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Msg# 9488
MEFA Reviews for Saturday, October 11, 2008 Posted by annmarwalk October 11, 2008 - 20:36:48 Topic ID# 9488Title: When Trouble Came · Author: Lily · Races: Hobbits · ID: 109
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-10-11 02:44:19
Lily has quite an affinity for Buckland, and for its Master, Saradoc
and his brother Merimac. This is a wonderful Troubles fic, showing how
the Bucklanders survived that dreadful year. There is much angst, but
also a good deal of the hobbit courage that reveals itself ["in a
pinch"]. I especially like the way the two brothers manage to help one
another over the inevitable doubts. There are several memorable OCs as
well. Truly a very absorbing story, and a likely scenario for the gap
in question!
Title: O Kheled-zāram fair and wonderful! · Author: Imhiriel · Races:
Dwarves: Drabbles · ID: 354
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-10-11 02:44:33
This is really a very evocative and romantic drabble, and very Dwarven
in its tone as well. I find myself wanting to know a little more of
this couple.
Title: Only Water in Your Veins · Author: Michelle · Races: Men · ID: 154
Reviewer: Raksha the Demon · 2008-10-11 03:01:53
Spoilers!
A harrowing, gorgeous and very credible story of Thorongil's ill-fated
foray into the desert of Harad. Thorongil's agonizing struggle is
powerfully written, as is his encounter with a wise and merciful Southron.
Title: Loving a Book Lover · Author: Avon · Genres: Romance: Drabbles
· ID: 721
Reviewer: Marta · 2008-10-11 04:01:58
*snerk* This drabble has a lovely understated quality, and portrays
Faramir's bookishness quite well - not to be missed by F/E lovers.
Title: Courage · Author: annmarwalk · Genres: Humor: Gondor · ID: 41
Reviewer: Marta · 2008-10-11 04:02:15
This is certainly a new twist on courage, and I quite like it; I can
see a dwarf reacting in just this way to a challenge, first with
reluctance but then with the refusal to be shown up. fellowship fans
won't want to miss this one.
Title: Coming Home to Crickhollow · Author: calanthe11 · Genres:
Romance · ID: 445
Reviewer: Marta · 2008-10-11 04:02:31
Spoilers!
This is probably one of my favorite post-quest hobbit stories. Set
after Merry and Pippin settle in Crickhollow, it offers a nice glimpse
into what their lives would have been like. There are some really
stirring images of how the two hobbits might have been changed by the
quest, and what pressures they might face from their families on their
return. I was actually pleasantly surprised by how convincing and
natural this felt given that I usually struggle to accept the pairing,
but it was very well-written and believable.
Yet it's more than *just* a romance, it takes a really nice view at
how a sexual relationship between these two hobbits might have played
out beyond the bedroom. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys
hobbits with emotional depth and resilience - it's all of that, and
has some nice touches that make Merry and Pippin still feel
distinctively hobbity. Having tried to walk a similar line in my own
fic, I know how difficult it is. Calanthe pulls it off admirably.
Title: Of First Impressions and Old Friends · Author: Dreamflower ·
Races: Cross-Cultural: Frodo and Faramir · ID: 146
Reviewer: Raksha the Demon · 2008-10-11 04:16:59
Spoilers!
Dreamflower picks a wonderful frame for this tale-within-a-tale - that
of Sam and Frodo's sojourn at Henneth Annun and their meeting with
Faramir. She explores the first meeting of Faramir and Gandalf through
memories, particularly Frodo's memory of Boromir's account of how his
younger brother met the wizard. The recollection of Gandalf's saying
something to Bilbo that he also said to the child Faramir is a quite
skilfull touch; it binds Boromir's memories to Frodo's, and emphasizes
the role that the wizard played in the lives of those they love.
Cleverly and sensitively written.
Title: The Other · Author: Dana/Lindelea CoAuthors · Genres: Horror ·
ID: 27
Reviewer: Larner · 2008-10-11 08:46:46
Spoilers!
Lindelea and Dana have between them written a perfect horror AU, a
tale in which the curse of the Witch-king falls from time to time on a
descendant of the survivor of the battles against Angmar; this curse
has now struck Merry, perhaps due to his actions against the
originator of the curse. But to see that curse broken, Pippin must
take a drastic action--unless the King is able to find a counter to it!
