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| E-nlend uin Estel by fadagaski | 6 Review(s) |
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| LisaG | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/7/2010 |
| That was a lovely little short...I would love to read more along this line about Aragorn growing up in Rivendell. | |
| Amy Earls (aragorn_reader) | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/12/2005 |
| Oh, Allocin, this is sweet w/o being too cute or fluffy or like a stupid TV episode! You touch on a lot of interesting contrasts: between elven parents and children, elves and humans, and Dúnedain and elven children. I especially liked your story's soundtrack: the way Aragorn creeps in to his mum's room, the quietness of Dúnedain children, Aragorn's account of the trip to Rivendell, and the irrepressible kid-noise at the end reverberating through the quiet halls. I thought that Elrond was perfectly in character. I liked his retreat to the herb room when he was perturbed. His relationship with his sons was interesting. How would the facts that elves don't physically age beyond a certain point and that generations live together for such a long time affect the parent-child relationship? The possibility of other males being killed when Isildur's Heir was targeted and Gilraen's guilt never occurred to me before. Interesting Moses parallel. And I love the end, v. vivid! Thanks v. much for sharing! Amy Author Reply: *weeps* I live for reviews like this. Firstly, hooray for a lack of fluffiness. Was definitely not trying to be overly cute with Aragorn. A lot of everything else you mention is very unintentional, though I know I have a habit of focussing on sounds rather than sights when writing. My 'Moses parallel' was just a bright spark as I was tying off the story, and I've never learnt the tale of Moses properly (7 plagues of Egypt, right?) so I'm safe from accusations of plagiarism! *cheers* Am glad that Elrond and the twins came across okay. I royally suck at elves. Thank you so much for a great review. *cherishes* | |
| DAYNA | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/11/2005 |
| What a wonderful story. Sad, but sweet. Poor little Aragorn. :( Author Reply: I imagine him being a very cute toddler, but quite quiet. Thank you for reviewing. :) | |
| Tigger | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/11/2005 |
| What a bittersweet story. I liked it a lot. Well done!! Author Reply: Thank you. ^_^ I was definitely aiming for that slightly bitter after-taste, which Gilraen's line automatically creates, even in the books. | |
| The Karenator | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/11/2005 |
| I had to come back and say one more thing. I am a mother and you did just fine with Aragorn's speech. He might be slightly precocious for a normal two year old, but I don't think it's unreasonable to assume that the Dunadain children would have a better command of language than other men. I didn't find his speech jarring or unrealistic at all. I thought he was very sweet. | |
| The Karenator | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/11/2005 |
| What a sweet story. I like the way you've portrayed Gilrean. She's wounded, weary and grieving, but still her concern is with her child. Elrond is well done too. He's sad, but takes hope in the sweet sound of a child's laughter. Very nicely done, Fadagaski. Karen Author Reply: Thank you so much! I was concerned primarily about two things in this story: Aragorn's baby speech, and Elrond's characterisation. I'm glad you think I've got at least one down okay. :) | |