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Pebbles From Arda  by Virtuella 13 Review(s)
Nieriel RainaReviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/21/2014
Beautiful!

Author Reply: Thank you. I wrote this many years ago, so it's nice to get another review for it after all this time.

AntaneReviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/11/2012
What an interesting story! It could well have been this way.

Namarie, God bless, Antane :)

Author Reply: Thank you. :)

RhyselleReviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/21/2010
I am just gobsmacked by this piece. You cut to the heart of the problem of elven immortality, and made it clear, through Arwen's perceptions that the Gift of Men truly is a gift.

Well done! *applauds* Very well done!

EluthaunReviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/22/2008
Bravo!
How deeply I relished this piece.
I felt as if it was neither a word too long, nor too short! That is the greatest gift of a writer in my humble opinion. What a small triumph it is to use just exactly the right count of words, and to make the perfect number of guestures with them. I envy your empathy of Lady Arwen: and I am enriched to have read your piece, and will understand her better.
Thank you very much.

Author Reply: Thanks. I wasn't aware that the length was a major strength of the piece, but I had certainly said all I had to say on the matter. ;-) I'm glad you feel that this text has given you a new insight.

Linda HoylandReviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/5/2008
Beautiful and very moving.

Author Reply: Thanks, glad you liked it. ;-)

DreamflowerReviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/4/2008
What an evocative and lovely examination of Arwen's choice!

Author Reply: Thank you. I've always wondered how Elves coped with immortality. Somehow it's a less attractive prospect than one would think.

morganaReviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/6/2008
So very insightful. It really left me thinking about the nature of elves. I used to think they were wimps to retreat to the Undying Lands, but now I see that they were only trying to find a way to cope with immortality. Loved it.

Author Reply: Thank you very much!

willowsweltReviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/3/2008
Beautiful. I really enjoyed the perspective and that at the end Arwen understood and embraced her fate.

What a mercy to know an end. This sentence pretty much sums up what I always imagined about the disadvantages od immortality.

willowswelt

Author Reply: Thank you! When I thought about the real implications of immortality, somehow the Hindu/Buddhist idea of mercyful oblivion came to mind. While reincarnation is not quite the same as immortality, these concepts seemed related.

RSReviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/2/2008
This is beautiful!

Linda HoylandReviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/2/2008
A moving and beautiful story.

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