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| Fruit of Life by Lady_Roisin | 1 Review(s) |
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| Silivren Tinu | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/3/2009 |
| I loved the gentle way Isildur treats Tindalómë at the beginning of this chapter, and his obvious concern for her and also how realistically you described Tindalómë's shock after losing her family in such a cruel way. The library was a wonderful gift and I think just what Tindalómë needed right then. You already make me love Isildur's family and also Gil-galad, though I have only just met some of the former and have yet to meet the latter! ;-) That book with the Two Trees on the cover must have been so beautiful, I wish I could see it. Isildur's decision to ride to Armenelos really made me nervous, to say the least. *g* I've looked all the places up in The Atlas of Tolkien's Middle-earth and have to say I'm really looking forward to see your description of Armenelos and Nimloth - you make all the places, characters and things come alive for me. I loved Isildur's thoughts about Laurelin and Telperion, the images you conjure up are so beautiful! I liked how Isildur watched Tindalómë in her sleep before he left, and his thoughts while he was doing so. I hope she won't kill him for leaving like that before he gets a chance to wed her. ;-) I enjoyed this chapter just as much as the first one. :) Author Reply: I tend to believe in my version of these tories that Isildur was deeply in love with his wife and that she was an immensely strong woman that he saw as his equal. I think isildur and his unamed wife is one of the tragic stories that Tolkien only brushed the surface of. I try to convey them both in a way that is both believable for Tolkien's realm, but mdern reaers can also relate to. I am happy you liked the way i portrayed Tindalome's grief. In my first draft of this, it was a bit dodgy because I was afraid to let go and put some of my own experience in it, but I'm glad it worked out. I am immensely happy I am mking you enjoy isildur and his family. They're human, and you get to see some of that "less than perfect" human side in my other stories, but I think when it really mattered, they banded together and hld onto one another. I wanted to show Tindalome's acceptance into the family through the gift of the library. It's a gift that no doubt would have meant certain death had any of the King's Mn found it. I'm gladd too you enjoyed the images of the Two Trees. I felt that Aandil had to be one moving story teller to sway his grandson to such a bold action. I always thought it was strange that all of a sudden it seemed that isildur decided to go to a forbidden place, an do somehing that would mean certain dath if he was caught. It wasbasically a suicide mission. I always wanted to look into some deeper reason "why" he would do such a thing, and I always figured it had to be something that hit close to home. This is my interpretation of all that. I'm so very very happy you're enjoying this! Thank you immensely for he reviews! "hugs" | |