The suspense is marvelously supported by the structure of the telling,
and with Lindelea's feel for the Tooks particularly we have a tale
that shows all the characters off to best advantage. Definitely a tale
worth the reading, and apt to the current season (I read it in the
run-up to Halloween!) Read and know an enjoyable shiver!
Title: Pippin and Tulip's Excellent Adventure · Author: Cathleen ·
Times: Mid Third Age: Eriador · ID: 595
Reviewer: Larner · 2008-10-11 08:51:11
Spoilers!
It's one of those extraordinary days for Tulip as she finds herself
visiting all parts of the farm there near Whitwell, and not
necessarily from her preferred perch on her lad's shoulder. But it's a
day for adventures and unexpected meetings with the various animals,
it appears....
Another charming look at life within the Shire as experienced by
wee-Pippin and his knitted friend! Makes me wish I could visit and
spend a few days in the farmhouse! Heh!
Title: Silenced · Author: Illwynd · Genres: Horror · ID: 31
Reviewer: Linda Hoyland · 2008-10-11 20:49:24
A very creepy ficlet which might just have happened! You conveyed the
aura of creeping menace brilliantly.
Title: Philosophia to Philomythus and Misomythus · Author:
pandemonium_213 · Genres: Poetry · ID: 50
Reviewer: Linda Hoyland · 2008-10-12 00:52:34
I enjoyed this thought provoking poem very much.As a lover of the
arts,science is a mystery to me,yet the older I get the more
fascinating I find it.I've a friend who says it spoils things to know
why only some holly trees have berries and what makes a rainbow,but I
it deepens my wonder to know.
Title: Child of Hope · Author: Galadriel · Races: Men: Steward's
Family · ID: 97
Reviewer: Linda Hoyland · 2008-10-12 00:57:21
Spoilers!
A lovely story about the young and playful Boromir and his dreams of
the hero of old as well as his little brother.The end had a lovely
twist when he encounters Thorongil and thinks a king should be like
that.Alas that the young lad eventually grows up not to want the king
and die before he sees his return.
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-10-11 02:44:19
Lily has quite an affinity for Buckland, and for its Master, Saradoc
and his brother Merimac. This is a wonderful Troubles fic, showing how
the Bucklanders survived that dreadful year. There is much angst, but
also a good deal of the hobbit courage that reveals itself ["in a
pinch"]. I especially like the way the two brothers manage to help one
another over the inevitable doubts. There are several memorable OCs as
well. Truly a very absorbing story, and a likely scenario for the gap
in question!
Title: O Kheled-zāram fair and wonderful! · Author: Imhiriel · Races:
Dwarves: Drabbles · ID: 354
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-10-11 02:44:33
This is really a very evocative and romantic drabble, and very Dwarven
in its tone as well. I find myself wanting to know a little more of
this couple.
Title: Only Water in Your Veins · Author: Michelle · Races: Men · ID: 154
Reviewer: Raksha the Demon · 2008-10-11 03:01:53
Spoilers!
A harrowing, gorgeous and very credible story of Thorongil's ill-fated
foray into the desert of Harad. Thorongil's agonizing struggle is
powerfully written, as is his encounter with a wise and merciful Southron.
Title: Loving a Book Lover · Author: Avon · Genres: Romance: Drabbles
· ID: 721
Reviewer: Marta · 2008-10-11 04:01:58
*snerk* This drabble has a lovely understated quality, and portrays
Faramir's bookishness quite well - not to be missed by F/E lovers.
Title: Courage · Author: annmarwalk · Genres: Humor: Gondor · ID: 41
Reviewer: Marta · 2008-10-11 04:02:15
This is certainly a new twist on courage, and I quite like it; I can
see a dwarf reacting in just this way to a challenge, first with
reluctance but then with the refusal to be shown up. fellowship fans
won't want to miss this one.
Title: Coming Home to Crickhollow · Author: calanthe11 · Genres:
Romance · ID: 445
Reviewer: Marta · 2008-10-11 04:02:31
Spoilers!
