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Msg# 9406
MEFA Reviews for Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Posted by annmarwalk August 26, 2008 - 20:45:57 Topic ID# 9406Title: Fine Art for Future Generations · Author: stefaniab · Genres:
Humor: Gondor · ID: 561
Reviewer: Isabeau of Greenlea · 2008-08-26 02:58:24
Thank you for actually allowing me to regard one of the most hideous
Tolkien illustrations of all time with something other than revulsion!
Title: Coming Home · Author: brindlemom2 · Genres: Romance: Elven
Lands · ID: 233
Reviewer: Larner · 2008-08-26 06:01:15
At least healing came to him at last. Sweet and sad, but hopeful.
Title: A Dream Come True · Author: Lady Bluejay · Genres: Romance:
Gondor · ID: 162
Reviewer: Larner · 2008-08-26 06:24:04
Spoilers!
Althugh Eomer did not find the camp followers at all attractive in the
wake of the victory before the Black Gate, the dancer he saw in the
camp of the Prince of Dol Amroth certainly caught his imagination,
although she made it--plain--that she was not going to accept his
rather bold advances. But to learn that this was....
Humorous and slightly bawdy, a perfectly delicious introduction
between two who would become spouses and lovers.
Title: The Secret of the Wooden Wall · Author: Lily · Genres: Mystery
· ID: 630
Reviewer: stefaniab · 2008-08-26 18:50:11
Spoilers!
The key figure in this gentle ghost story is not Daisy, the mournful
specter, but Palladin Took, whose dreams are haunted by her at various
periods of his life. Lily's Palladin is an introspective hobbit,
pressured by his own "Took sight" to discover the secret behind the
wooden wall. However, Palladin takes nearly 40 years of self-doubt and
questioning about his perceptive abilities before he finally demands
his Brandybuck cousins to tear down the wall and reveal the secret.
"The Secret of the Wooden Wall" explores life in Brandy Hall during
the youth of Frodo and his friends who will later be part of the
Fellowship of the Ring. It has a fine ghostly atmosphere and a sweet
tone, perfect for hobbit fic lovers.
Title: Rich and Fair · Author: annmarwalk · Genres: Romance: Other
Fixed-Length Ficlets · ID: 548
Reviewer: Isabeau of Greenlea · 2008-08-27 00:49:07
Spoilers!
A lush, evocative pair of drabbles describing a heated encounter
between a certain Ranger and the Captain-General of Gondor, and its
aftermath. Brevity in the service of sensuality.
Title: Surprise Inspection · Author: AmandaK · Genres: Humor: Gondor ·
ID: 207
Reviewer: Isabeau of Greenlea · 2008-08-27 01:06:29
Spoilers!
My air conditioner has died and my refrigerator/freezer is on the
fritz as well, so I have no ice. So this story about an overly warm
Boromir resonated with me! Fed up with his father's Council, Boromir
flees Minas Tirith to do a surprise inspection in Osgiliath. Once
there, he momentarily fears the men have forsaken their duty, but when
he finds that their readiness is not harmed, he allows them their
respite from the heat. This is a nice portrait of Boromir as a caring
and conscientious commander.
Title: Cuts Gone Wrong · Author: Dwimordene · Times: Mid Third Age:
Eriador · ID: 156
Reviewer: Isabeau of Greenlea · 2008-08-27 01:29:32
Spoilers!
A delightful story about a young, unsure Aragorn struggling to find
his feet among his Dunedain kindred after being raised in Rivendell.
In Dwimordene's story, every young Ranger is given a time of trial in
a relatively easy, safe post before being transferred to more
demanding assignements. But even safe posts have their perils, though
those perils may be more humiliating than deadly, and Aragorn, who
violates one of the basic Ranger rules, finds himself delayed in the
relaying of an important message.
Pelhar, his superior, is well drawn as a captain of great experience
in Rangering and a father well-versed in the education of the young.
His patient mentoring of his Chieftain is an indication of his own
worth. The Bree-folk, and their eternal suspician of the scruffy
Rangers in their midst, who unbeknownst to them are their chiefest
protectors, are a nice bit of comic relief. Barliman Butterbur even
makes an appearance, as a very young (and hopefully not so forgetful!)
lad, and the discussion between Aragorn and his captain of the
political situation of the time makes for a very interesting
gap-filler in a time and place that very few writers explore.
