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Msg# 7450
Reviews for 19 Sept - Part 1 Posted by Rhapsody September 19, 2006 - 13:58:31 Topic ID# 7450Title: Benison · Author: annmarwalk · Genres: Drama: Remembering · ID: 67
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:38:19
Oh, this is beautiful! Lovely, varied details, wonderfully described,
one more moving than the other. I also liked the brief glimpse of the
housekeeper. And the idea of Denethor writing love poems for his wife is
just... so increadibly sad and touching.
The idea of linking Finduilas with Éowyn in this way is very creative,
and the title for the story, coming full circle in its last line, seems
particularly appropriate.
-----------------------------------
Title: The Falcon and the Star · Author: Raksha the Demon · Times: The
Great Years: Gondor · ID: 57
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:48:56
Wonderful characterisations true to canon, well-chosen, evocative and
vivid descriptions, beautiful and elegant style. The biblical quotes you
used to head each chapter are well-chosen and resonating.
Aragorn frequently refering to Faramir as Denethor's son is a subtle yet
poignant way to show his regard and respect for the late Steward,
despite all conflicts, and that it is also for Denethor's sake that he
undertakes the healing of his son.
What I like best about the story is your portrayal of Faramir's valour,
determination and strength of mind, his hopes against all odds, his
instant acceptance of Aragorn; Aragorn's thoughts about him, the
parallels you draw between Aragorn, Denethor, Boromir and Faramir, and
the marvellous, powerful, detailed description of the creepy, haunted
"dark vale" and its unnatural denizens (and the inventive ways in which
Faramir manages to defeat them).
My favourite passage is this one: ["It seemed I held the spirit of
Gondor itself. Here, in my keeping, was a treasure beyond price: the
virtues of the Southern Kingdom embodied in one man: the ancient pride
and traditions of Westernesse, the courage at arms and desire for peace,
the love of music and lore, the keenness of mind and generosity of
heart, passed down from our lost home in Númenor to this last Steward to
guard the realm. Gondor and Faramir had suffered, but had never yielded."]
And I love that you chose this moment as the one that Aragorn finally
commits himself to the kingship and to Gondor; that it not strength of
arms, or a battle, or inevitability and fate, but his capacity for
healing, caring, compassion that marks the final threshold.
-----------------------------------
Title: Work Detail · Author: Gandalfs apprentice · Genres: Romance:
Fixed-length ficlet · ID: 789
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:49:16
Funny and tingling all at once. Lovely portrait of the mischievous side
of their intimate relationship. Aragorn's (intentional?) misperception
is carried through in a very clever way.
-----------------------------------
Title: Beneath the Hollow Hill · Author: Haleth · Races: Elves:
Feanorians · ID: 314
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:50:17
Sad, lyrical and haunting. Beautiful, flawless blend with Celtic
folklore. I like the fact that the whole encounter, and indeed even the
characters, stay shrouded in mystery.
-----------------------------------
Title: Old Man Willow · Author: Jay of Lasgalen · Races: Elves:
Fixed-Length Ficlet Featuring Legolas or Thranduil · ID: 859
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:50:52
Original idea, beautifully executed. Elegant, evocative style. I
appreciate this new side to Old Man Willow, it feels very reconciling
(and moving) after what we see of the tree in the books.
-----------------------------------
Title: When The Days Are Warm · Author: Branwyn · Genres: Drama: The
Steward's Family · ID: 145
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:52:23
Very good characterisations and emotions. Excellent use of perspective
and introspection. The subtly interwoven foreshadowing lends the story
additional poignancy and depth.
-----------------------------------
Title: The Story of a Garden, by Frodo Baggins · Author: GamgeeFest ·
Genres: Drama: Pre-Fellowship · ID: 713
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:55:04
Enchanting. Beautifully told, full of lush descriptions of nature and
its denizens. The loving care of the animals for "their" garden, and the
unsual friendship between normally hostile species is particularly touching.
-----------------------------------
Title: First Impressions · Author: Bodkin · Races: Men: Featuring
Aragorn · ID: 806
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:56:51
Good handling of dialogues and introspection. Your technique of
contrasting Aragorn's prior experiences in sheltered Rivendell with what
he sees and experiences now bring to light his misery at the cold dose
of reality, his insecurities in this new environment he has to make his
home, and his reserve towards these, for him, strange people that are
HIS people.
-----------------------------------
Title: Sweet Woodbine · Author: Bodkin · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond ·
ID: 864
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:57:30
Beautifully drawn characterisations, each one vivid and believable, no
matter if canon or original characters, from the protagonists to the
minor characters. Even you minor characters are sketched distinctly, for
example Finrod.
