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Msg# 9603
MEFA Reviews for Sunday, November 30, 2008 (Early Evening Set, Part Posted by annmarwalk November 30, 2008 - 17:11:46 Topic ID# 9603Title: Into the Woods · Author: Gloria Mundi · Times: Modern Times ·
ID: 593
Reviewer: Savageseraph · 2008-11-30 02:40:12
The switching points of view as two men from two different worlds meet
for a brief moment in time really worked for me. This fic perfectly
captured each character's distinct voice and sensibility. I also
enjoyed seeing Aragorn's longing for Boromir opening out a little to
embrace someone who looked so much like him (at least in the movie-verse).
Title: Messengers from the West · Author: Jay of Lasgalen · Genres:
Drama: Gondor Fixed-Length Ficlets · ID: 98
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:43:52
This just makes me smile, so very much! I love the idea.
Title: As Was Dwarven Tradition · Author: Nieriel Raina · Races:
Dwarves · ID: 553
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:44:08
I love the ["Dwarven Tradition"] created for this ficlet--and the
conclusion is perfect.
Title: Loss · Author: SurgicalSteel · Genres: Drama: Hurt/Comfort ·
ID: 196
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:44:21
This story is like a bruise to the heart--you feel so, for Halbarad
and for Serinde and their young children. Halbarad's desperation is
palpable, while the clear and clinical details of Serinde's
difficulties underline that desperation. This story will leave the
reader breathless with grief, but it is worth it.
Title: The Blessing · Author: Mews1945 · Genres: Drama: Featuring
Frodo or Sam · ID: 228
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:44:50
In this story, Mews creates an utterly believable OC as her POV
character. Loefal is just an ordinary soldier, injured in the fighting
at the Black Gate, but he is intelligent and observant as he takes
note of his first encounter with the Ringbearers.
His thoughts are amazing and touching. I love the conclusions he
reaches about hobbits and their natures, and this is another of Mews
stories that can bring tears to my eyes.
Title: Grandmum's Button Box · Author: pippinfan88 · Races: Hobbits:
Family · ID: 135
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:45:25
Pippinfan's Tooks are a remarkably close-knit family, generation to
generation--and to see Pippin's children interacting with their
grandmother Eglantine is a delight. The idea of Eglantine's stories
about the different buttons is very believable--such a collection came
to me from my mother-in-law, and she did know the provenance of many
of them. As I know the stories behind the ones I've added. A very
heart-warming vignette.
Title: For the Want of ... · Author: Larner · Times: Late Third Age:
Gondor · ID: 681
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:45:37
Spoilers!
This is such a lovely conversation between Pippin and Faramir. What I
like about it most is not only does Larner convey Pippin's earnestness
and his devotion to his kin and friends, but also his intelligence and
keen sense of duty as well--yes, his main reason for going to fight is
to do his part for Frodo, but he also recognizes that he has a part in
the big picture as well.
Title: Elanor of Westmarch: Still There · Author: Baranduin · Genres:
Drama: Final Partings · ID: 183
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:45:50
This was just beautiful, showing just how much Elanor loved her
father--I think that she now will understand more than ever the years
he spent torn in two.
Title: At Cormallen · Author: Mews1945 · Genres: Drama: Hurt/Comfort ·
ID: 730
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:46:04
Cormallen fics are always wonderful, and this one is an especial
favorite of mine. Mews always has a way with evocative descriptions,
bringing forth the nuances of emotion through the use of sensory details.
I love Merry in this: frightened and apprehensive as he
arrives--worrying about his cousins and Sam, and what condition he
will find them in. His reactions are very realistic, as he takes in
their injuries.
I think my favorite part of this is where he carefully and lovingly
washes the sleeping Frodo's hair. It's such a sweet and touching scene.
Title: Faeries · Author: Pearl Took · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond ·
ID: 304
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:46:22
Spoilers!
Faramir Took has a problem; he's being bullied and teased with
innuendo about his Tookishness. His father has a talk with him, but
the outcome of the conversation is not what Faramir expects.
