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| Requiem for Boromir by maya_ar | 6 Review(s) |
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| Ariel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/12/2009 |
| Ah... Book canon! A true breath of fresh air. Not only is this piece carefully crafted, but it fits elegantly into the story line (my favorite type of story!) and matches the heroic style of the last book of LOTR exceptionally well. Few fanfic writers do this successfully, but it is a delight when I can find one who has. Thank you for this missing piece! It feels like it could easily have come from Tolkien's own notes! And isn't that why we read (and write) fanfiction? To gain another taste of the story we love? Very well done. Author Reply: Thank you! Yes, you're exactly right, at least as far as why I read and write fan fiction - to create or consume more of the story we love. I do try to keep my stories consistent with the letter and spirit of Tolkien's work -it's always wonderful to hear from a fellowfan that it worked. cheers, Maya | |
| Nienna Ellanesse | Reviewed Chapter: Author's Notes on 7/4/2004 |
| A great story idea executed with love and talent is always appreciated. I think even Prof. Tolkien would forgive the "meter and verse" wobbles; it's a celebration of courage and friendship and you did stay true to the cannon! Dear Faramir, wry Eomer, patient Aragorn, . . . the gang's all here. Thank you for the story. :) Author Reply: Thank you! I enjoyed writing it, and it's even nicer when other folks enjoy it too :) cheers, Maya | |
| Lindorien | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/20/2004 |
| I think you did beautifully with the poetry here, Maya. Very in keeping with that from the actual novel. This is a nicely done piece. thanks. Lindorien Author Reply: Again, praise is always sweeter from a fellow poet. Thank you! | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/20/2004 |
| Very nice work! And I love the way in which Faramir completed the mourning song for Boromir by singing a last verse. It's great that you remembered his interest in music. Author Reply: That last verse came to me in my sleep. I'd been thinking for some time about the story situation: Boromir's loved ones saying a proper goodbye. Then I just woke up one morning and the poem virtually wrote itself. I scribbled it down before my first cup of coffee, and I couldn't for the life of me think how it happened! The second poem took more work - all I had was a vague idea for the lines about Boromir in the "islands of the blest, where all our loved ones live again adn all our heroes rest." | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/20/2004 |
| Marvelous. As you do with your characters, you take *us* from tears of grief to peaceful hearts. A beautiful story. Author Reply: I'm so glad it struck you that way. This story was somewhat atypical for me, because I spent little time thinking about it and more time *feeling* the situation, if that doesn't sound too odd. It was a very spontaneous experience, writing it, and it could so easily have turned mawkish or melodramatic. It's not quite perfect yet, but writing it was very cathartic. | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: Author's Notes on 6/20/2004 |
| I have trouble reading the poetry of LOTR, but I have a very long commute to work and recently I listened to the whole trilogy on book tape. This song was haunting when I heard it. I could never have imagined it so well from the printed page. I like the way Faramir completed the set of verses on the wind. I had never before connected the sacrifice of Boromir with the happiness of Faramir, although once you say it, it seems obvious. Author Reply: I know what you mean about poetry being all about sounds: I tend to read anything in verse aloud (a somewhat disconcerting habit in company, I'm told). About the sacrifice-happiness connection, I thought it was one thing that Faramir would cherish - that in some way, his beloved brother had been instrumental in his "happy ending", and in the continuation of their family line. | |