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Msg# 5148
Reviews Final as of 8/17/2005 part 62 Posted by Ainaechoiriel August 18, 2005 - 0:07:47 Topic ID# 5148Title: Beyond
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3523&cid=13397> the Door .
Author: ErinRua
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=26
7> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 283
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:40:22 Score: 2
This brief glimpse into Halbarad's thoughts just before they take the Paths
of the Dead show his foresight and determination.
Title: Boys
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3523&cid=13397> to Men .
Author: ErinRua
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=26
7> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 286
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=286>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:40:51 Score: 2
This is such a sad and sweet moment, as Beregond yields to his son's pleas
to remain in the City, and realizes his little boy is growing up.
Title: The
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=1887&cid=11957> Test .
Author: Forodwaith
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=385>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:41:24 Score: 1
I love seeing unexpected characters tempted by the Ring, if only briefly.
This one of Arwen is completely believable.
Title: Going
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3477&cid=13135> to Rohan .
Author: Gwynnyd
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
6> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 401
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=401>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:42:03 Score: 2
This made me smile, depicting something I had not ever thought twice
about--how Aragorn's horse was brought to him from the north.
Title: Second
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3477&cid=13140> Watch .
Author: Gwynnyd
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
6> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 410
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=410>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:42:38 Score: 2
Beautiful! It perfectly captures both Pippin's weary youth and Boromir's sad
resignation as they stand watch together on the Quest. The ending is so
bittersweet and rings very true.
Title: Ties That Bind <http://www.gardenofithilien.net/tiesthatbind.html> .
Author: LadyAranel
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=15
1> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 457
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=457>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:43:57 Score: 1
This captures that moment when grief and practicality clash.
Title: At the
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=371&cid=2706> Witch King's
Feet . Author: Lindelea
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=459>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:44:33 Score: 1
Very well done drabble of Merry's POV as he struck the Witch-king, and its
immediate aftermath.
Title: Before
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=371&cid=8009> the Call to
Muster . Author: Lindelea
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=461>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:45:34 Score: 2
How hard that last little time after Merry's healing and before Pippin
marched off to the Black Gate must have been! It was such a brief and
precious time, and they filled it hobbit fashion.
Title: No <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3484&cid=13239>
Rival . Author: Tanaqui
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=544>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:46:11 Score: 2
Very nicely done set of drabbles done from two different POVs. I like seeing
this early basis for a true friendship to develope between Arwen and Eowyn.
I like the way each one is very much in the voice of that character.
Title: Master
<http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=1089> of the
House . Author: Vistula
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=19
3> the Dunadan . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 639
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=639>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:46:38 Score: 2
Very nice little drabble, showing both Sam's and Elrond's thoughts. Sam
shows his determination, and Elrond appreciates it.
Title: Devil of Kindness <http://www.scribeoz.com/fanfic/story.php?no=1682>
. Author: Nancy
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=10
5> Brooke . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 685
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=685>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:47:34 Score: 2
Very thoughtful well chosen words, describing how Gandalf came to let
himself be swayed by Saruman. Not something I've seen in fic before.
Title: A Step
<http://www.livejournal.com/users/talechallenge14/5258.html#cutid1> in The
Dark . Author: SilverMoonLady
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=34
3> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 1221
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=1221>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:48:08 Score: 2
Creepy and evocative, it plays on the idea of Merry's feelings about
heights, and what might have been going on in his head during that endless
trek through Moria.
Title: The Errand
<http://www.livejournal.com/users/rabidsamfan/149289.html> Lad . Author:
Rabidsamfan
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=38
0> . Books/Time: The Lord of The Rings: Incomplete . ID: 884
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=884>
Reviewer: Bodkin
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=41
1> . 2005-08-15 15:43:30 Score: 1
I love this Bergil story - it is delightful. I long to find out more.
Title: Chasing a Song <http://www.scribeoz.com/fanfic/story.php?no=183> .
Author: Dragon
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=36
0> . Genres: Mystery . ID: 924
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=924>
Reviewer: Leaward
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=22
2> . 2005-08-15 16:03:46 Score: 6
This is a lovely short story about Elrohir being 'saved' by a singer on the
shore. The writer has used enough detail to allow the reader to imagine
being in the position Elrohir finds himself in, without going overboard into
the 'purple' vein of prose.
I like that the author does not reveal who the elf Elrohir sees is, but the
discriminating reader should know the 'singer by the shore' who, hopefully,
still lingers and saved Elrohir's live from the tide.