This little story brings many of Pearl's other stories full circle
into another generation, so to speak, in a very satisfying manner. I
would love to see this followed up on!
Title: Gently Held · Author: viv · Genres: Romance: Other Fixed-Length
Ficlets · ID: 6
Reviewer: dkpalaska · 2008-11-30 02:46:24
There is a breathtakingly beautiful elegance to the language in this
tribble that makes it seem supremely fitting for a child of the Eldar.
I don't have the eloquence to explain why it struck me so completely,
but there's just a plethora of lovely phrasing and a very high,
intelligent level of clear descriptions. A perfect tone is carried
throughout.
It's framed as Arwen answering a question someone asked of her (or she
sensed was foremost in others' minds), and this works very well as a
method for listing many of her love's fine qualities - certainly many
of the ones that Aragorn fangirls have dreamed up over the years of
rereading LotR!
But Arwen names as primary motivator something that is probably not
obvious to most, but which felt tremendously appropriate to me once
revealed. (Particularly because it's something I myself have found
sexy in RL and fantasy characters.) I found her reflections to be
completely believable: definitely a wellspring of love and sensuality,
commitment and passion.
The last paragraph is very poignant and ties back to the title
wonderfully.
Title: Tolo Dan Na Ngalad · Author: Elwen · Races: Hobbits · ID: 735
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:46:48
There have been many stories about Elrond's efforts at removing the
Morgul-shard from Frodo's shoulder, but this one takes a slightly
different take on how he accomplished that than most such fics. It's
very plausible in the way he might have used Vilya--and in the way
Elrond would extend himself to help Frodo!
Title: Pirates Ye Be Warned · Author: Imhiriel · Races: Men: Gondor
Drabbles · ID: 353
Reviewer: dkpalaska · 2008-11-30 02:46:49
I know that this is not a true crossover, but I admit that the
possibility is delicious to contemplate... (So long as it is complete
with the pirate's nick-of-time escape, of course, dashing and
extravagant flair included.)
Taken as a non-crossover, even with a certain specific pirate's
swaggering bonhomie, I can see this exact reaction from the Prince of
Dol Amroth, responsible as he is for the well-being and safety of a
huge swath of coastline. As the first - and perhaps often the only -
line of defense against marauding thieves lurking in from the high
seas, only the harshest justice would serve as any deterrent to the
lawless.
Nevertheless, a fair and just ruler must ache for the chance to be
merciful, and this is how I've always thought of the great noblemen
such as Imrahil. Not lightly would he pass judgement of this sort, and
I think Imhiriel captures all of the above in Imrahil's severe
demeanor and decision to keep any spoils out of the hands of others.
The whole setup and both characterizations (pirate and Prince) are
wonderfully spun out, all in a quick and enjoyable hundred words.
Title: The Making of a Ringbearer I: Adrift · Author: obelia medusa ·
Races: Hobbits: Childhood · ID: 145
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:46:59
This is the prequel to Obelia Medusa's story ["Anchored"], and in it
she covers the time between Frodo's losing his parents and his
adoption by Bilbo. She creates a very believable situation for young
Frodo at Brandy Hall, and convey's Bilbo's worry and concern over the
child very well.
I love Frodo's first meeting with his infant cousin Merry--so
touchingly portrayed, and with Bilbo in attendance. There are also
some very interesting OCs. Nasty Cousin Bolo is a good precursor for
Frodo's later meetings with Lotho, and I am particularly fond of the
wonderful Miss Poppy, one of Brandy Hall's servants and a good friend
to Frodo.
There's a bit of adventure and a bit of angst, but the course of
things seems to run very naturally into the decision for Frodo to move
away.
One thing the reader needs to remember is that the author uses a
formula for hobbit-to-human ages that skews a bit younger than most
do--so Frodo is much more childlike in this story. It's a delightful
prologue to the sequel.