This is probably one of my favorite post-quest hobbit stories. Set
after Merry and Pippin settle in Crickhollow, it offers a nice glimpse
into what their lives would have been like. There are some really
stirring images of how the two hobbits might have been changed by the
quest, and what pressures they might face from their families on their
return. I was actually pleasantly surprised by how convincing and
natural this felt given that I usually struggle to accept the pairing,
but it was very well-written and believable.
Yet it's more than *just* a romance, it takes a really nice view at
how a sexual relationship between these two hobbits might have played
out beyond the bedroom. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys
hobbits with emotional depth and resilience - it's all of that, and
has some nice touches that make Merry and Pippin still feel
distinctively hobbity. Having tried to walk a similar line in my own
fic, I know how difficult it is. Calanthe pulls it off admirably.
Title: Of First Impressions and Old Friends · Author: Dreamflower ·
Races: Cross-Cultural: Frodo and Faramir · ID: 146
Reviewer: Raksha the Demon · 2008-10-11 04:16:59
Spoilers!
Dreamflower picks a wonderful frame for this tale-within-a-tale - that
of Sam and Frodo's sojourn at Henneth Annun and their meeting with
Faramir. She explores the first meeting of Faramir and Gandalf through
memories, particularly Frodo's memory of Boromir's account of how his
younger brother met the wizard. The recollection of Gandalf's saying
something to Bilbo that he also said to the child Faramir is a quite
skilfull touch; it binds Boromir's memories to Frodo's, and emphasizes
the role that the wizard played in the lives of those they love.
Cleverly and sensitively written.
Title: The Other · Author: Dana/Lindelea CoAuthors · Genres: Horror ·
ID: 27
Reviewer: Larner · 2008-10-11 08:46:46
Spoilers!
Lindelea and Dana have between them written a perfect horror AU, a
tale in which the curse of the Witch-king falls from time to time on a
descendant of the survivor of the battles against Angmar; this curse
has now struck Merry, perhaps due to his actions against the
originator of the curse. But to see that curse broken, Pippin must
take a drastic action--unless the King is able to find a counter to it!
The suspense is marvelously supported by the structure of the telling,
and with Lindelea's feel for the Tooks particularly we have a tale
that shows all the characters off to best advantage. Definitely a tale
worth the reading, and apt to the current season (I read it in the
run-up to Halloween!) Read and know an enjoyable shiver!
Title: Pippin and Tulip's Excellent Adventure · Author: Cathleen ·
Times: Mid Third Age: Eriador · ID: 595
Reviewer: Larner · 2008-10-11 08:51:11
Spoilers!
It's one of those extraordinary days for Tulip as she finds herself
visiting all parts of the farm there near Whitwell, and not
necessarily from her preferred perch on her lad's shoulder. But it's a
day for adventures and unexpected meetings with the various animals,
it appears....
Another charming look at life within the Shire as experienced by
wee-Pippin and his knitted friend! Makes me wish I could visit and
spend a few days in the farmhouse! Heh!
Title: Silenced · Author: Illwynd · Genres: Horror · ID: 31
Reviewer: Linda Hoyland · 2008-10-11 20:49:24
A very creepy ficlet which might just have happened! You conveyed the
aura of creeping menace brilliantly.
Title: Philosophia to Philomythus and Misomythus · Author:
pandemonium_213 · Genres: Poetry · ID: 50
Reviewer: Linda Hoyland · 2008-10-12 00:52:34
I enjoyed this thought provoking poem very much.As a lover of the
arts,science is a mystery to me,yet the older I get the more
fascinating I find it.I've a friend who says it spoils things to know
why only some holly trees have berries and what makes a rainbow,but I
it deepens my wonder to know.
Title: Child of Hope · Author: Galadriel · Races: Men: Steward's
Family · ID: 97
Reviewer: Linda Hoyland · 2008-10-12 00:57:21
Spoilers!
A lovely story about the young and playful Boromir and his dreams of
the hero of old as well as his little brother.The end had a lovely
twist when he encounters Thorongil and thinks a king should be like
that.Alas that the young lad eventually grows up not to want the king
and die before he sees his return.
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