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Msg# 7419

Reviews for 6 Sept - Part 1 Posted by Rhapsody September 06, 2006 - 13:30:40 Topic ID# 7419
Title: Seabird's Cry · Author: Primsong · Genres: Drama: Poetry · ID: 898
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 15:38:04
This is a gorgeous poem filled with beautiful and haunting imagery that
not only delights the mind and ear, but the eye as well. It is a lovely
and poignant description of the sea-longing felt by Legolas. His angst
felt, as he denies himself the comfort of giving into it is
well-portrayed, and in the descriptions of the shore and in the cries of
the gulls, I could easily see and hear the scene as she describes it. In
addition to being lyrical, it is also very visually appealing, as the
lines of poetry are reminiscent of the waves of the sea washing up on
the shore. She accomplishes this by having the lines get successively
shorter and longer.

I love the gentle way the poem folds back in upon itself, ending in a
way that takes one back to the beginning. It is technically a brilliant
poem, fulfilling its unusual structure and form very well.
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Title: Thief of Hearts: How Pippin Stole Merrys Heart · Author:
pipkinsweetgrass · Races: Hobbits: Children · ID: 918
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 15:40:02
I have long loved this story, which has to be among the sweetest I know
of the little!Merry meets wee!Pippin stories. The author captures
Merry's point-of-view perfectly--this is a lad with very little interest
in babies, especially babies who are too little to play with, and get
all the attention.

But his meeting with his tiny cousin soon changes that, and the last two
lines are possibly the most perfect ever on the subject.
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Title: Olórė Mallė · Author: Nerdanel · Races: Elves: Poetry · ID: 892
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 15:56:22
The Book of Lost Tales is not one of JRR Tolkien's more familiar works.
I do not think that I have ever seen any fanfic placed within its
setting. But this poem is just beautiful--the language is gorgeous, rich
in tone, and very reminiscent of Tolkien's own poetry, filled with words
whose sounds are just as important as their meanings. I am very much
impressed with the way the imagery flows along--I can see only too
easily that path to the Dream-world the poet describes.

She has very well captured the spirit of Tolkien's poetry--I am put in
mind of "The Shores of Faery" from The Book of Lost Tales itself, or of
"The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon" and "Errantry" from The
Adventures of Tom Bombadil, or the poem which Bilbo made in the Hall of
Fire at Rivendell about Earendil.

And having it translated into Quenya was an inspired touch and added to
its authenticity.
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Title: At Crickhollow · Author: Dana · Races: Hobbits: Merry & Pippin ·
ID: 896
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 16:14:53
A story that begins just before the hobbits leave Crickhollow on the
Quest, and takes up again afterward--right after they return, and then
again after Frodo leaves. Woven within this is the haunting story of
earlier inhabitants of Crickhollow--Hildifons Took, who vanished without
a trace generations before, and his dear friend Marnoc. This is a story
that Pippin took to his heart as the hobbits left on their journey, and
it haunted his steps along the way. We see, when they return, how Pippin
and Merry make Crickhollow the new home of their own hearts, and how
much it means to them, to have this very special place of their own.

There is a bit of slash in this, but it's very mild.
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Title: Serious Business (or, Talk About Dreams) · Author: Dana · Races:
Hobbits: Friendship · ID: 661
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 16:31:59
I absolutely, unequivocally adore this story. It happens to deal with
one of my very favorite things: post-Quest Frodo, putting aside his own
pain and grief to come to the comfort of one of his younger cousins. In
this case, Pippin, who awakens in the throes of a nightmare while
visiting Frodo in Bag End. Frodo throws off his own haunting nightmare
to offer help to his beleaguered young cousin.

