, in a way, family ties that
had been broken. It's appropriate, too, that this begins with a vision—one
that no brother will take from him this time, as it comes to him alone. In a
sense, this dream and the other complement each other, and as Faramir's
first dream helped set the world on the path to liberation, so this one sets
him on his own private path to freedom. Because that urn full of Denethor's
ashes feels awfully like an albatross, which is brought out clearly in his
memories. In setting it down at last with Finduilas in Dol Amroth, Faramir
is able, to borrow a line from the movieverse, to stop carrying the weight
of the dead on his shoulders. His father's final command from beyond the
grave undoes the last command he gave Faramir in life, such that in
fulfilling it, Faramir finds peace at last, rather than torment, in being
the dutiful son.
Title: Natural
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Author: annmarwalk
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke · 2005-06-10 14:20:17 Score: 2
Very nice; I enjoyed seeing Faramir become a content old man in love with
the land around him. This is what peace should feel like.
Title: In Umbar, at
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Author: Werecat
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke · 2005-06-10 14:34:31 Score: 2
Excellent, atmospheric story. It stands well on its own. Well paced with the
repititions providing nice structure that both show progress and harken back
to the start.
Title: Foolish <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1930540/1/> Hobbit · Author:
Tialys
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0> · Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Hobbits · ID: 120
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke · 2005-06-10 14:40:09 Score: 2
Great job. The characterizations were particularly strong and refreshing
here; this is the Gandalf of the Hobbit - myterious, obtuse, humorous; and a
lively, impassioned Frodo. Lovely to see.
Title: Eyes like the
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Werecat
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke · 2005-06-10 14:43:00 Score: 2
Very nice; I found the repeated line in the poem tiresome after a bit but
the short portrait of Faramir was gripping and moving. I wonder he didn't
think more on the soldier himself, though.
Title: Something Wicked
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Author: Werecat
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke · 2005-06-10 14:55:43 Score: 2
Very eerie, very interesting. The Captain is a well-drawn character, It's
provocative to see Aragorn and that battle from the other side, and the foe
in some ways as victims.
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Warrior? · Author: Ariel
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke · 2005-06-10 14:59:35 Score: 2
So funny ... and explores nicely what must have been an ordinary and oft
repeated moment in the trip in a very amusing - but oh so typically male -
way!
Title: Leavetakings
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Author: Azalais
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7> · Genres: Drama (includes Angst): Drabble · ID: 138
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke · 2005-06-10 15:02:04 Score: 2
Very nice, simple and straight forward yet quite evocative. It's an
interesting thought that one's death can bring a friend peace.
Title: Mary Mordor
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Meg
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3> Thornton · Genres: Alternate Universe · ID: 7
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Reviewer: simon22cat
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0> · 2005-06-11 10:54:36 Score: 1
Very good. Kept my attention to the very end.
Title: The Old Dwarf and the Sea <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1819850/1/> ·
Author: Isabeau
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2> of Greenlea · Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Incomplete · ID: 3
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-11 12:11:37 Score: 10
Although many of Isabeau of Greenlea's stories incorporate great humorous
episodes, I've never seen her do an out and out comedy until I read this
story. And what a story it is!
Reviewing humor is difficult, but I think it is safe to say that Isabeau
pulls no punches. She exploits the stereotypical differences between Gimli
and Legolas as an Elf and a Dwarf without quite crossing over into boring
clichés. And I must give props for the fact that Gimli gets all the good
lines. Indeed, Gimli is the hero of this story, and I commend her for giving
him his due without reducing this to slapstick; PJ, sit up and take notes!
And Gimli fans, gather round, because you won't want to miss this.
As might be expected with a Dwarf at the comic helm, geeky references and
engineering jokes abound. Isabeau is utterly merciless here: I never thought
I would see references to Star Trek, Murphy's Law, or Gilligan's Island
serving as punchlines for a Tolkien fic and actually *working*. There is
something indescribably wrong, and yet at the same time, so very, *very*
right about the notion of Gimli presiding over the (dangerous,
mishap-ridden) creation of motorized power in Valinor, with geek Elves named
after the Wright Brothers for sidekicks. Truly, the Undying Lands will never
be the same again! Yet the humor never occurs at the expense of
characterization—this is intelligent comedy, thoroughly enjoyable, and far
truer, I think, to book!Gimli than his movie incarnation ever was.
