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| That Which is Hidden by naiad | 10 Review(s) |
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| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 7/11/2005 |
| This was gorgeous! I do not believe I have read another story to touch upon these events in quite such depth. And I have to say that I liked the subtle blend of book- and movie-verse towards the end. I liked your Galadriel very much, and your Celeborn definitely earned his reputation for wisdom in this story. You kept the focus on Galadriel's temptation and her passing of the test, and more so on her growing love and admiration for a small creature of another race, who proved in the end to be the mightiest of them all. Author Reply: Dear Dreamflower, Thank you for understanding my intentions so well and for reviewing each segment. You are a very astute reader! Your words make the writing and rewriting all worthwhile. Re: the omission of Sam, the similarity to movie verse was coincidental, not intentional. Hopefully the Notes in the last segment/chapter explain sufficiently (you deduced correctly, yourself). I'm so glad you enjoyed this and took the time to say so. Cheers and best wishes* naiad | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 7/11/2005 |
| What a difference POV makes; I had never before considered this farewell from her POV before... | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 7/11/2005 |
| I was surprised here at how you slipped from book-verse to movie-verse, excluding Sam from the scene; yet I quickly realized that would interfere with the dynamic you have set up between Galadriel and Frodo and distracted from her main temptation scene. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 7/11/2005 |
| Very suspenseful; I like the sharp turns from light to dark to light again, the shifting mood like Frodo is picking his way through a fair meadow filled with sharp hidden objects... | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 7/11/2005 |
| And we see one tactic Frodo uses to protect himself: he forces himself to show as much trust as he can, and his gratitude for forbearance both shames and shocks the tempted into refraining. I love Galadriel's insight that Frodo *bears* the Ring, but does not *possess* it. And I like your Lindelor. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 7/11/2005 |
| This is very dark and creepy. Poor Boromir. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 7/11/2005 |
| Oh, this is absolutely stunning. I love how fraught with peril Frodo is when in Galadriel's company, as she finds herself fighting a battle against the Ring's lure. Yet he persists in seeing only her kindness, and concentrates on the task about them. She also sees, however, what is going to be Frodo's downfall at the end--his expectations for himself, his tendency to blame himself for that which he cannot help. And I confess that amid all this angst, I had to chuckle when she describes Aragorn as "brief". Aragorn? *nah*; LOL! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 7/10/2005 |
| You are really exploring some territory that is new to me here. I had, I suppose always thought of Galadriel's temptation as something that came on her just at that time after they used her mirror, and Frodo offered her the Ring. I did not imagine her being tempted by it the whole time they were there. This is very intriguing. I love her puzzled assessment of Frodo, and her difficulty understanding his strengths as well as weaknesses. She truly had no idea of hobbits, did she? | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/10/2005 |
| This is an interesting look into Galadriel's mind. I don't often see her portrayed as wavering or uncertain; yet thinking about it, she must have been to a certain extent. Surely she never expected to have the Ring come to her reach quite like this. And her puzzlement is refreshing. So often she is depicted as perfectly wise. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/10/2005 |
| Oh my, a very interesting beginning... | |