It is a nice glimpse into a young Elrohir, and how often we as parents write
off our children's stories as 'overactive' imagination. A well told story.
Title: In Bree <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1777346/7/> . Author:
Rabidsamfan
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=38
0> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 1345
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=1345>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:08:37 Score: 3
Oh, this is beautiful, and one that I do not remember seeing before! I love
the image of Frodo watching over each of them, and the perception of Merry
as being more affected by their experiences than the others. This is
something that Tolkien hinted at, but never fully explored. And I just love
seeing Frodo tucking his cousin in. Sigh.
Title: Not Without
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=3879> Hope . Author:
Gwynnyd
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
6> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama . ID: 48
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=48>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:10:10 Score: 3
This was a fascinating and well thought out bit of speculation as to what
Gilraen's position was in Aragorn's life and in Elrond's household. The
author came up with a very plausible scenario, and in doing so created a
wonderful personality for a minor canon character.
Title: Fellowship
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3477&cid=13132> . Author:
Gwynnyd
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
6> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama . ID: 396
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=396>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:11:04 Score: 3
Among the stories examining why Legolas was chosen for the Fellowship, this
one is the most straightforward: the company needed an archer. Yet there is
more going on here than that, as the friendship of Legolas and Aragorn is
shown underneath.
Title: Warring
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3345&cid=12751> Duties .
Author: Pipwise
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=38
7> Brandygin . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama . ID: 806
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=806>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:13:28 Score: 4
This story makes perfect sense out of the unanswered questions of just why
Gandalf was at first reluctant to go to Faramir's aid, and why he knew that
Merry had ridden among the Rohirrim. A very good explanation, and shows why
Pippin was searching so urgently for his missing cousin. It brings out the
consequences of foresight, and the difficulty of setting priorities and
making decisions in matters of life or death.
Title: To keep you from harm <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2035964/5/> .
Author: Cuthalion
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=40
7> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama . ID: 912
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=912>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:14:15 Score: 2
Why did Boromir insist on taking the journey to Imladris, when it was so
clearly meant to be Faramir's errand? His thoughts on the subject are set
forth clearly here.
Title: Currents <http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=3666>
. Author: Thundera
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=1008>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:14:52 Score: 3
This is a magnificent vignette, exploring Frodo's thoughts as the Fellowship
drifts down the Anduin closer and closer to the breaking. He examines his
own motives and feelings, and begins to realize that he will have to go on
alone. His thoughts of each of his companions are very well done, and the
metaphor of being swept along by a current is perfect.
Title: Cheery Letters
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=1951> From Bree .
Author: Lulleny
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=30
2> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama . ID: 1094
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=1094>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:15:23 Score: 3
A very interesting gap-filler. It certainly addresses the notion that the
hobbits might have written home to let them know they were safely in Bree.
Of the various hobbits, Merry seems the most logical to do so, and his
conversation with Strider is convincing, as is the outcome.
Title: In the <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=80&cid=409>
Keeping of the King . Author: Shirebound
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=31
5> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama . ID: 1107
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=1107>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:15:57 Score: 2
Frodo's first few moments as he wakens to the surprise of finding himself
alive, and Gandalf, and Sam. His shock, and then his joy, as he realizes
that it is all true. And the ending is so beautiful, it makes me sniffle.
Title: Foolish <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1930540/1/> Hobbit . Author:
Tialys
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=23
0> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Hobbits . ID: 120
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:16:22 Score: 2
Just how happy was Frodo, really, to have Gandalf assign Sam to be his
companion in his journey? A lovely little gap-filler, imagining what Frodo
would say once he was once more alone with Gandalf.
Title: Reunion at <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=91>
Isengard . Author: Shirebound
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=31
5> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Hobbits . ID: 515
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=515>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:17:10 Score: 2
How much knowing that Gandalf was alive would have meant to Merry and Pippin
when he showed up at Isengard! Their conversation is perfectly in character,
and so very hobbity. I love it!
Title: The Comfort of Good
<http://www.scribeoz.com/fanfic/story.php?no=1624> Friends . Author:
SilverMoonLady
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=34
3> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Hobbits . ID: 626
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=626>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:18:13 Score: 4
A very nice mingling of present and flashback, as Merry, back in Crickhollow
after the Quest muses on their last night there, just before they left. Some
wonderful characterization of Merry, Sam and Pippin, all of them desperate
to keep Frodo, and one another, safe. And a bittersweet ending for the
reader, as Merry congratulates himself that all of them are finally home
safe and sound in the Shire.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3523&cid=13397> the Door .