Although a WIP, I recommend it without hesitation—readers should be sorry to
miss it. In any case, I hope whatever mood Isabeau was in when she wrote
this strikes again soon!
Title: Beleg's Doom: or,
<http://www.libraryofmoria.com/turinbeleg/belegsdoom.txt> Most Definitely
Not The Lay Of Turin · Author: Tehta
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-11 12:16:17 Score: 7
The author's note says that she took an "over-enthusiastic" interpretation
of "Laws and Customs of the Eldar" and so set poor Beleg on his path of
doom. The utter cluelessness of Elves with regard to their own biology backs
up an account of the bumbling romance in the works between Beleg and Túrin,
the latter of whom is clueless in a more typically masculine way. If ever
they were left alone together, with no interruptions, one gets the feeling
they'd need all night to figure out what they were supposed to do with each
other.
Replete with the enthusiastic application of sword-metaphores, and Beleg's
careful noting of them, and quoted lines you can scarcely believe weren't
begging to be taken subtextually, Tehta skewers the cliché about the
clueless, virginal slash male in an absolutely merciless fashion. Despite
wincing, I couldn't help but laugh.
Title: Not Without
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Gwynnyd
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-11 12:20:06 Score: 10
This is, without a doubt, the best fictional exposition on this topic that I
have ever seen. Gwynnyd starts with one of those irritating problems of
logic that plague the Appendix, and gives a great explanation of it that
makes sense not just of how Gilraen and Aragorn could be kept in Rivendell
without rousing the suspicions of the Dark Lord that perhaps he'd not quite
managed to stamp out the line of Isildur, but also of Gilraen's apparent
isolation from her people upon her return. It's a gutsy move on Gilraen's
part, and it really shows her commitment, both to the Dúnedain and also to
her son—she can't go to the borders to fight for him, but she is willing to
lay her reputation on the block for him without hesitation, which takes a
psychological toughness as well as calculation.
Beyond the logistical problem that Gwynnyd very neatly solves, the reader is
made to share Gilraen's grief over Arathorn's death, her stifling sense of
helplessness and anger before the designs of Arathorn's second in command,
who is just as devoted to the line of Isildur, but lacks the imagination
that Gilraen has. One can feel for both characters, despite their opposition
and the severe power discrepancy between them. Gwynnyd captures the
emotional rawness in a very satisfying manner, and even though Gilraen is,
in a way, very much defined by her child, it isn't a cheap
identification—you feel for Gilraen, for her limited agency, but you have to
cheer for her for her willingness to claim what little space she has to
maneuver in as an unarmed woman among men. "Not Without Hope" is aptly named
on more than one level, and I highly recommend it to any Aragorn fan or
Dúnedain fanciers—you won't want to miss this one. Thanks for a fic
well-written, Gwynnyd.
Title: A Step
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Dark · Author: SilverMoonLady
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Reviewer: Lindelea
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image! I don't know if the drop you don't see is better than the drop you
see... sometimes imagination is worse than the reality! I'm certainly glad
Legolas put out his hand, just at that moment!
Title: Sight <http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=4380> ·
Author: Aeneid
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Reviewer: EdorasLass
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9> · 2005-06-12 13:43:39 Score: 4
Mmmmm, I just love this. Unofficial or not, it fits very well with
Plasticchevy's story. Gil's quiet nature is captured *very* nicely, and
Boromir' s moroseness with his blindness manifests in a wholly believably
fashion. There is also a lovely way with detail - the window with the faulty
latch, the description of smells and tastes, etc. -- and the actual physical
act is evocative and rather poignant.
Title: Olorin I Was,
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=2844> Olorin I Am ·
Author: Arquen
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3> · Books/Time: Gap-Filler · ID: 137
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Reviewer: sulriel
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· 2005-06-12 17:27:46 Score: 2
Arquen. I have always enjoyed this unique gapfiller of such an important
time in Gandalf's life (or death, as the case may be) - we are told so
little about what happened. Thanks for writing.
Title: Something
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3065&cid=13460> to Do
before the End · Author: Lindelea
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Reviewer: sulriel
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· 2005-06-13 21:45:11 Score: 2
What a wonderful presentation, warming to have such help and such closure. -
it brought a tear to my eye. Thanks for writing.!!
