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Msg# 7628
Author Reviews for 18 November -part 1 Posted by Rhapsody November 18, 2006 - 14:49:52 Topic ID# 7628Author: Dawn Felagund · ID: 602 · Times: First Age and Prior [23]: General
Reviewer: Oshun · 2006-11-12 00:30:25
I have been reading fics relating to the First Age and prior ever since
I began reading Tolkien fanfiction. A number of my favorite fanfic
writers write stories based on the Silmarillion, but I always read with
a sense that the material was somewhat esoteric and less accessible than
LOTR. I considered it to be an area of fanfiction where the bar has been
nearly too high for general enjoyment. Dawn Felagunds novel [Another
Mans Cage] turned my previous preconceptions on their head. She is able
to popularize and humanize Silmarillion fiction to an extent that it
becomes available to a far broader group of readers. In literary circles
the concept of popularization is often used in a sense that is less than
complimentary, which is not my intent. (I think of it more in terms of
the way that Stephen J. Gould makes evolutionary theory available to the
non-scientist, or Michael Shaaras novel Killer Angels makes the history
of the American Civil War live and breath.)
This author has created a hauntingly beautiful epic of a year in the
life of Fëanor and his growing family. It is a compelling
character-driven novel, which with meticulous care and compassion draws
a vibrant portrait of Fëanor, Nerdanel, and each of their first four
sons. It is simultaneously wonderfully hilarious and yet always pendant
with tragic foreshadowing. Chapter by chapter the story is relentlessly
suspenseful despite the fact that we all know the end. The story rests
on a grasp of historical and political this Age and the one to come. The
analysis of culture differences among Teleri, Vanyar, and Noldor are
thoughtful and done with humor. The physical descriptions of Tirion,
Formenos and Alqualondë are exquisite. The story takes take small
details of family life and make them enthralling, dramatic, and funny
all at the same time. It is a complex, character-driven story that
brings the period of the time of the trees to life to a degree I have
not previously experienced. She sent me back to the original source with
enthusiasm
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Genres: Humor [50]: General
Reviewer: Oshun · 2006-11-13 03:55:25
Gandalfs_apprentice has a wide range, but her true obsession is writing
about seriously about Aragorn. But she also excels at comedy, her best
is this genre is a post-Ring War story that approaches how Jane Austen
might have written Tolkien. Gossip, match-making, misunderstanding, and
unsolicited opinions abound. The tale telling and speculation about both
Thorongil and Aragorn (first, as individuals and, after a
shocking-to-some revelation, as one and same) are priceless and
hilarious. One of the things that makes this story different is that it
is simultaneously wildly funny and thought-provoking.
This is a comedy of manners with a solid core of serious observations.
In this case, she does extremely well at giving us Aragorn through
Faramirs eyes. I love that idea and it is executed perfectly here. The
story is carefully crafted, a pleasure to read, and is able to deal in
an appropriately (in relation to the genre of the story) light tone with
difficult and painful subjectsDenethor, for example. There is no joking
about him. But while staying completely within the context and tone the
author has chosen, Faramir is able to somewhat integrate his
understanding of this still raw subject.
Canon characters are accurately and sensitively portrayed .
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lindelea · ID: 27 · Races: Hobbits [106]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:45:37
Lindelea manages to depict a Shire society that is at once more idyllic
than that of Men while at the same time showing in engrossing tales that
enough dramatic events or maliciousness can threaten that peace. She
brings characters to life which are only names on the family trees in
the books, and blends them seamlessly with "real" canon characters.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Branwyn · ID: 240 · Genres: Romance [51]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:45:59
The stories are told in a elegant, lyrical style; never stilted, while
still conveying a historical feeling, even in the excellent dialogues.