Author: ErinRua
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=26
7> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 283
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=283>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:40:22 Score: 2
This brief glimpse into Halbarad's thoughts just before they take the Paths
of the Dead show his foresight and determination.
Title: Boys
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3523&cid=13397> to Men .
Author: ErinRua
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=26
7> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 286
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:40:51 Score: 2
This is such a sad and sweet moment, as Beregond yields to his son's pleas
to remain in the City, and realizes his little boy is growing up.
Title: The
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=1887&cid=11957> Test .
Author: Forodwaith
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=50
> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 385<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:41:24 Score: 1
I love seeing unexpected characters tempted by the Ring, if only briefly.
This one of Arwen is completely believable.
Title: Going
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3477&cid=13135> to Rohan .
Author: Gwynnyd
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
6> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 401
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=65&form_story_filter=401>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:42:03 Score: 2
This made me smile, depicting something I had not ever thought twice
about--how Aragorn's horse was brought to him from the north.
Title: Second
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3477&cid=13140> Watch .
Author: Gwynnyd
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
6> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 410
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> . 2005-08-15 13:42:38 Score: 2
Beautiful! It perfectly captures both Pippin's weary youth and Boromir's sad
resignation as they stand watch together on the Quest. The ending is so
bittersweet and rings very true.
Title: Ties That Bind <http://www.gardenofithilien.net/tiesthatbind.html> .
Author: LadyAranel
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1> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 457
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:43:57 Score: 1
This captures that moment when grief and practicality clash.
Title: At the
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=371&cid=2706> Witch King's
Feet . Author: Lindelea
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> . 2005-08-15 13:44:33 Score: 1
Very well done drabble of Merry's POV as he struck the Witch-king, and its
immediate aftermath.
Title: Before
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=371&cid=8009> the Call to
Muster . Author: Lindelea
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> . 2005-08-15 13:45:34 Score: 2
How hard that last little time after Merry's healing and before Pippin
marched off to the Black Gate must have been! It was such a brief and
precious time, and they filled it hobbit fashion.
Title: No <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3484&cid=13239>
Rival . Author: Tanaqui
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:46:11 Score: 2
Very nicely done set of drabbles done from two different POVs. I like seeing
this early basis for a true friendship to develope between Arwen and Eowyn.
I like the way each one is very much in the voice of that character.
Title: Master
<http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=1089> of the
House . Author: Vistula
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=19
3> the Dunadan . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 639
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:46:38 Score: 2
Very nice little drabble, showing both Sam's and Elrond's thoughts. Sam
shows his determination, and Elrond appreciates it.
Title: Devil of Kindness <http://www.scribeoz.com/fanfic/story.php?no=1682>
. Author: Nancy
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5> Brooke . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 685
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:47:34 Score: 2
Very thoughtful well chosen words, describing how Gandalf came to let
himself be swayed by Saruman. Not something I've seen in fic before.
Title: A Step
<http://www.livejournal.com/users/talechallenge14/5258.html#cutid1> in The
Dark . Author: SilverMoonLady
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3> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 1221
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 13:48:08 Score: 2
Creepy and evocative, it plays on the idea of Merry's feelings about
heights, and what might have been going on in his head during that endless
trek through Moria.
Title: The Errand
<http://www.livejournal.com/users/rabidsamfan/149289.html> Lad . Author:
Rabidsamfan
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0> . Books/Time: The Lord of The Rings: Incomplete . ID: 884
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Reviewer: Bodkin
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=41
1> . 2005-08-15 15:43:30 Score: 1
I love this Bergil story - it is delightful. I long to find out more.
Title: Chasing a Song <http://www.scribeoz.com/fanfic/story.php?no=183> .
Author: Dragon
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=36
0> . Genres: Mystery . ID: 924
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Reviewer: Leaward
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=22
2> . 2005-08-15 16:03:46 Score: 6
This is a lovely short story about Elrohir being 'saved' by a singer on the
shore. The writer has used enough detail to allow the reader to imagine
being in the position Elrohir finds himself in, without going overboard into
the 'purple' vein of prose.
I like that the author does not reveal who the elf Elrohir sees is, but the
discriminating reader should know the 'singer by the shore' who, hopefully,
still lingers and saved Elrohir's live from the tide.