Although I see society and politics in Aman differently, your picture is
consistent, well-devised, and quite persuasive.
Chapter 9, with the coming of the ship from Middle-earth, is my
favourite. I also liked the observations on Nerdanel and Aulë in Chapter
12, and how the story comes full circle in the glade in the end.
-----------------------------------
Title: Consolation · Author: EdorasLass · Races: Men: Gondor · ID: 47
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:57:43
Beautiful, sweet portrayal of relationship between Boromir and Faramir.
I especially like Boromir's careful way of both comforting and bracing
Faramir, and how considerate he is of his feelings. His introspection is
also very touching: how he takes into account both his brother's
immediate need for solace and the future need for Faramir to stand on
his own.
-----------------------------------
Title: An Empty Saddle to Fill · Author: Anoriath · Races: Men: Vignette
· ID: 752
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 20:01:06
Wonderfully elegiac yet spare prose; good choice of vocabulary. Told in
a manner which seems particularly suited for a story set in Rohan.
-----------------------------------
Title: Reaping · Author: Dreamflower · Races: Hobbits: Post-Sauron's
Fall · ID: 169
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 20:06:05
Very good interweaving of canon events and original extrapolation;
believable characterisation through a strong, clear narrative voice. The
tension rises steadily to a chilling, terrible climax, that seems
nevertheless unavoidable. The ending gives a hopeful glimpse that is
very welcoming.
-----------------------------------
Title: Pride Before The Fall · Author: AmandaK · Genres: Alternate
Universe · ID: 742
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 20:06:57
The progression of Boromir's slide into madness and evil is very subtly
and therefore very effectively depicted. It begins so harmless, like a
mere retelling of film!canon events, to inexorably increase in tension,
severity and horror.
-----------------------------------
Title: Inspirare · Author: Ariel · Races: Hobbits: Friendship · ID: 622
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 20:09:52
Finely drawn characterisations and relationship, the emotions are subtle
and restrained, but poignant.
Rosie's perceptiveness and Frodo's patient endurance are wonderfully
true to canon and expertly realised. Good handling of dialogue and
introspection.
The beautifully written narrative is quietly intense, resonant, rich in
meaning. Deftly interwoven little details of description.
My favourite passage: ["Your mum'd've wanted you to keep them in your
family." ... He smiled slowly and nodded. "Yes."]
-----------------------------------
Title: About Legends or Whisperings of a Ghost · Author: juno_magic ·
Races: Men · ID: 699
Reviewer: Gandalfs apprentice · 2006-08-17 22:54:08
This story is too dark for me--the theme of unadulterated cruelty is
beyond what is a good read. Sorry, but that's my honest feedback!
Beruthiel is too thoroughly a victim and the king a monster, and the
poor cats tormented beasts. I have a black cat and a white cat at home,
so it hits the heart!
-----------------------------------
Title: Olórë Mallë · Author: Nerdanel · Races: Elves: Poetry · ID: 892
Reviewer: Branwyn · 2006-08-18 00:17:15
Luthien sings her son Dior to sleep with a lullaby about the [path of
dreams] that leads the sleeper to a magical garden.
[O silver-threaded moonlit way!
O stairway lit with white star-spray!]
The poem skillfully echoes the style of Tolkien's verse, and I
especially liked the use of shoon and umbel and other Tolkienesque
vocabulary. Since this is Luthien's lullaby, the translation into Quenya
is a clever and fitting touch. A suitably ethereal piece of writing for
the subject of dreams -- well done!
-----------------------------------
Title: Was It For This? · Author: aervir · Genres: Drama: General
Fixed-Length Ficlet · ID: 204
Reviewer: Branwyn · 2006-08-18 01:06:02
This piece is very dark, but I think it is still in the spirit of
Tolkien's work (see his play "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's
Son," where two ceorls search for the body of their slain lord, for a
very sardonic view of glorious death in battle). Aervir shows us the
parallels between the deaths of Boromir and Theodred -- both died due to
treachery, both were per force given hasty burial (especially for such
high-born lords). The language is at the same time beautiful and
understated, the meaning brutally incisive. Aervir tells us
["For it's the custom of elegies to lie by omission"]
The omission being, of course, to question the futility of their deaths.
I loved the closing line; it has the terse, fatalistic tone that
permeates much of old English literature and lands like punch to the gut --
[On that, the songs remain silent.]
This is the best sort of fanfic--beautifully written and resonating with
the truths of our own world.
-----------------------------------
Title: How the Eorlings Ride · Author: NeumeIndil · Genres: Humor · ID: 213
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-18 01:19:54
Cute and rather bawdy story of how some of the Rohirrim cheer Merry up
after Pippin left.