This is reinforced by the evocative descriptions of details of everyday
living in a historical epoch, used with palpable skill, but always
subtly and unobtrusively interwoven into the flow of the narrative. Good
feeling for atmosphere.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Dreamflower · ID: 115 · Times: Late Third Age [26]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:46:18
Dreamflower deftly holds the balance between showing a peaceful Shire
and showing real conflict in the society, and how such conflicts may be
resolved - with all the attendant problems. She captures the canonical
characters well, as well as creating believable original characters.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Dreamflower · ID: 115 · Races: Hobbits [106]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:46:39
Dreamflower deftly holds the balance between showing a peaceful Shire
and showing real conflict in the society, and how such conflicts may be
resolved - with all the attendant problems. She captures the canonical
characters well, as well as creating believable original characters.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Bodkin · ID: 411 · Genres: Humor [50]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:47:02
Bodkin's writing style is lyrical, full of beautiful and resonating
imageries. She conveys thought-provoking subjects through meaningful
dialogues, deft characterisations (especially of Elves), and nicely
balanced-humour.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Bodkin · ID: 411 · Genres: Romance [51]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:47:24
Bodkin's writing style is lyrical, full of beautiful and resonating
imageries. She conveys thought-provoking subjects through meaningful
dialogues, deft characterisations (especially of Elves), and nicely
balanced-humour.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Raksha the Demon · ID: 178 · Races: Elves [38]: Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:47:51
Her characterisations (no matter if it's about Dúnedain, or about First
Age Elves) are tremendously believable, vivid, and insightful. Her
writing style is elegant, smooth, gripping, affecting, regardless of
genre; descriptions and introspection are particularly well-handled.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Branwyn · ID: 240 · Races: Men [73]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:48:08
The stories are told in a elegant, lyrical style; never stilted, while
still conveying a historical feeling, even in the excellent dialogues.
This is reinforced by the evocative descriptions of details of everyday
living in a historical epoch, used with palpable skill, but always
subtly and unobtrusively interwoven into the flow of the narrative. Good
feeling for atmosphere.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Branwyn · ID: 240 · Genres: Adventure [10]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:48:24
The stories are told in a elegant, lyrical style; never stilted, while
still conveying a historical feeling, even in the excellent dialogues.
This is reinforced by the evocative descriptions of details of everyday
living in a historical epoch, used with palpable skill, but always
subtly and unobtrusively interwoven into the flow of the narrative. Good
feeling for atmosphere.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gwynnyd · ID: 186 · Times: The Great Years [56]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:48:44
Gwynnyd is especially good in weaving politics and social issues into
entertaining stories, with good dialogues, characterisations and
character interaction. She also has the ability to "gap-fill" or
extrapolate believably from brief allusions in the books, often offering
fresh perspectives.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Dwimordene · ID: 8 · Times: Late Third Age [26]: Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:49:26
Dwimordene's drabbles convey layers of meaning in a short space, often
with no more than one well-chosen word. They are resonating, evoking
tone, atmosphere, surroundings and characters vividly, regardless of
subject matter.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Ariel · ID: 162 · Races: Hobbits [106]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:49:42
Ariel has a sure grasp of the personalities of Hobbits, particularly
Frodo. Her prose is elegant, subtle, and moving; and she has the ability
to convey depths of feelings and thoughts in between the lines.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Genres: Romance [51]:
Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:49:57
One strength of Gandalf's Apprentice is her use of humour. It can be
both wicked and laugh-out-funny, or subtle, satiric and clever,
especially in her excellent handling of dialogues, and in succinct
details of descriptions.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Races: Cross-Cultural [28]:
Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:50:16
One strength of Gandalf's Apprentice is her use of humour. It can be
both wicked and laugh-out-funny, or subtle, satiric and clever,
especially in her excellent handling of dialogues, and in succinct
details of descriptions.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Genres: Humor [50]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:50:33
One strength of Gandalf's Apprentice is her use of humour. It can be
both wicked and laugh-out-funny, or subtle, satiric and clever,
especially in her excellent handling of dialogues, and in succinct
details of descriptions.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Branwyn · ID: 240 · Genres: Drama [107]: Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:50:50
The stories are told in a elegant, lyrical style; never stilted, while
still conveying a historical feeling, even in the excellent dialogues.