Title: Cheery Letters
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=1951> From Bree ·
Author: Lulleny
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2> · Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama · ID: 1094
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Reviewer: sulriel
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· 2005-06-13 21:50:32 Score: 2
An enjoyable gap-filler, and what an interesting little bit of time to fill,
great idea - and well done. I enjoyed your writing, very engaging and
active. Good job!
Title: Remembrance
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=2566> · Author:
Ancalime8301
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4> · Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Gap-Filler · ID: 90
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-13 23:25:48 Score: 2
Interesting take on how Frodo might've dealt with his illnesses after the
War, when he and Sam and Rose were sharing Bag End.
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POrdinal=6> Swan Feather · Author: Starlight
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5> · Genres: Romance: Vignette · ID: 50
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-09 23:43:55 Score: 7
This is a very unique depiction of Denethor and Finduilas, quite angst-free,
and with a lovely sense of play to it. We usually see the serious side of
Denethor and Finduilas, but not in this little vignette. Despite the fact it
takes place mostly at night, in the dark, there's a delightful sunniness to
this depiction of the two that is rarely found in fandom. I think what I
love best about it is that we see the private side of their lives that's
totally unattached to government—which means it's not family talk either.
No, instead, we see Finduilas like nearly any other bride, excited by what
seems a good start to her new life, but also bound by the superstitious
traditions of her past. What we don't expect is that Denethor's own
superstitious precautions for a good marriage would thwart hers. The
resolution is both touching and humorous—looks like things are off to a good
start at least!
Title: There
<http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=1129> And Back
Again · Author: Azalais
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7> · Books/Time: The Hobbit: Drabble · ID: 51
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-09 23:44:55 Score: 4
One can never get enough of Bilbo disrupting the expectations of his
neighbors. His arrival back from the quest of Erebor just in time to save
his parlor chairs (but not his silver) is vintage Bilbo, imbued with the
confidence and cheek that survivors of tender mercies of live dragons tend
to have. And a lovely glimpse of Hamfast here, that suggests that family
loyalty we will later see between the Gamgees and the Bagginses.
Title: Grey and Pale
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1252> Gold · Author:
Kielle
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7> · Genres: Drama (includes Angst) · ID: 54
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-09 23:47:03 Score: 10
Sorry to repeat an old review. This is a very good exploration of loss of
growing up in Middle-earth. Death happens, it's present, oftentimes
overwhelmingly so, and children learn to deal with it early, in spite of the
efforts of adults to shelter them. "Children weren't supposed to know...."
But Éomer knows what the lack of a body means, and he's waking to the fact
of the title and responsibilities he's inherited. Everything is still rather
black-and-white for him, though: he isn't thinking in the long run, but in
terms of what's present, just as a child would. I kept thinking of Bergil in
LoTR, running herbs back and forth to the healers, and breaking down and
crying over Faramir because it's all just overwhelming. Éomer's fear over
the prospect of leaving the Eastfold and his hostility towards Théodred are
very reminiscent of that scene, or at least it is to me.
Likewise, Éowyn isn't supposed to know that her mother is dying, but she
does. Of all the adults and near-adults who're pulled into this family
tragedy, she's the one who knows what needs, at base, to be done. Shades of
the future, as she shows Théoden with a child's forthrightness how to accept
the unacceptable. It seems she began her training in that early.
Finally, I liked picture of Théodred in this, as well--I can see why Éomer
is so fond of him, and why his loss would be devastating later.
Title: In the <http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=2759>
Wild · Author: Forodwaith
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-09 23:48:01 Score: 7
Ah, yes, the ever popular question: so what sort of knowledge, exactly, did
Aragorn have when he warned the hobbits in Bree about the Nazgûl? What was
behind his apparent recollection of them? Forodwaith provides us with a
plausible answer in this story, sending a young Aragorn, still quite green
and finding his feet as a Ranger, on what ought to be an easy escort mission
home with a wounded older companion. As might be guessed, that's not at all
how things go, as first wargs, and then the Nazgûl themselves ambush them on
the edge of Mirkwood forest.
The writing is nicely atmospheric and brings out the fear and horror of the
situation well—the Nazgûl standing silently by as Aragorn prepares what he
imagines must be his final defense are eerie and enigmatic, which I very
much like. The wargs, too, are quite suitably vicious and cruel, and I still
shudder over Mallor's fate. A very nice gap-filler, one that Aragorn fans
will surely enjoy.