Humor: Gondor · ID: 561
Reviewer: Isabeau of Greenlea · 2008-08-26 02:58:24
Thank you for actually allowing me to regard one of the most hideous
Tolkien illustrations of all time with something other than revulsion!
Title: Coming Home · Author: brindlemom2 · Genres: Romance: Elven
Lands · ID: 233
Reviewer: Larner · 2008-08-26 06:01:15
At least healing came to him at last. Sweet and sad, but hopeful.
Title: A Dream Come True · Author: Lady Bluejay · Genres: Romance:
Gondor · ID: 162
Reviewer: Larner · 2008-08-26 06:24:04
Spoilers!
Althugh Eomer did not find the camp followers at all attractive in the
wake of the victory before the Black Gate, the dancer he saw in the
camp of the Prince of Dol Amroth certainly caught his imagination,
although she made it--plain--that she was not going to accept his
rather bold advances. But to learn that this was....
Humorous and slightly bawdy, a perfectly delicious introduction
between two who would become spouses and lovers.
Title: The Secret of the Wooden Wall · Author: Lily · Genres: Mystery
· ID: 630
Reviewer: stefaniab · 2008-08-26 18:50:11
Spoilers!
The key figure in this gentle ghost story is not Daisy, the mournful
specter, but Palladin Took, whose dreams are haunted by her at various
periods of his life. Lily's Palladin is an introspective hobbit,
pressured by his own "Took sight" to discover the secret behind the
wooden wall. However, Palladin takes nearly 40 years of self-doubt and
questioning about his perceptive abilities before he finally demands
his Brandybuck cousins to tear down the wall and reveal the secret.
"The Secret of the Wooden Wall" explores life in Brandy Hall during
the youth of Frodo and his friends who will later be part of the
Fellowship of the Ring. It has a fine ghostly atmosphere and a sweet
tone, perfect for hobbit fic lovers.
Title: Rich and Fair · Author: annmarwalk · Genres: Romance: Other
Fixed-Length Ficlets · ID: 548
Reviewer: Isabeau of Greenlea · 2008-08-27 00:49:07
Spoilers!
A lush, evocative pair of drabbles describing a heated encounter
between a certain Ranger and the Captain-General of Gondor, and its
aftermath. Brevity in the service of sensuality.
Title: Surprise Inspection · Author: AmandaK · Genres: Humor: Gondor ·
ID: 207
Reviewer: Isabeau of Greenlea · 2008-08-27 01:06:29
Spoilers!
My air conditioner has died and my refrigerator/freezer is on the
fritz as well, so I have no ice. So this story about an overly warm
Boromir resonated with me! Fed up with his father's Council, Boromir
flees Minas Tirith to do a surprise inspection in Osgiliath. Once
there, he momentarily fears the men have forsaken their duty, but when
he finds that their readiness is not harmed, he allows them their
respite from the heat. This is a nice portrait of Boromir as a caring
and conscientious commander.
Title: Cuts Gone Wrong · Author: Dwimordene · Times: Mid Third Age:
Eriador · ID: 156
Reviewer: Isabeau of Greenlea · 2008-08-27 01:29:32
Spoilers!
A delightful story about a young, unsure Aragorn struggling to find
his feet among his Dunedain kindred after being raised in Rivendell.
In Dwimordene's story, every young Ranger is given a time of trial in
a relatively easy, safe post before being transferred to more
demanding assignements. But even safe posts have their perils, though
those perils may be more humiliating than deadly, and Aragorn, who
violates one of the basic Ranger rules, finds himself delayed in the
relaying of an important message.
Pelhar, his superior, is well drawn as a captain of great experience
in Rangering and a father well-versed in the education of the young.
His patient mentoring of his Chieftain is an indication of his own
worth. The Bree-folk, and their eternal suspician of the scruffy
Rangers in their midst, who unbeknownst to them are their chiefest
protectors, are a nice bit of comic relief. Barliman Butterbur even
makes an appearance, as a very young (and hopefully not so forgetful!)
lad, and the discussion between Aragorn and his captain of the
political situation of the time makes for a very interesting
gap-filler in a time and place that very few writers explore.
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