It is a nice glimpse into a young Elrohir, and how often we as parents write
off our children's stories as 'overactive' imagination. A well told story.
Title: In Bree <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1777346/7/> . Author:
Rabidsamfan
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=38
0> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drabble . ID: 1345
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:08:37 Score: 3
Oh, this is beautiful, and one that I do not remember seeing before! I love
the image of Frodo watching over each of them, and the perception of Merry
as being more affected by their experiences than the others. This is
something that Tolkien hinted at, but never fully explored. And I just love
seeing Frodo tucking his cousin in. Sigh.
Title: Not Without
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=3879> Hope . Author:
Gwynnyd
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6> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama . ID: 48
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:10:10 Score: 3
This was a fascinating and well thought out bit of speculation as to what
Gilraen's position was in Aragorn's life and in Elrond's household. The
author came up with a very plausible scenario, and in doing so created a
wonderful personality for a minor canon character.
Title: Fellowship
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3477&cid=13132> . Author:
Gwynnyd
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
6> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama . ID: 396
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:11:04 Score: 3
Among the stories examining why Legolas was chosen for the Fellowship, this
one is the most straightforward: the company needed an archer. Yet there is
more going on here than that, as the friendship of Legolas and Aragorn is
shown underneath.
Title: Warring
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3345&cid=12751> Duties .
Author: Pipwise
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=38
7> Brandygin . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama . ID: 806
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:13:28 Score: 4
This story makes perfect sense out of the unanswered questions of just why
Gandalf was at first reluctant to go to Faramir's aid, and why he knew that
Merry had ridden among the Rohirrim. A very good explanation, and shows why
Pippin was searching so urgently for his missing cousin. It brings out the
consequences of foresight, and the difficulty of setting priorities and
making decisions in matters of life or death.
Title: To keep you from harm <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2035964/5/> .
Author: Cuthalion
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=40
7> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama . ID: 912
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:14:15 Score: 2
Why did Boromir insist on taking the journey to Imladris, when it was so
clearly meant to be Faramir's errand? His thoughts on the subject are set
forth clearly here.
Title: Currents <http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=3666>
. Author: Thundera
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=86
> Tiger . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama . ID: 1008<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:14:52 Score: 3
This is a magnificent vignette, exploring Frodo's thoughts as the Fellowship
drifts down the Anduin closer and closer to the breaking. He examines his
own motives and feelings, and begins to realize that he will have to go on
alone. His thoughts of each of his companions are very well done, and the
metaphor of being swept along by a current is perfect.
Title: Cheery Letters
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=1951> From Bree .
Author: Lulleny
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=30
2> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama . ID: 1094
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:15:23 Score: 3
A very interesting gap-filler. It certainly addresses the notion that the
hobbits might have written home to let them know they were safely in Bree.
Of the various hobbits, Merry seems the most logical to do so, and his
conversation with Strider is convincing, as is the outcome.
Title: In the <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=80&cid=409>
Keeping of the King . Author: Shirebound
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=31
5> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama . ID: 1107
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:15:57 Score: 2
Frodo's first few moments as he wakens to the surprise of finding himself
alive, and Gandalf, and Sam. His shock, and then his joy, as he realizes
that it is all true. And the ending is so beautiful, it makes me sniffle.
Title: Foolish <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1930540/1/> Hobbit . Author:
Tialys
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=23
0> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Hobbits . ID: 120
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:16:22 Score: 2
Just how happy was Frodo, really, to have Gandalf assign Sam to be his
companion in his journey? A lovely little gap-filler, imagining what Frodo
would say once he was once more alone with Gandalf.
Title: Reunion at <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=91>
Isengard . Author: Shirebound
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=31
5> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Hobbits . ID: 515
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:17:10 Score: 2
How much knowing that Gandalf was alive would have meant to Merry and Pippin
when he showed up at Isengard! Their conversation is perfectly in character,
and so very hobbity. I love it!
Title: The Comfort of Good
<http://www.scribeoz.com/fanfic/story.php?no=1624> Friends . Author:
SilverMoonLady
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=34
3> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Hobbits . ID: 626
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:18:13 Score: 4
A very nice mingling of present and flashback, as Merry, back in Crickhollow
after the Quest muses on their last night there, just before they left. Some
wonderful characterization of Merry, Sam and Pippin, all of them desperate
to keep Frodo, and one another, safe. And a bittersweet ending for the
reader, as Merry congratulates himself that all of them are finally home
safe and sound in the Shire.
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