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| Number Two Son by French Pony | 36 Review(s) |
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| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 6/22/2004 |
| For some reason, it touched me that Faramir quieted when Ioreth stroked his hair. It suggested how much everyone, even grown male soldiers, need to be caressed and comforted. It echoes with your later paragraph about him being physically affectionate and thus really needing his family. I liked the fact that, in his dream, Faramir sees himself in a boat like Boromir. And I know what he means about not having the energy to care about the burning city. That's how I know I'm truly sick. I can just lie there and not care about all the stuff I'm supposed to be doing. You can really see how he and Eowyn saved one another and thus saved themselves. | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 6/16/2004 |
| You made very clever use of Denethor at the Palantir in this chapter. What he sees gives us a panoramic view of the battle that then gets balanced off by the close in view of Faramir. I also liked the way that Faramir and Boromir worked together to reconstruct the rhyme. They are less at odds over who will go seek for Imladris than they are in many stories, and I liked that too. It made me look at them a little differently. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 6/9/2004 |
| Strange, but true - I can like almost every character in LOTR, even Gollum, but Denethor is just TOO HORRIBLE FOR WORDS. Not because of the Palantir, not because he fell into despair, but because he was so nasty to his poor son. I think I would dislike him less if he had been unpleasant to both of them - but to adore Boromir and be so mean to Faramir makes him contemptible. Just a little rant! | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 6/9/2004 |
| How tragic. Denethor has slid further into the grip of the evil emanating from the palantir, even as he tries to use it for good. It's actually fortunate that Faramir is an adult and away from home by now, or things would have been worse. I liked seeing all of Faramir's friends, up to and including Mithradir. It comforted me if not him to know he was not alone. | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 6/8/2004 |
| A wonderful chapter! You've brought the father and his sons almost to the point where they are in LOTR - all shouldering terrible burdens. Denethor is burdened by the knowledge of Gondor's great danger, as well as the palantir's visions, and foolishly determined, in the terrible pride that will kill him, to go it alone, with no help from allies. Faramir is burdened by his father's callous rejection, by the knowledge that he has no place in the City he called home. And Boromir is burdened by the weight of trying to be brother AND father to Faramir, and captain-general, as well as the heavy weight of all Denethor's hopes and the certainty that his father is slipping farther and farther away. It looks like Boromir might have deliberately picked the Rangers as an ideal unit for Faramir in part to distance him from their father's scorn, knowing how it would hurt Faramir to be made aware of Denethor's rejection every day in Minas Tirith. And a lovely moment of Gandalf acting as Faramir's surrogate father, just when Faramir needed his comfort the most. I don't want this story to end. Will you take it to the Pyre, or do a separate story? (can't remember) | |
| steachica | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 6/7/2004 |
| you know, i dont dislike your Denethor. He acknowledges that Faramir is more of a thinker, and has educated him fittingly. I think it's wonderful he would make him attend the councils, and that he envisioned Faramir as Boromir's counsellor. Aside from that, i dont like him very much :) this is an awsome story! update soon, i love reading about these two brothers!! any ladies appearing soon? | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 6/1/2004 |
| Well, Boromir feels the evil that is corrupting his father, and it's really sad that Denethor thought he was doing what was best for Gondor at whatever cost to himself. And the cost to Faramir is what really hurts in this story. What a pity. | |
| Jules | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 5/28/2004 |
| Wonderful chapter. Ilove your Boromir, Faramir and even Denethor. This was cute Boromir wanted to show off his youngest brother to his friends and vice versa. He should have known to warn Faramir not to sing any of those songs. Denethor's punishment was both creative and amusing. I can't wait to see what happens next. Thanks for writing Jule | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 5/25/2004 |
| Oh this was very funny, and I have to say that Denethor came across as a reasonably undertanding father. Boromir really should have known better. Kids can't keep secrets, and as Denethor says, Faramir is bright and imitative. | |
| eokat | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 5/22/2004 |
| Another super chapter. Denethor has noticed the budding friendship between Faramir and Gandalf, which will only serve to widen the gulf between father and son. Looking forward to the next, Eokat. | |