Title: Bears With Honey · Author: Gandalfs apprentice · Genres: Humor:
Other Fixed-Length Ficlets · ID: 243
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:47:10
There are very few fics out there dealing with Beorn, so that is one
of the good things this has going for it--and the other is that it has
Mrs. Beorn, who is truly delightful!
Title: Engineering · Author: SurgicalSteel · Races: Men: Minas Tirith
· ID: 696
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:47:21
Spoilers!
In this story, we finally get to see just what got SurgicalSteel's OFC
Serinde started on her career as a surgeon: the treatment of her
childhood injury at the Houses of Healing. In the process, we not only
see the seeds of her future self, but meet a couple of new OCs,
Talagon and Handir, who make an indelible impression on the reader!
Title: Answering the Call · Author: docmon · Genres: Drama · ID: 340
Reviewer: dkpalaska · 2008-11-30 02:47:24
First, I think the author made an excellent selection of plausible AUs
with these vignettes. Each is unique to the individual portrayed, with
logical use of "weaknesses" that allowed the One Ring to speak to
every member of the Fellowship, and a very creative use of different
times in which each character could have snatched the Ring. The
introduction itself sets the stage very nicely, and the interspersed
quotes are relevant reminders without being intrusive.
Even better, every scenario left me wanting to know more about that
particular situation. (Like in Gandalf's chapter: What happened to
Bilbo? This one may have been my favorite, although it would be hard
to choose.) I admit, I liked that the Ring was not always successful
in its objectives; [The Hobbit] and Tolkien's background information
certainly shows this as a reasonable possibility. The thread of
referring to the Ring as being "precious" is used well, not only in
setting up the story of a character's fall, but also being notably
absent where It fails.
Combined with the lovely originality is the author's excellent
writing, flowing style and wonderful characterizations. I felt the
members of the Fellowship were still those I knew from the books, even
as events spiraled away from canon.
Title: Moonset over Gondor · Author: Raksha the Demon · Genres: Drama:
Gondor Fixed-Length Ficlets · ID: 652
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:47:32
A conversation I am sure Faramir and Eowyn had more than once. They
would not forget their small friends, to whom they owed so much!
Title: The Secret of the Wooden Wall · Author: Lily · Genres: Mystery
· ID: 630
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:47:45
I had the privilege of beta-ing this story, and it was a lot of fun to
see the mystery unfolding. Lily has a real knack with the "older
generation" on the family trees, and in this story, she shows that
knack is not just confined to Brandybucks but extends to Tooks as
well. She makes good use of the fanon of the Took "Sight" and I really
enjoy her Paladin in this.
Title: Dance of the Deer and Mūmak · Author: Nieriel Raina · Races:
Cross-Cultural: Post-Ring War · ID: 559
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:48:08
A marvelous cross-cultural vignette. The way the author describes
Gimli's dancing seems just right for the dances of the Dwarves!
Title: The Search For Middle-earth · Author: Jules14 · Genres:
Alternate Universe: Incomplete · ID: 346
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:48:19
This was an intriguing and rather chilling Modern Day AU. The idea
that the world come come to such a pass is a sad and discouraging one,
yet in spite of the darkness of its theme, this story keeps the reader
going.
Title: Moon Over Water · Author: Avon · Genres: Drama: Final Partings
· ID: 518
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:48:31
Such a lovely and melancholy vignette; I love Faramir's memories of
this, and his conclusion at the end.
Title: The Tower Hills · Author: DrummerWench · Genres: Drama: Final
Partings · ID: 608
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:48:48
Spoilers!
This is very evocative and atmospheric: the idea of this last visit to
the Tower, and that it would trigger bad memories for Sam is
altogether plausible. I loved the way that Frodo comforted him--Frodo
may be leaving, but he still will take care of those he loves.
Title: Shire · Author: Aranel Took · Genres: Poetry: Hobbits · ID: 469
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:49:10
Concise and descriptive, I love the hobbity metaphors!
Title: Wife of the Thain · Author: LA Knight · Genres: Romance: Other
Fixed-Length Ficlets · ID: 513
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:49:39
This is a fascinating drabble series that perfectly captures the
mythical, fairy-tale spirit of the subject matter!