Title: Cover
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/challenge/chapter_view.cfm?NGID=203&STID=3752&
SPOrdinal=1> Him with Violets · Author: Regina
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4> · Genres: Drama (includes Angst): War of the Ring · ID: 347
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-10 00:40:10 Score: 6
I seem to be making a tradition of nominating Regina fics that deal with
death and burial customs. As a gap-filler, this gives us Ioreth in a
sympathetic light, which I'm always in favor of finding—no easy task when
she ends up on the wrong side of Aragorn's and Gandalf's opinions. We're
reminded with this vignette of the minor characters--the ones who don't have
a royal or at least noble pedigree lurking somewhere in the background, and
who suffer and die namelessly but necessarily in this war. You see the
'small' struggles that go on, and the need to reclaim, in a way, the
memories and lives of even strangers in order to honor them.
Title: He Who
<http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=248> Laughs ·
Author: Altariel
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1> · Books/Time: The Silmarillion: First Age · ID: 398
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=8>
· 2005-06-10 01:17:27 Score: 8
This is one of those pearls that one occasionally finds, where a lengthy
story gets boiled down to its essence and then distilled in a few lines of
gorgeous prose. The brevity of this fic only heightens its impact—there
really isn't a wasted word in this story, that opens, appropriately, with
the act that closes it: laughter. Túrin's entire arc is present here, in
this short meditation on the movements of fate, and speaking as one who
personally cannot tolerate another reading of the "Narn i hin Húrin", I can
certainly sympathize with *this* Túrin's reflections on his life, and the
way everything seems to tend inevitably towards the undoing of his efforts,
the thwarting of every good intention as action turns back against the
actor. And surely the gift of Men has never been put to such fearful use
before, as the epiphany that moves Túrin to laugh again at the end of his
life, and then choose death. Well written, and the ending, with the vengeful
celestial swordsman, just waiting for Armageddon day to avenge the wrongs of
fate, is a wonderful image.
Title: The Unexpected
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=3151> Homecoming ·
Author: JMac
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3> · Books/Time: The Hobbit · ID: 792
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-10 01:40:40 Score: 7
The joy of coming-home fics is the opportunity they afford to show how a
character has changed, and how once-familiar surroundings no longer fit as
they once did. Of course, the Shire is in quite the uproar when Bilbo
returns home after Erebor, a wizard in tow, to the terror of all those
who've gotten bargain prices on Bag End furnishings. Jmac uses the inherent
ridiculousness of the situation very well, as Bilbo goes on a quest to
retrieve his favorite chair from the Sackville-Baggins—although humorous, it
shows his mettle, now well tempered by dragon fire and numerous other
hardships.
Beyond that, Gandalf is put to good use as a foil, and comes off very well,
which I quite enjoyed, Gandalf being a difficult character to capture. This
gapfiller really does round out "The Hobbit" nicely in both tone and
content; I quite enjoyed it.
Title: Reconciliation
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=3745> · Author:
Nrink
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4> · Books/Time: Post-Ring War · ID: 44
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-10 09:34:34 Score: 8
Ah, family matters! I think what I like best about this is the sense of
moral pilgrimage that maps onto the physical journey Faramir undertakes to
reunite his mother and father, and so to restore, in a way, family ties that
had been broken. It's appropriate, too, that this begins with a vision—one
that no brother will take from him this time, as it comes to him alone. In a
sense, this dream and the other complement each other, and as Faramir's
first dream helped set the world on the path to liberation, so this one sets
him on his own private path to freedom. Because that urn full of Denethor's
ashes feels awfully like an albatross, which is brought out clearly in his
memories. In setting it down at last with Finduilas in Dol Amroth, Faramir
is able, to borrow a line from the movieverse, to stop carrying the weight
of the dead on his shoulders. His father's final command from beyond the
grave undoes the last command he gave Faramir in life, such that in
fulfilling it, Faramir finds peace at last, rather than torment, in being
the dutiful son.
Title: Natural
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3140&cid=12145> History ·
Author: annmarwalk
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7> · Genres: Drama (includes Angst): Fourth Age · ID: 112
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke · 2005-06-10 14:20:17 Score: 2
Very nice; I enjoyed seeing Faramir become a content old man in love with
the land around him. This is what peace should feel like.