-----------------------------------
Title: Boromir's Song · Author: Rhiannon Merdon · Times: The Great
Years: The Fellowship · ID: 695
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-18 01:20:39
A very nice blend of book-verse and movie-verse. I really like the
lovely imagery of the sea at night, and of Frodo's granting of truth and
forgiveness. The use of the song from the Two Towers was very well done.
-----------------------------------
Title: The Summons · Author: Gandalfs apprentice · Times: The Great
Years: The Fellowship · ID: 254
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-18 01:21:11
Aragorn faces his decisions, from Eriador to Amon Hen, as he forges a
friendship with Boromir, he has to consider how his identity will be
received in Minas Tirith.
I really like the characterization of Boromir in this story--he is open
and friendly with Aragorn, at least at the beginning. Very refreshing.
-----------------------------------
Title: Detour · Author: xylo · Races: Hobbits · ID: 844
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-18 01:21:57
This is an absolutely adorable bit of AU which the author calls
"crackfic". But really, in spite of plot elements that indicate that
sort of thing, this is really a very touching and sweet bit of
implausibility. I love the kind and clueless narrator.
-----------------------------------
Title: Redemption of Meriadoc · Author: aelfgifuemma · Races: Hobbits:
Incomplete · ID: 915
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-18 01:22:21
An interesting premise, but not really my cup of tea.
-----------------------------------
Title: Bored · Author: Make It Stop · Genres: Humor: Gondor · ID: 779
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-18 01:22:55
A very--unusual--interpretation of JRRT's line about Faramir inheriting
the ability to read the hearts of men from Denethor. It leads to a very
interesting dinner "conversation". Hilarious!
-----------------------------------
Title: The Roots of the Ivy · Author: Aranel Took · Genres: Alternate
Universe: Post-Grey Havens · ID: 118
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-18 01:23:39
An interesting premise for an AU story--Merry and Eowyn have a daughter,
and she is sent to be raised in the Shire.
-----------------------------------
Title: Theme and Variations · Author: Gandalfs apprentice · Genres:
Humor: Gondor · ID: 784
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-18 01:24:10
I liked this very much: early days in Minas Tirith, after the War is won
is one of my favorite settings. Faramir's POV is delightful, and I
thought his aunts were wonderful OCs. All the gossip and speculation
regarding the new King was wryly and humorously described. A fun story,
and well-put together.
-----------------------------------
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:38:19
Oh, this is beautiful! Lovely, varied details, wonderfully described,
one more moving than the other. I also liked the brief glimpse of the
housekeeper. And the idea of Denethor writing love poems for his wife is
just... so increadibly sad and touching.
The idea of linking Finduilas with Éowyn in this way is very creative,
and the title for the story, coming full circle in its last line, seems
particularly appropriate.
-----------------------------------
Title: The Falcon and the Star · Author: Raksha the Demon · Times: The
Great Years: Gondor · ID: 57
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:48:56
Wonderful characterisations true to canon, well-chosen, evocative and
vivid descriptions, beautiful and elegant style. The biblical quotes you
used to head each chapter are well-chosen and resonating.
Aragorn frequently refering to Faramir as Denethor's son is a subtle yet
poignant way to show his regard and respect for the late Steward,
despite all conflicts, and that it is also for Denethor's sake that he
undertakes the healing of his son.
What I like best about the story is your portrayal of Faramir's valour,
determination and strength of mind, his hopes against all odds, his
instant acceptance of Aragorn; Aragorn's thoughts about him, the
parallels you draw between Aragorn, Denethor, Boromir and Faramir, and
the marvellous, powerful, detailed description of the creepy, haunted
"dark vale" and its unnatural denizens (and the inventive ways in which
Faramir manages to defeat them).
My favourite passage is this one: ["It seemed I held the spirit of
Gondor itself. Here, in my keeping, was a treasure beyond price: the
virtues of the Southern Kingdom embodied in one man: the ancient pride
and traditions of Westernesse, the courage at arms and desire for peace,
the love of music and lore, the keenness of mind and generosity of
heart, passed down from our lost home in Númenor to this last Steward to
guard the realm. Gondor and Faramir had suffered, but had never yielded."]
And I love that you chose this moment as the one that Aragorn finally
commits himself to the kingship and to Gondor; that it not strength of
arms, or a battle, or inevitability and fate, but his capacity for
healing, caring, compassion that marks the final threshold.
-----------------------------------
Title: Work Detail · Author: Gandalfs apprentice · Genres: Romance:
Fixed-length ficlet · ID: 789
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:49:16
Funny and tingling all at once. Lovely portrait of the mischievous side
of their intimate relationship. Aragorn's (intentional?) misperception
is carried through in a very clever way.