ID: 593
Reviewer: Savageseraph · 2008-11-30 02:40:12
The switching points of view as two men from two different worlds meet
for a brief moment in time really worked for me. This fic perfectly
captured each character's distinct voice and sensibility. I also
enjoyed seeing Aragorn's longing for Boromir opening out a little to
embrace someone who looked so much like him (at least in the movie-verse).
Title: Messengers from the West · Author: Jay of Lasgalen · Genres:
Drama: Gondor Fixed-Length Ficlets · ID: 98
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:43:52
This just makes me smile, so very much! I love the idea.
Title: As Was Dwarven Tradition · Author: Nieriel Raina · Races:
Dwarves · ID: 553
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:44:08
I love the ["Dwarven Tradition"] created for this ficlet--and the
conclusion is perfect.
Title: Loss · Author: SurgicalSteel · Genres: Drama: Hurt/Comfort ·
ID: 196
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:44:21
This story is like a bruise to the heart--you feel so, for Halbarad
and for Serinde and their young children. Halbarad's desperation is
palpable, while the clear and clinical details of Serinde's
difficulties underline that desperation. This story will leave the
reader breathless with grief, but it is worth it.
Title: The Blessing · Author: Mews1945 · Genres: Drama: Featuring
Frodo or Sam · ID: 228
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:44:50
In this story, Mews creates an utterly believable OC as her POV
character. Loefal is just an ordinary soldier, injured in the fighting
at the Black Gate, but he is intelligent and observant as he takes
note of his first encounter with the Ringbearers.
His thoughts are amazing and touching. I love the conclusions he
reaches about hobbits and their natures, and this is another of Mews
stories that can bring tears to my eyes.
Title: Grandmum's Button Box · Author: pippinfan88 · Races: Hobbits:
Family · ID: 135
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:45:25
Pippinfan's Tooks are a remarkably close-knit family, generation to
generation--and to see Pippin's children interacting with their
grandmother Eglantine is a delight. The idea of Eglantine's stories
about the different buttons is very believable--such a collection came
to me from my mother-in-law, and she did know the provenance of many
of them. As I know the stories behind the ones I've added. A very
heart-warming vignette.
Title: For the Want of ... · Author: Larner · Times: Late Third Age:
Gondor · ID: 681
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:45:37
Spoilers!
This is such a lovely conversation between Pippin and Faramir. What I
like about it most is not only does Larner convey Pippin's earnestness
and his devotion to his kin and friends, but also his intelligence and
keen sense of duty as well--yes, his main reason for going to fight is
to do his part for Frodo, but he also recognizes that he has a part in
the big picture as well.
Title: Elanor of Westmarch: Still There · Author: Baranduin · Genres:
Drama: Final Partings · ID: 183
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:45:50
This was just beautiful, showing just how much Elanor loved her
father--I think that she now will understand more than ever the years
he spent torn in two.
Title: At Cormallen · Author: Mews1945 · Genres: Drama: Hurt/Comfort ·
ID: 730
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:46:04
Cormallen fics are always wonderful, and this one is an especial
favorite of mine. Mews always has a way with evocative descriptions,
bringing forth the nuances of emotion through the use of sensory details.
I love Merry in this: frightened and apprehensive as he
arrives--worrying about his cousins and Sam, and what condition he
will find them in. His reactions are very realistic, as he takes in
their injuries.
I think my favorite part of this is where he carefully and lovingly
washes the sleeping Frodo's hair. It's such a sweet and touching scene.
Title: Faeries · Author: Pearl Took · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond ·
ID: 304
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:46:22
Spoilers!
Faramir Took has a problem; he's being bullied and teased with
innuendo about his Tookishness. His father has a talk with him, but
the outcome of the conversation is not what Faramir expects.
This little story brings many of Pearl's other stories full circle
into another generation, so to speak, in a very satisfying manner. I
would love to see this followed up on!