This is reinforced by the evocative descriptions of details of everyday
living in a historical epoch, used with palpable skill, but always
subtly and unobtrusively interwoven into the flow of the narrative. Good
feeling for atmosphere.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Raksha the Demon · ID: 178 · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond [31]:
General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:51:04
Her characterisations (no matter if it's about Dúnedain, or about First
Age Elves) are tremendously believable, vivid, and insightful. Her
writing style is elegant, smooth, gripping, affecting, regardless of
genre; descriptions and introspection are particularly well-handled.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Raksha the Demon · ID: 178 · Times: Late Third Age [26]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:51:19
Her characterisations (no matter if it's about Dúnedain, or about First
Age Elves) are tremendously believable, vivid, and insightful. Her
writing style is elegant, smooth, gripping, affecting, regardless of
genre; descriptions and introspection are particularly well-handled.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Marta · ID: 16 · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond [31]: Fixed-Length
Ficlet
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:51:41
Marta has the ability to find highly resonant quotes and incorporate
them in her stories, often in a fresh context, making the original
context ring through and adding additional depth to the story.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Marta · ID: 16 · Races: Men [73]: Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:51:56
Marta has the ability to find highly resonant quotes and incorporate
them in her stories, often in a fresh context, making the original
context ring through and adding additional depth to the story.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Marta · ID: 16 · Times: Early Third Age [7]: Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:52:11
Marta has the ability to find highly resonant quotes and incorporate
them in her stories, often in a fresh context, making the original
context ring through and adding additional depth to the story.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Dwimordene · ID: 8 · Genres: Drama [107]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:53:06
The elegant writing is multi-layered and rich, exploring complex,
thought-provoking subjects, both political, historical and personal to
the characters of the stories, often employing only briefly sketched
allusions and references to give a feeling of even greater depth. At the
same time, Dwimordene tells engrossing, moving tales with excellent,
believable characterisations and character interaction, flowing
dialogues, and very evocative and detailed (but not overburdened)
descriptions, that bring the atmosphere and mood instantly and vividly
to life with sounds, smells and sights.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gwynnyd · ID: 186 · Races: Men [73]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:54:06
Gwynnyd is especially good in weaving politics and social issues into
entertaining stories, with good dialogues, characterisations and
character interaction. She also has the ability to "gap-fill" or
extrapolate believably from brief allusions in the books, often offering
fresh perspectives.
-----------------------------------------
Reviewer: Oshun · 2006-11-12 00:30:25
I have been reading fics relating to the First Age and prior ever since
I began reading Tolkien fanfiction. A number of my favorite fanfic
writers write stories based on the Silmarillion, but I always read with
a sense that the material was somewhat esoteric and less accessible than
LOTR. I considered it to be an area of fanfiction where the bar has been
nearly too high for general enjoyment. Dawn Felagunds novel [Another
Mans Cage] turned my previous preconceptions on their head. She is able
to popularize and humanize Silmarillion fiction to an extent that it
becomes available to a far broader group of readers. In literary circles
the concept of popularization is often used in a sense that is less than
complimentary, which is not my intent. (I think of it more in terms of
the way that Stephen J. Gould makes evolutionary theory available to the
non-scientist, or Michael Shaaras novel Killer Angels makes the history
of the American Civil War live and breath.)
This author has created a hauntingly beautiful epic of a year in the
life of Fëanor and his growing family. It is a compelling
character-driven novel, which with meticulous care and compassion draws
a vibrant portrait of Fëanor, Nerdanel, and each of their first four
sons. It is simultaneously wonderfully hilarious and yet always pendant
with tragic foreshadowing. Chapter by chapter the story is relentlessly
suspenseful despite the fact that we all know the end. The story rests
on a grasp of historical and political this Age and the one to come. The
analysis of culture differences among Teleri, Vanyar, and Noldor are
thoughtful and done with humor. The physical descriptions of Tirion,
Formenos and Alqualondë are exquisite. The story takes take small
details of family life and make them enthralling, dramatic, and funny
all at the same time. It is a complex, character-driven story that
brings the period of the time of the trees to life to a degree I have
not previously experienced. She sent me back to the original source with
enthusiasm
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Genres: Humor [50]: General
Reviewer: Oshun · 2006-11-13 03:55:25
Gandalfs_apprentice has a wide range, but her true obsession is writing
about seriously about Aragorn. But she also excels at comedy, her best
is this genre is a post-Ring War story that approaches how Jane Austen
might have written Tolkien. Gossip, match-making, misunderstanding, and
unsolicited opinions abound. The tale telling and speculation about both
Thorongil and Aragorn (first, as individuals and, after a
shocking-to-some revelation, as one and same) are priceless and
hilarious. One of the things that makes this story different is that it
is simultaneously wildly funny and thought-provoking.
