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| The Last Adventure by Eärillë | 2 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/2/2010 |
| I am glad that Bilbo realizes his time has come. It is more the loss of Bilbo's company than the thought of his death, I'd think, that causes Frodo's concern--he's come through the worst he can face already. I'm a bit surprised at Gandalf, though! Silly Maia! A wonderful look at Bilbo's preparation to go on! Author Reply: Haha. Hey, but you must remember that Gandalf had never had the privelege to know someone who died peacefully - at least in this story - as he said himself. For the hobbits - and indeed, us - he must look and sound quite silly. But Bilbo and Frodo and we have always known that they (and we) will die someday, and have in a way prepared for that eventuality. An Ainu, though, like the Firstborn, do not know death as intimately as the Secondborn do, and thus confusion has a big chance to arise regarding the matter... Yes, Frodo was dismayed because he would miss Bilbo's company, I suppose. Perhaps he had thought that the two of them would go together... Well, actually, it was what I was thinking when I was invisioning his character in the scene. After everything that had come in his life, I would bet he would welcome death instead of fearing for it. It would be something like an escape from the horrors he suffered in the one year of the Ring War... Poor hobbit. Thanks for reading, Larner, and the review. :) I appreciate it. - Rey | |
| Siiw | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/1/2010 |
| Yay! This is what I most like about your writing, how it describes meeting the new and unknown. I have a feeling that this will be good for Olorin too. Now that they live in peace, the association between death and pain can be replaced with an association with peace. Author Reply: LOL I would admit here, I was pleasantly surprised by your comment. I did not think of the story that way. But now that you said it, it actually made sense to me, somehow... The trio were friends, if not close friends. But Olórin never encountered something like a peaceful death in all his incarnations and lifetimes, like he admited himself. And truth be told, I enjoyed writing his response to it, although it was one of the hardest things to do there. (The other being Bilbo's characteristic replies, which I can't be sure even now if they matched canon Hobbits and LotR.) I am glad that you found the story enjoyable, and that it once more fell into your favourite theme. (I kind of missed your reviews. But that is quite beside the point.) Hee. :) Thanks for reading and reviewing, Siiw; muchly appreciated. - Rey | |