In the way of hobbits, they turn to tea and food and drink, and Pippin
begins to talk--about the dreams at first, but then telling Frodo more
about his own part in the Quest, and Merry's. And Frodo's reactions and
interactions are just painfully beautiful and loving. The atmosphere is
just as it should be for such a serious late night talk, and in the end
we see once more how tightly the bonds of love between these cousins are
woven.
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Title: All The Moon Could See · Author: Dana · Races: Hobbits:
Fixed-Length Ficlet series · ID: 756
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 16:36:49
Four starkly beautiful drabbles from Merry's point of view, as the moon
overlooks different occasions: waiting for the walking party to arrive
at Crickhollow; Weathertop; after the storming of Isengard; and then at
Cormallen, before Pippin awakens. Each of them is done beautifully with
an economy of words, not a one of which is wasted, but I think that my
favorite is the one at Isengard.
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Title: Until After · Author: Dana · Races: Hobbits: War of the Ring ·
ID: 897
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 16:38:01
This is a story of slash, but it is told very sweetly, and mildly, and
more than slash it's a story of love and desperation. From Pippin's
point of view, we see the gradual change in his and Merry's relationship
on the Quest, and how it is fueled by the fear of separation, and
sweetened by being reunited. That they loved each other was never a
doubt, but it was how they loved each other that the Quest changed. Very
thought provoking.
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Title: All for the Best · Author: Dana · Races: Hobbits: Merry & Pippin
· ID: 572
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 16:53:18
This is the story of how Frodo gifted Crickhollow to Merry and Pippin,
and of their moving in together, and weathering Merry's first
anniversary illness. Yet of course, there is far more to it than that,
as we see Pippin groping towards an understanding of why, really, that
it IS all for the best that he move in with Merry into the little house
in Buckland. Very beautifully and lyrically told, as with all this
author's work. The only slash in this is implied.
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Title: A stranger Among us, or, Here and Back Again. · Author: Ottis413
· Times: Fourth Age and Beyond · ID: 296
Reviewer: obsidianj · 2006-08-02 16:57:09
This is an interesting tale. I like the subtle things the narrator
notices about Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith seems to fit in, but small things
make him stand out to the good observer.
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Title: Always a First · Author: Dana · Races: Hobbits: Fixed-Length
Ficlet series · ID: 757
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 16:58:09
A very cute little set of drabbles about first meetings: Merry and
Pippin; Frodo and Sam; Pippin and Diamond; and Estella and Merry. I love
the way we get right inside the heads of each of them as they ponder
their new acquaintances.
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Title: The Price of Power · Author: Rabidsamfan · Times: The Great
Years: General Fixed-Length Ficlets · ID: 989
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 16:59:36
There are few authors who can make me like movie-verse. RabidSamFan is
one of them. This is a powerful drabble, in which one catches a glimpse
of the once noble Saruman. His spite against the trees, which seems so
senseless in the movie, here seems the only logical thing.
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Title: The Way of a King · Author: Katzilla · Races: Men · ID: 847
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 16:59:57
An interesting take on Eomer as a young warrior in the years leading up
to the War.
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Title: The Stars Will Light Your Way · Author: SlightlyTookish · Races:
Hobbits: Hurt/Comfort · ID: 705
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 17:00:24
This is so sweet and beautiful; Pippin watched over by his stars forever-
I do so love her Pippin and Gandalf together. This is a wonderful little
universe.

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Title: Caws Llyffant · Author: Llinos · Races: Hobbits: Pre-Quest · ID: 634
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 17:01:08
This was written for a challenge to come up with an original idiom for
Middle-earth, and then to explain it in the story. The elaborate plot is
very humorous, and the descriptions of all the different cheeses quite
made my mouth water.
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Title: Gaiety in Gondor · Author: Raksha the Demon · Genres: Humor:
Fixed-Length Ficlet · ID: 563
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 17:01:35
Very humorous. I like Pongohil. Chuckle.
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Title: A Battle Of A Different Kind · Author: Katzilla · Genres: Drama:
Pre-Fellowship · ID: 279
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 17:02:05
An interesting confrontation between Eomer and Eowyn--as Eowyn tries to
prove her ability to ride to battle, and Eomer tries to prove to her
that she cannot. Very good brother/sister dynamic.
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Title: Mine · Author: EdorasLass · Genres: Humor: Children · ID: 66
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 17:02:30
I love this--it is so typical of young children, and I just adore the
character of the Nanny. You can tell this author has a good deal of
experience in observing sibling interaction.
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Title: Was It For This? · Author: Alawa · Genres: Drama: Remembering ·
ID: 88
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 17:02:51
A very moving and touching vignette, as Aragorn recalls what he knew of
his slain father, as he visits his graveside. His reflections and
memories are beautifully conveyed, and the language very appropriate to
Middle-earth.
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Title: Forlorn Hope · Author: Nancy Brooke · Races: Men: Steward's Sons
Fixed-Length Ficlets · ID: 301
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 17:03:14
Very melancholy drabble, seems to be about Faramir's hopeless charge in
the movie.
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Title: Just a Little Shove · Author: Inglor · Genres: Humor:
Fixed-Length Ficlet · ID: 798
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 17:04:09
A very interesting and amusing conversation between the practical
Glorfindel and wise Elrond.
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Title: A new tradition · Author: Tanaqui · Races: Dwarves: Fixed-Length
Ficlet · ID: 869
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 17:04:37
Poor Gimli, Lord of Aglarond, suddenly has to invent a whole new Yule
tradition. A very amusing look at what might have come of interaction
between the Rohirrim and the Dwarves who came to colonize the Glittering
Caves.
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Title: Hewing Naught But Wood · Author: Thundera Tiger · Genres: Humor:
Parody · ID: 825
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 17:05:11
The war of words begun in "Smiting Ruin" continues here, and it is just
as hilarious. I laughed till I hurt. I do love the three hunters in a
pedantic mood--and I'll bet the old professor would have had a giggle at
this, the old philologist!
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Title: Ignorance Is Bliss · Author: Eggo Waffles · Genres: Humor: Parody
· ID: 754
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 17:05:43
I had to chuckle at this: Faramir and Boromir plowing through thousands
of fanfics in hopes of finding out the truth about their future. Their
reactions were very funny.
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Title: A Lesser and Alien Race · Author: Marta · Times: Fourth Age and
Beyond: Fixed-Length Ficlet · ID: 683
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 17:06:14
A very clever little ficlet, in which the reader gets to guess at both
the time period and the pairing. I'd never really paid attention to
those parallels before. Intriguing.
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Title: Seeing Stars · Author: Budgielover · Races: Hobbits: Children ·
ID: 399
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-02 17:06:45
This recipe!fic is a sequel to another recipe!fic, "Steak and
Mushrooms". In this story, Merry, still eager to impress the serving
maids at the Green Dragon, insists that he, Frodo and Pippin return.
Alas for Merry--Pippin's charm is still too much for him.
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