This is a comedy of manners with a solid core of serious observations.
In this case, she does extremely well at giving us Aragorn through
Faramirs eyes. I love that idea and it is executed perfectly here. The
story is carefully crafted, a pleasure to read, and is able to deal in
an appropriately (in relation to the genre of the story) light tone with
difficult and painful subjectsDenethor, for example. There is no joking
about him. But while staying completely within the context and tone the
author has chosen, Faramir is able to somewhat integrate his
understanding of this still raw subject.
Canon characters are accurately and sensitively portrayed .
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lindelea · ID: 27 · Races: Hobbits [106]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:45:37
Lindelea manages to depict a Shire society that is at once more idyllic
than that of Men while at the same time showing in engrossing tales that
enough dramatic events or maliciousness can threaten that peace. She
brings characters to life which are only names on the family trees in
the books, and blends them seamlessly with "real" canon characters.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Branwyn · ID: 240 · Genres: Romance [51]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:45:59
The stories are told in a elegant, lyrical style; never stilted, while
still conveying a historical feeling, even in the excellent dialogues.
This is reinforced by the evocative descriptions of details of everyday
living in a historical epoch, used with palpable skill, but always
subtly and unobtrusively interwoven into the flow of the narrative. Good
feeling for atmosphere.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Dreamflower · ID: 115 · Times: Late Third Age [26]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:46:18
Dreamflower deftly holds the balance between showing a peaceful Shire
and showing real conflict in the society, and how such conflicts may be
resolved - with all the attendant problems. She captures the canonical
characters well, as well as creating believable original characters.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Dreamflower · ID: 115 · Races: Hobbits [106]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:46:39
Dreamflower deftly holds the balance between showing a peaceful Shire
and showing real conflict in the society, and how such conflicts may be
resolved - with all the attendant problems. She captures the canonical
characters well, as well as creating believable original characters.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Bodkin · ID: 411 · Genres: Humor [50]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:47:02
Bodkin's writing style is lyrical, full of beautiful and resonating
imageries. She conveys thought-provoking subjects through meaningful
dialogues, deft characterisations (especially of Elves), and nicely
balanced-humour.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Bodkin · ID: 411 · Genres: Romance [51]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:47:24
Bodkin's writing style is lyrical, full of beautiful and resonating
imageries. She conveys thought-provoking subjects through meaningful
dialogues, deft characterisations (especially of Elves), and nicely
balanced-humour.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Raksha the Demon · ID: 178 · Races: Elves [38]: Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:47:51
Her characterisations (no matter if it's about Dúnedain, or about First
Age Elves) are tremendously believable, vivid, and insightful. Her
writing style is elegant, smooth, gripping, affecting, regardless of
genre; descriptions and introspection are particularly well-handled.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Branwyn · ID: 240 · Races: Men [73]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:48:08
The stories are told in a elegant, lyrical style; never stilted, while
still conveying a historical feeling, even in the excellent dialogues.
This is reinforced by the evocative descriptions of details of everyday
living in a historical epoch, used with palpable skill, but always
subtly and unobtrusively interwoven into the flow of the narrative. Good
feeling for atmosphere.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Branwyn · ID: 240 · Genres: Adventure [10]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:48:24
The stories are told in a elegant, lyrical style; never stilted, while
still conveying a historical feeling, even in the excellent dialogues.
