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| Tell This Mortal by Chathol-linn | 51 Review(s) |
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| Rose Sared | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 6/28/2004 |
| Sorry to be several chapters behind but it read so well! I am enjoying this dark tale and it indeed answers some thorny canon q's. Looking forwad to the rest. Rose | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 6/27/2004 |
| I think I've read this tale of the girl watching Legolas practice the knife in one of your other stories, but I'm making no connection with the name Willofain. I like grumpy Gimli, btw. Author Reply: daw, it is great to get feedback like this. Many thanks. You are right on, as usual. I have used the scene before of a Mortal girl watching Legolas practice with knives. I'm thinking it is okay to recycle parts of stories and ideas, as long as one makes an improvement in the process. At least, many of my favorite writers do it. As for Gimli, maybe someone else can figure out how to work in 'Sneezy,' 'Dopey,' "Bashful,' 'Doc,' 'Happy,' and 'Sleepy.' Best regards - Chathol-linn | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 6/27/2004 |
| You have me captivated with this story within the story, Chathol-Linn. I can't wait to find out what happened. In the meantime, I must say how much I enjoyed the little glimpse of Thranduil in love. Author Reply: Hello, daw. The story ends with Legolas sailing west, but I guess that is no secret. Thanks for continuing to read! As for Thranduil, I enjoyed him too. Eveybody loves a lover! Best regards - Chathol-linn | |
| Rose Sared | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 6/23/2004 |
| hmmm interesting. Dark pasts and hints of dark futures. I think this should be called Tangled Web instead of daw's! Still very much enjoying your vision. Rose Author Reply: Hi, Rose Sared. Naw, this is just a sea story. daw's Tangled Web is a terrific weave. I'm so glad that you like the dark hints. It's great to hear your comments. Regards - Chathol-linn | |
| Timon | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 6/22/2004 |
| Please, please, please tell me that you are going to follow up this story with another detailing the tale of Legolas in his youth and the mortal girl of sixteen once known to him (once loved by him??)! Will the bitter outweigh the sweet,I wonder? Oh, be still, my heart - the agony of having to wait will be unbearable at best. At worst, I may not survive... TELL THIS MORTAL is as good a writing as I have seen in all my years (which are considerable). You certainly have a talent for telling a tale and making it believable, making your reader gasp and grasp (in not so quiet desperation) for more, more, more! Thanks for this rich, rich indulgence. Please post again soon. In the meantime, I will be watching, waiting, hoping, dying... Timon Author Reply: Timon, what a great review. I will treasure it always. Whoof. It so happens I know a good bit about that Mortal girl - who she is, where she came from, what she is doing in that forest with Legolas. Thank you so much for the encouragement. Regards - Chathol-linn | |
| Lamiel | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 6/22/2004 |
| Oh my. Now things are getting interesting. Well, that's the wrong word - this story has gripped me from the beginning, and seeing Legolas' pain and Gimli's fear through the narrator's eyes is fascinating. But what a tantalizing description of the Elven Path of Dreams... that wasn't just a dream, that was a mind meld. To use a phrase. Fascinating. Legolas' reaction to the song is wonderful - I never saw that coming. He must be so close to the edge, to lose control like that. Of course he's just seen Aragorn die, and he knows that Gimli's time is coming soon, plus he's on the final edge of waiting before setting sail at last. Bad time to be stirring up painful memories. There are so many hints and snippets of complex issues here, and I am eagerly awaiting their exploration. Including that girl in Legolas' youth, I guess... no Legomance, right? Right. Author Reply: Hi, Lamiel! I've been fascinated with Elvish dreams ever since I first read Tolkien's little snippet about Legolas in The Two Towers. Your take on his mental state is just right, by the way. Thank you for reading and giving me your thoughts. Regards - Chathol-linn | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 6/22/2004 |
| I have to say that startled me almost as much as it did Aerlinn. I look forward to hearing the explanation. Author Reply: Wow, I am tickled that Legolas did something readers did not anticpate. Of course, from my point of view it was as predictable as tides. I'm humbly grateful that you are continuing to read this. Thanks, daw. Regards - Chathol-linn | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 6/22/2004 |
| "That does not explain as much as you might think,” I said. I find that's true of other people's explanations far more than I would like. That's a very interesting portrayal of the dream path. I've read some of your stories about this before. It's a wonderfully elfy thing to speculate about. Author Reply: Thanks, daw, for your comment and your continued interest. JRRT left us only a scrap to go on in The Two Towers - that offhand remark about "the strange path of elvish dreams." Could never get that out of my mind. Regards - Chathol-linn | |
| Lamiel | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 6/20/2004 |
| The description of Legolas' conflict, the need to sail over sea coupled with the desire to stay in Middle-earth, is very vivid and beautifully done. And I just loved the description when the narrator first saw him, "For a moment I thought he was limned in pale light, but lighting is uncertain just before a storm." Nice. The giving of the description, hesitantly, taking it back again. Very nice. I'm not sure why the close call with the lightning bolt was necessary - maybe a warning from the Valar not to give in to those fangirlish urges? But I like the image of this beautiful Elf. "A tall, slender youth of about 20 or so, with three-thousand-year-old eyes." Yes, I like it very much. Author Reply: Hi, Lamiel. Ha, ha! The warning to fangurls may very well be one of the functions of the lightning bolt. Whether or no, I' keep it in mind! Many thanks for your comments. Regards - Chathol-linn | |
| Rose Sared | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 6/19/2004 |
| Your writing is so powerful! I love it. What a feeling of bitter menace you manage to get into your scenes of beauty, hah, I want to yell don't go to your sailmaker, but would I deny her her experience of Legolas. No. Just yummy, Rose Author Reply: How encouraged I feel when I read your remarks! This was the kind of response in readers that I hoped I would achieve. Thank you for letting me know. Regards - Chathol-linn | |