Title: In Umbar, at
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=2307> the docks ·
Author: Werecat
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke · 2005-06-10 14:34:31 Score: 2
Excellent, atmospheric story. It stands well on its own. Well paced with the
repititions providing nice structure that both show progress and harken back
to the start.
Title: Foolish <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1930540/1/> Hobbit · Author:
Tialys
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0> · Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Hobbits · ID: 120
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke · 2005-06-10 14:40:09 Score: 2
Great job. The characterizations were particularly strong and refreshing
here; this is the Gandalf of the Hobbit - myterious, obtuse, humorous; and a
lively, impassioned Frodo. Lovely to see.
Title: Eyes like the
<http://henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=4609> Moon · Author:
Werecat
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke · 2005-06-10 14:43:00 Score: 2
Very nice; I found the repeated line in the poem tiresome after a bit but
the short portrait of Faramir was gripping and moving. I wonder he didn't
think more on the soldier himself, though.
Title: Something Wicked
<http://henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=4323> This Way Comes ·
Author: Werecat
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke · 2005-06-10 14:55:43 Score: 2
Very eerie, very interesting. The Captain is a well-drawn character, It's
provocative to see Aragorn and that battle from the other side, and the foe
in some ways as victims.
Title: The Mark of a... <http://www.scribeoz.com/fanfic/story.php?no=1315>
Warrior? · Author: Ariel
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2> · Races/Places: Cross-Cultural: Humor · ID: 133
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke · 2005-06-10 14:59:35 Score: 2
So funny ... and explores nicely what must have been an ordinary and oft
repeated moment in the trip in a very amusing - but oh so typically male -
way!
Title: Leavetakings
<http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=1124> ·
Author: Azalais
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
7> · Genres: Drama (includes Angst): Drabble · ID: 138
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Reviewer: Nancy
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5> Brooke · 2005-06-10 15:02:04 Score: 2
Very nice, simple and straight forward yet quite evocative. It's an
interesting thought that one's death can bring a friend peace.
Title: Mary Mordor
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=411> Sue · Author:
Meg
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3> Thornton · Genres: Alternate Universe · ID: 7
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Reviewer: simon22cat
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=45
0> · 2005-06-11 10:54:36 Score: 1
Very good. Kept my attention to the very end.
Title: The Old Dwarf and the Sea <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1819850/1/> ·
Author: Isabeau
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
2> of Greenlea · Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Incomplete · ID: 3
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-11 12:11:37 Score: 10
Although many of Isabeau of Greenlea's stories incorporate great humorous
episodes, I've never seen her do an out and out comedy until I read this
story. And what a story it is!
Reviewing humor is difficult, but I think it is safe to say that Isabeau
pulls no punches. She exploits the stereotypical differences between Gimli
and Legolas as an Elf and a Dwarf without quite crossing over into boring
clichés. And I must give props for the fact that Gimli gets all the good
lines. Indeed, Gimli is the hero of this story, and I commend her for giving
him his due without reducing this to slapstick; PJ, sit up and take notes!
And Gimli fans, gather round, because you won't want to miss this.
As might be expected with a Dwarf at the comic helm, geeky references and
engineering jokes abound. Isabeau is utterly merciless here: I never thought
I would see references to Star Trek, Murphy's Law, or Gilligan's Island
serving as punchlines for a Tolkien fic and actually *working*. There is
something indescribably wrong, and yet at the same time, so very, *very*
right about the notion of Gimli presiding over the (dangerous,
mishap-ridden) creation of motorized power in Valinor, with geek Elves named
after the Wright Brothers for sidekicks. Truly, the Undying Lands will never
be the same again! Yet the humor never occurs at the expense of
characterization—this is intelligent comedy, thoroughly enjoyable, and far
truer, I think, to book!Gimli than his movie incarnation ever was.
Although a WIP, I recommend it without hesitation—readers should be sorry to
miss it. In any case, I hope whatever mood Isabeau was in when she wrote
this strikes again soon!
Title: Beleg's Doom: or,
<http://www.libraryofmoria.com/turinbeleg/belegsdoom.txt> Most Definitely
Not The Lay Of Turin · Author: Tehta
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5> · Genres: Humor: Metafic · ID: 42
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=8>
· 2005-06-11 12:16:17 Score: 7
The author's note says that she took an "over-enthusiastic" interpretation
of "Laws and Customs of the Eldar" and so set poor Beleg on his path of
doom. The utter cluelessness of Elves with regard to their own biology backs
up an account of the bumbling romance in the works between Beleg and Túrin,
the latter of whom is clueless in a more typically masculine way. If ever
they were left alone together, with no interruptions, one gets the feeling
they'd need all night to figure out what they were supposed to do with each
other.