This is reinforced by the evocative descriptions of details of everyday
living in a historical epoch, used with palpable skill, but always
subtly and unobtrusively interwoven into the flow of the narrative. Good
feeling for atmosphere.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gwynnyd · ID: 186 · Times: The Great Years [56]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:48:44
Gwynnyd is especially good in weaving politics and social issues into
entertaining stories, with good dialogues, characterisations and
character interaction. She also has the ability to "gap-fill" or
extrapolate believably from brief allusions in the books, often offering
fresh perspectives.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Dwimordene · ID: 8 · Times: Late Third Age [26]: Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:49:26
Dwimordene's drabbles convey layers of meaning in a short space, often
with no more than one well-chosen word. They are resonating, evoking
tone, atmosphere, surroundings and characters vividly, regardless of
subject matter.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Ariel · ID: 162 · Races: Hobbits [106]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:49:42
Ariel has a sure grasp of the personalities of Hobbits, particularly
Frodo. Her prose is elegant, subtle, and moving; and she has the ability
to convey depths of feelings and thoughts in between the lines.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Genres: Romance [51]:
Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:49:57
One strength of Gandalf's Apprentice is her use of humour. It can be
both wicked and laugh-out-funny, or subtle, satiric and clever,
especially in her excellent handling of dialogues, and in succinct
details of descriptions.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Races: Cross-Cultural [28]:
Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:50:16
One strength of Gandalf's Apprentice is her use of humour. It can be
both wicked and laugh-out-funny, or subtle, satiric and clever,
especially in her excellent handling of dialogues, and in succinct
details of descriptions.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Genres: Humor [50]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:50:33
One strength of Gandalf's Apprentice is her use of humour. It can be
both wicked and laugh-out-funny, or subtle, satiric and clever,
especially in her excellent handling of dialogues, and in succinct
details of descriptions.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Branwyn · ID: 240 · Genres: Drama [107]: Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:50:50
The stories are told in a elegant, lyrical style; never stilted, while
still conveying a historical feeling, even in the excellent dialogues.
This is reinforced by the evocative descriptions of details of everyday
living in a historical epoch, used with palpable skill, but always
subtly and unobtrusively interwoven into the flow of the narrative. Good
feeling for atmosphere.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Raksha the Demon · ID: 178 · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond [31]:
General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:51:04
Her characterisations (no matter if it's about Dúnedain, or about First
Age Elves) are tremendously believable, vivid, and insightful. Her
writing style is elegant, smooth, gripping, affecting, regardless of
genre; descriptions and introspection are particularly well-handled.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Raksha the Demon · ID: 178 · Times: Late Third Age [26]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:51:19
Her characterisations (no matter if it's about Dúnedain, or about First
Age Elves) are tremendously believable, vivid, and insightful. Her
writing style is elegant, smooth, gripping, affecting, regardless of
genre; descriptions and introspection are particularly well-handled.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Marta · ID: 16 · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond [31]: Fixed-Length
Ficlet
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:51:41
Marta has the ability to find highly resonant quotes and incorporate
them in her stories, often in a fresh context, making the original
context ring through and adding additional depth to the story.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Marta · ID: 16 · Races: Men [73]: Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:51:56
Marta has the ability to find highly resonant quotes and incorporate
them in her stories, often in a fresh context, making the original
context ring through and adding additional depth to the story.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Marta · ID: 16 · Times: Early Third Age [7]: Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:52:11
Marta has the ability to find highly resonant quotes and incorporate
them in her stories, often in a fresh context, making the original
context ring through and adding additional depth to the story.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Dwimordene · ID: 8 · Genres: Drama [107]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:53:06
The elegant writing is multi-layered and rich, exploring complex,
thought-provoking subjects, both political, historical and personal to
the characters of the stories, often employing only briefly sketched
allusions and references to give a feeling of even greater depth. At the
same time, Dwimordene tells engrossing, moving tales with excellent,
believable characterisations and character interaction, flowing
dialogues, and very evocative and detailed (but not overburdened)
descriptions, that bring the atmosphere and mood instantly and vividly
to life with sounds, smells and sights.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gwynnyd · ID: 186 · Races: Men [73]: General
Reviewer: Imhiriel · 2006-11-13 21:54:06
Gwynnyd is especially good in weaving politics and social issues into
entertaining stories, with good dialogues, characterisations and
character interaction. She also has the ability to "gap-fill" or
extrapolate believably from brief allusions in the books, often offering
fresh perspectives.
-----------------------------------------
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