Title: Gently Held · Author: viv · Genres: Romance: Other Fixed-Length
Ficlets · ID: 6
Reviewer: dkpalaska · 2008-11-30 02:46:24
There is a breathtakingly beautiful elegance to the language in this
tribble that makes it seem supremely fitting for a child of the Eldar.
I don't have the eloquence to explain why it struck me so completely,
but there's just a plethora of lovely phrasing and a very high,
intelligent level of clear descriptions. A perfect tone is carried
throughout.
It's framed as Arwen answering a question someone asked of her (or she
sensed was foremost in others' minds), and this works very well as a
method for listing many of her love's fine qualities - certainly many
of the ones that Aragorn fangirls have dreamed up over the years of
rereading LotR!
But Arwen names as primary motivator something that is probably not
obvious to most, but which felt tremendously appropriate to me once
revealed. (Particularly because it's something I myself have found
sexy in RL and fantasy characters.) I found her reflections to be
completely believable: definitely a wellspring of love and sensuality,
commitment and passion.
The last paragraph is very poignant and ties back to the title
wonderfully.
Title: Tolo Dan Na Ngalad · Author: Elwen · Races: Hobbits · ID: 735
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:46:48
There have been many stories about Elrond's efforts at removing the
Morgul-shard from Frodo's shoulder, but this one takes a slightly
different take on how he accomplished that than most such fics. It's
very plausible in the way he might have used Vilya--and in the way
Elrond would extend himself to help Frodo!
Title: Pirates Ye Be Warned · Author: Imhiriel · Races: Men: Gondor
Drabbles · ID: 353
Reviewer: dkpalaska · 2008-11-30 02:46:49
I know that this is not a true crossover, but I admit that the
possibility is delicious to contemplate... (So long as it is complete
with the pirate's nick-of-time escape, of course, dashing and
extravagant flair included.)
Taken as a non-crossover, even with a certain specific pirate's
swaggering bonhomie, I can see this exact reaction from the Prince of
Dol Amroth, responsible as he is for the well-being and safety of a
huge swath of coastline. As the first - and perhaps often the only -
line of defense against marauding thieves lurking in from the high
seas, only the harshest justice would serve as any deterrent to the
lawless.
Nevertheless, a fair and just ruler must ache for the chance to be
merciful, and this is how I've always thought of the great noblemen
such as Imrahil. Not lightly would he pass judgement of this sort, and
I think Imhiriel captures all of the above in Imrahil's severe
demeanor and decision to keep any spoils out of the hands of others.
The whole setup and both characterizations (pirate and Prince) are
wonderfully spun out, all in a quick and enjoyable hundred words.
Title: The Making of a Ringbearer I: Adrift · Author: obelia medusa ·
Races: Hobbits: Childhood · ID: 145
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:46:59
This is the prequel to Obelia Medusa's story ["Anchored"], and in it
she covers the time between Frodo's losing his parents and his
adoption by Bilbo. She creates a very believable situation for young
Frodo at Brandy Hall, and convey's Bilbo's worry and concern over the
child very well.
I love Frodo's first meeting with his infant cousin Merry--so
touchingly portrayed, and with Bilbo in attendance. There are also
some very interesting OCs. Nasty Cousin Bolo is a good precursor for
Frodo's later meetings with Lotho, and I am particularly fond of the
wonderful Miss Poppy, one of Brandy Hall's servants and a good friend
to Frodo.
There's a bit of adventure and a bit of angst, but the course of
things seems to run very naturally into the decision for Frodo to move
away.
One thing the reader needs to remember is that the author uses a
formula for hobbit-to-human ages that skews a bit younger than most
do--so Frodo is much more childlike in this story. It's a delightful
prologue to the sequel.
Title: Bears With Honey · Author: Gandalfs apprentice · Genres: Humor:
Other Fixed-Length Ficlets · ID: 243
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:47:10
There are very few fics out there dealing with Beorn, so that is one
of the good things this has going for it--and the other is that it has
Mrs. Beorn, who is truly delightful!