Replete with the enthusiastic application of sword-metaphores, and Beleg's
careful noting of them, and quoted lines you can scarcely believe weren't
begging to be taken subtextually, Tehta skewers the cliché about the
clueless, virginal slash male in an absolutely merciless fashion. Despite
wincing, I couldn't help but laugh.
Title: Not Without
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Gwynnyd
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-11 12:20:06 Score: 10
This is, without a doubt, the best fictional exposition on this topic that I
have ever seen. Gwynnyd starts with one of those irritating problems of
logic that plague the Appendix, and gives a great explanation of it that
makes sense not just of how Gilraen and Aragorn could be kept in Rivendell
without rousing the suspicions of the Dark Lord that perhaps he'd not quite
managed to stamp out the line of Isildur, but also of Gilraen's apparent
isolation from her people upon her return. It's a gutsy move on Gilraen's
part, and it really shows her commitment, both to the Dúnedain and also to
her son—she can't go to the borders to fight for him, but she is willing to
lay her reputation on the block for him without hesitation, which takes a
psychological toughness as well as calculation.
Beyond the logistical problem that Gwynnyd very neatly solves, the reader is
made to share Gilraen's grief over Arathorn's death, her stifling sense of
helplessness and anger before the designs of Arathorn's second in command,
who is just as devoted to the line of Isildur, but lacks the imagination
that Gilraen has. One can feel for both characters, despite their opposition
and the severe power discrepancy between them. Gwynnyd captures the
emotional rawness in a very satisfying manner, and even though Gilraen is,
in a way, very much defined by her child, it isn't a cheap
identification—you feel for Gilraen, for her limited agency, but you have to
cheer for her for her willingness to claim what little space she has to
maneuver in as an unarmed woman among men. "Not Without Hope" is aptly named
on more than one level, and I highly recommend it to any Aragorn fan or
Dúnedain fanciers—you won't want to miss this one. Thanks for a fic
well-written, Gwynnyd.
Title: A Step
<http://www.livejournal.com/users/talechallenge14/5258.html#cutid1> in The
Dark · Author: SilverMoonLady
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Reviewer: Lindelea
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> · 2005-06-11 20:39:52 Score: 3Reading this a second time, I still suffer a chill. What a frightening
image! I don't know if the drop you don't see is better than the drop you
see... sometimes imagination is worse than the reality! I'm certainly glad
Legolas put out his hand, just at that moment!
Title: Sight <http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=4380> ·
Author: Aeneid
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Reviewer: EdorasLass
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9> · 2005-06-12 13:43:39 Score: 4
Mmmmm, I just love this. Unofficial or not, it fits very well with
Plasticchevy's story. Gil's quiet nature is captured *very* nicely, and
Boromir' s moroseness with his blindness manifests in a wholly believably
fashion. There is also a lovely way with detail - the window with the faulty
latch, the description of smells and tastes, etc. -- and the actual physical
act is evocative and rather poignant.
Title: Olorin I Was,
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=2844> Olorin I Am ·
Author: Arquen
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Reviewer: sulriel
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· 2005-06-12 17:27:46 Score: 2
Arquen. I have always enjoyed this unique gapfiller of such an important
time in Gandalf's life (or death, as the case may be) - we are told so
little about what happened. Thanks for writing.
Title: Something
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before the End · Author: Lindelea
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Reviewer: sulriel
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· 2005-06-13 21:45:11 Score: 2
What a wonderful presentation, warming to have such help and such closure. -
it brought a tear to my eye. Thanks for writing.!!
Title: Cheery Letters
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=1951> From Bree ·
Author: Lulleny
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Reviewer: sulriel
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· 2005-06-13 21:50:32 Score: 2
An enjoyable gap-filler, and what an interesting little bit of time to fill,
great idea - and well done. I enjoyed your writing, very engaging and
active. Good job!
Title: Remembrance
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Ancalime8301
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-06-13 23:25:48 Score: 2
Interesting take on how Frodo might've dealt with his illnesses after the
War, when he and Sam and Rose were sharing Bag End.
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