-----------------------------------
Title: Beneath the Hollow Hill · Author: Haleth · Races: Elves:
Feanorians · ID: 314
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:50:17
Sad, lyrical and haunting. Beautiful, flawless blend with Celtic
folklore. I like the fact that the whole encounter, and indeed even the
characters, stay shrouded in mystery.
-----------------------------------
Title: Old Man Willow · Author: Jay of Lasgalen · Races: Elves:
Fixed-Length Ficlet Featuring Legolas or Thranduil · ID: 859
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:50:52
Original idea, beautifully executed. Elegant, evocative style. I
appreciate this new side to Old Man Willow, it feels very reconciling
(and moving) after what we see of the tree in the books.
-----------------------------------
Title: When The Days Are Warm · Author: Branwyn · Genres: Drama: The
Steward's Family · ID: 145
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:52:23
Very good characterisations and emotions. Excellent use of perspective
and introspection. The subtly interwoven foreshadowing lends the story
additional poignancy and depth.
-----------------------------------
Title: The Story of a Garden, by Frodo Baggins · Author: GamgeeFest ·
Genres: Drama: Pre-Fellowship · ID: 713
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:55:04
Enchanting. Beautifully told, full of lush descriptions of nature and
its denizens. The loving care of the animals for "their" garden, and the
unsual friendship between normally hostile species is particularly touching.
-----------------------------------
Title: First Impressions · Author: Bodkin · Races: Men: Featuring
Aragorn · ID: 806
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:56:51
Good handling of dialogues and introspection. Your technique of
contrasting Aragorn's prior experiences in sheltered Rivendell with what
he sees and experiences now bring to light his misery at the cold dose
of reality, his insecurities in this new environment he has to make his
home, and his reserve towards these, for him, strange people that are
HIS people.
-----------------------------------
Title: Sweet Woodbine · Author: Bodkin · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond ·
ID: 864
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:57:30
Beautifully drawn characterisations, each one vivid and believable, no
matter if canon or original characters, from the protagonists to the
minor characters. Even you minor characters are sketched distinctly, for
example Finrod.
Although I see society and politics in Aman differently, your picture is
consistent, well-devised, and quite persuasive.
Chapter 9, with the coming of the ship from Middle-earth, is my
favourite. I also liked the observations on Nerdanel and Aulë in Chapter
12, and how the story comes full circle in the glade in the end.
-----------------------------------
Title: Consolation · Author: EdorasLass · Races: Men: Gondor · ID: 47
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 19:57:43
Beautiful, sweet portrayal of relationship between Boromir and Faramir.
I especially like Boromir's careful way of both comforting and bracing
Faramir, and how considerate he is of his feelings. His introspection is
also very touching: how he takes into account both his brother's
immediate need for solace and the future need for Faramir to stand on
his own.
-----------------------------------
Title: An Empty Saddle to Fill · Author: Anoriath · Races: Men: Vignette
· ID: 752
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 20:01:06
Wonderfully elegiac yet spare prose; good choice of vocabulary. Told in
a manner which seems particularly suited for a story set in Rohan.
-----------------------------------
Title: Reaping · Author: Dreamflower · Races: Hobbits: Post-Sauron's
Fall · ID: 169
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 20:06:05
Very good interweaving of canon events and original extrapolation;
believable characterisation through a strong, clear narrative voice. The
tension rises steadily to a chilling, terrible climax, that seems
nevertheless unavoidable. The ending gives a hopeful glimpse that is
very welcoming.
-----------------------------------
Title: Pride Before The Fall · Author: AmandaK · Genres: Alternate
Universe · ID: 742
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 20:06:57
The progression of Boromir's slide into madness and evil is very subtly
and therefore very effectively depicted. It begins so harmless, like a
mere retelling of film!canon events, to inexorably increase in tension,
severity and horror.
-----------------------------------
Title: Inspirare · Author: Ariel · Races: Hobbits: Friendship · ID: 622
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-08-17 20:09:52
Finely drawn characterisations and relationship, the emotions are subtle
and restrained, but poignant.
Rosie's perceptiveness and Frodo's patient endurance are wonderfully
true to canon and expertly realised. Good handling of dialogue and
introspection.
The beautifully written narrative is quietly intense, resonant, rich in
meaning. Deftly interwoven little details of description.
My favourite passage: ["Your mum'd've wanted you to keep them in your
family." ... He smiled slowly and nodded. "Yes."]