Title: Engineering · Author: SurgicalSteel · Races: Men: Minas Tirith
· ID: 696
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:47:21
Spoilers!
In this story, we finally get to see just what got SurgicalSteel's OFC
Serinde started on her career as a surgeon: the treatment of her
childhood injury at the Houses of Healing. In the process, we not only
see the seeds of her future self, but meet a couple of new OCs,
Talagon and Handir, who make an indelible impression on the reader!
Title: Answering the Call · Author: docmon · Genres: Drama · ID: 340
Reviewer: dkpalaska · 2008-11-30 02:47:24
First, I think the author made an excellent selection of plausible AUs
with these vignettes. Each is unique to the individual portrayed, with
logical use of "weaknesses" that allowed the One Ring to speak to
every member of the Fellowship, and a very creative use of different
times in which each character could have snatched the Ring. The
introduction itself sets the stage very nicely, and the interspersed
quotes are relevant reminders without being intrusive.
Even better, every scenario left me wanting to know more about that
particular situation. (Like in Gandalf's chapter: What happened to
Bilbo? This one may have been my favorite, although it would be hard
to choose.) I admit, I liked that the Ring was not always successful
in its objectives; [The Hobbit] and Tolkien's background information
certainly shows this as a reasonable possibility. The thread of
referring to the Ring as being "precious" is used well, not only in
setting up the story of a character's fall, but also being notably
absent where It fails.
Combined with the lovely originality is the author's excellent
writing, flowing style and wonderful characterizations. I felt the
members of the Fellowship were still those I knew from the books, even
as events spiraled away from canon.
Title: Moonset over Gondor · Author: Raksha the Demon · Genres: Drama:
Gondor Fixed-Length Ficlets · ID: 652
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:47:32
A conversation I am sure Faramir and Eowyn had more than once. They
would not forget their small friends, to whom they owed so much!
Title: The Secret of the Wooden Wall · Author: Lily · Genres: Mystery
· ID: 630
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:47:45
I had the privilege of beta-ing this story, and it was a lot of fun to
see the mystery unfolding. Lily has a real knack with the "older
generation" on the family trees, and in this story, she shows that
knack is not just confined to Brandybucks but extends to Tooks as
well. She makes good use of the fanon of the Took "Sight" and I really
enjoy her Paladin in this.
Title: Dance of the Deer and Mūmak · Author: Nieriel Raina · Races:
Cross-Cultural: Post-Ring War · ID: 559
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:48:08
A marvelous cross-cultural vignette. The way the author describes
Gimli's dancing seems just right for the dances of the Dwarves!
Title: The Search For Middle-earth · Author: Jules14 · Genres:
Alternate Universe: Incomplete · ID: 346
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:48:19
This was an intriguing and rather chilling Modern Day AU. The idea
that the world come come to such a pass is a sad and discouraging one,
yet in spite of the darkness of its theme, this story keeps the reader
going.
Title: Moon Over Water · Author: Avon · Genres: Drama: Final Partings
· ID: 518
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:48:31
Such a lovely and melancholy vignette; I love Faramir's memories of
this, and his conclusion at the end.
Title: The Tower Hills · Author: DrummerWench · Genres: Drama: Final
Partings · ID: 608
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:48:48
Spoilers!
This is very evocative and atmospheric: the idea of this last visit to
the Tower, and that it would trigger bad memories for Sam is
altogether plausible. I loved the way that Frodo comforted him--Frodo
may be leaving, but he still will take care of those he loves.
Title: Shire · Author: Aranel Took · Genres: Poetry: Hobbits · ID: 469
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:49:10
Concise and descriptive, I love the hobbity metaphors!
Title: Wife of the Thain · Author: LA Knight · Genres: Romance: Other
Fixed-Length Ficlets · ID: 513
Reviewer: Dreamflower · 2008-11-30 02:49:39
This is a fascinating drabble series that perfectly captures the
mythical, fairy-tale spirit of the subject matter!
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