-----------------------------------
Title: About Legends or Whisperings of a Ghost · Author: juno_magic ·
Races: Men · ID: 699
Reviewer: Gandalfs apprentice · 2006-08-17 22:54:08
This story is too dark for me--the theme of unadulterated cruelty is
beyond what is a good read. Sorry, but that's my honest feedback!
Beruthiel is too thoroughly a victim and the king a monster, and the
poor cats tormented beasts. I have a black cat and a white cat at home,
so it hits the heart!
-----------------------------------
Title: Olórë Mallë · Author: Nerdanel · Races: Elves: Poetry · ID: 892
Reviewer: Branwyn · 2006-08-18 00:17:15
Luthien sings her son Dior to sleep with a lullaby about the [path of
dreams] that leads the sleeper to a magical garden.
[O silver-threaded moonlit way!
O stairway lit with white star-spray!]
The poem skillfully echoes the style of Tolkien's verse, and I
especially liked the use of shoon and umbel and other Tolkienesque
vocabulary. Since this is Luthien's lullaby, the translation into Quenya
is a clever and fitting touch. A suitably ethereal piece of writing for
the subject of dreams -- well done!
-----------------------------------
Title: Was It For This? · Author: aervir · Genres: Drama: General
Fixed-Length Ficlet · ID: 204
Reviewer: Branwyn · 2006-08-18 01:06:02
This piece is very dark, but I think it is still in the spirit of
Tolkien's work (see his play "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's
Son," where two ceorls search for the body of their slain lord, for a
very sardonic view of glorious death in battle). Aervir shows us the
parallels between the deaths of Boromir and Theodred -- both died due to
treachery, both were per force given hasty burial (especially for such
high-born lords). The language is at the same time beautiful and
understated, the meaning brutally incisive. Aervir tells us
["For it's the custom of elegies to lie by omission"]
The omission being, of course, to question the futility of their deaths.
I loved the closing line; it has the terse, fatalistic tone that
permeates much of old English literature and lands like punch to the gut --
[On that, the songs remain silent.]
This is the best sort of fanfic--beautifully written and resonating with
the truths of our own world.
-----------------------------------
Title: How the Eorlings Ride · Author: NeumeIndil · Genres: Humor · ID: 213
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-18 01:19:54
Cute and rather bawdy story of how some of the Rohirrim cheer Merry up
after Pippin left.
-----------------------------------
Title: Boromir's Song · Author: Rhiannon Merdon · Times: The Great
Years: The Fellowship · ID: 695
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-18 01:20:39
A very nice blend of book-verse and movie-verse. I really like the
lovely imagery of the sea at night, and of Frodo's granting of truth and
forgiveness. The use of the song from the Two Towers was very well done.
-----------------------------------
Title: The Summons · Author: Gandalfs apprentice · Times: The Great
Years: The Fellowship · ID: 254
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-18 01:21:11
Aragorn faces his decisions, from Eriador to Amon Hen, as he forges a
friendship with Boromir, he has to consider how his identity will be
received in Minas Tirith.
I really like the characterization of Boromir in this story--he is open
and friendly with Aragorn, at least at the beginning. Very refreshing.
-----------------------------------
Title: Detour · Author: xylo · Races: Hobbits · ID: 844
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-18 01:21:57
This is an absolutely adorable bit of AU which the author calls
"crackfic". But really, in spite of plot elements that indicate that
sort of thing, this is really a very touching and sweet bit of
implausibility. I love the kind and clueless narrator.
-----------------------------------
Title: Redemption of Meriadoc · Author: aelfgifuemma · Races: Hobbits:
Incomplete · ID: 915
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-18 01:22:21
An interesting premise, but not really my cup of tea.
-----------------------------------
Title: Bored · Author: Make It Stop · Genres: Humor: Gondor · ID: 779
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-18 01:22:55
A very--unusual--interpretation of JRRT's line about Faramir inheriting
the ability to read the hearts of men from Denethor. It leads to a very
interesting dinner "conversation". Hilarious!
-----------------------------------
Title: The Roots of the Ivy · Author: Aranel Took · Genres: Alternate
Universe: Post-Grey Havens · ID: 118
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-18 01:23:39
An interesting premise for an AU story--Merry and Eowyn have a daughter,
and she is sent to be raised in the Shire.
-----------------------------------
Title: Theme and Variations · Author: Gandalfs apprentice · Genres:
Humor: Gondor · ID: 784
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2006-08-18 01:24:10
I liked this very much: early days in Minas Tirith, after the War is won
is one of my favorite settings. Faramir's POV is delightful, and I
thought his aunts were wonderful OCs. All the gossip and speculation
regarding the new King was wryly and humorously described. A fun story,
and well-put together.
-----------------------------------
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