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| In the Deep Places by Lamiel | 81 Review(s) |
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| Jay of Lasgalen | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 11/1/2004 |
| Gimli has some wonderful lines in this chapter! 'I wonder how one puts out an Elf? Gimli reluctantly pushed aside the image of himself dousing Legolas with a bucket of water.' 'I ought to put a bell around your neck'. There are many more! The batttle scene was very well done, and they fought well together - I liked the dwarvish battle cry from Legolas. He was wonderfully fey in this. Sneaky summary - I thought you menat that L & G fought each other! Jay Author Reply: Ah, yes, we were very sneaky in that study summary, tricksy we were, yes precious. But I'm glad you enjoyed it just the same. | |
| elliska | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 10/28/2004 |
| I enjoyed Legolas' thoughts on human birthday celebrations and the differences between elves and humans. I always like watching people discover/ruminate on cultural differences. But some parts of this should have come with a coffee warning. I particularly liked: Worse still, in the evenings the more friendly of the mortals would attempt to show hospitality by dragging the Elves into smoky, dark taverns and forcing tankards of ale and hours of off-key singing upon them. He certainly never threatened to shoot the locals, as Thranduil’s third son Ellomë had done after being subjected to innumerable quantities of pipeweed smoke and a forty-five minute rendition of “The Lay of Leithien.” and in view of the probable outcome of such a test, Legolas might even allow Gimli to take the helmet off first. I snorted or spit coffee for each of these. Great chapter. I'm looking forward to the update. Author Reply: Grin. I'm so glad that you enjoy the bits of humor here and there. We do need something to relieve the angst, after all. And you picked up on a few of my favorite lines from this chapter. Thank you, Elliska. Hope the coffee didn't hurt your keyboard too much. | |
| Jay of Lasgalen | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 10/28/2004 |
| You do a great job of describing Legolas's increasing sense of isolation as he is cut off from the outside world, amongst mortals he does not understand. No wonder he is tense and jumpy! So now he and Gimli are going off together to scout ahead? Why do I feel that disaster is about the strike? Jay Author Reply: What, Legolas and Gimli alone together, with weapons, in the dark, deep underground, and the possibility of Orcs about? What could possibly go wrong with that? | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 10/28/2004 |
| Poor Legolas. He must be feeling bad if he is prepared to co-operate with Gimli. I love the way the detail expands on his background and his reasons for being the sort of elf he is. I particularly enjoyed the older brother, Ellome, and his reaction to the delights of spending an evening in the company of Men. Yes, it's probably just as well Elrond didn't send him with Gandalf. Although, as a reaction to an evening of karaoke, I think his response is more than excusable. It must be fun for Gandalf trying to hold this lot together. The Balrog may have come as a relief! Author Reply: Personally I feel that Ellome's reaction was perfectly reasonable, although it may have contributed to the Wood-elves' reputation of being "less wise and more dangerous" than their Noldor cousins. Now if only I had recourse to a longbow in situations like that... | |
| Eruanna | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/21/2004 |
| Oooh, angst. Fun fun fun! :) I look forward to the next chapter! Author Reply: You like angst? Oh, Eruanna, we should get on just fine. | |
| Elena Tiriel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/19/2004 |
| Ah, I am really glad to see this here, Lamiel! Loved it on ffn, and I look forward to reading it again. - Barbara Author Reply: Thank you Barbara! This version won't change much from the original, but it will give me the chance to polish up a few sentences here and there and correct any errors in the first posting. | |
| elliska | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/19/2004 |
| It was to be expected that they should follow him, Gimli thought, for Dwarves were natural leaders. He must remember his responsibility to the Company. Snort! That is so Gimli! Great line. Despite his attachment to that flimsy bow and those ridiculously light knives... I am laughing again. Too funny. Very good Gimli. Most people do not write him well but you have him right on in my opinion. His thoughts throughout this are great characterization of both himself and Legolas. Looking forward to the next chapter. Author Reply: I really enjoy writing Gimli, and I love playing him and Legolas off each other even more. My only regret in my newest story (which may or may not make it up here when it is complete) is that it doesn't give me as much opportunity to play with the Dwarf. Ah well. One can't have everything, I suppose. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/19/2004 |
| I just love the Gimli-centricness of this. He is a character that so rarely seems to end up centre stage, and he is the more interesting for it. I enjoy his perspective on the flibberty-gibbet, lightminded elf. And for all his scorn for Legolas's reaction to the endless dark, I don't think Gimli is too happy either - Moria is not proving to be what he hoped for. Author Reply: I do love Gimli - he's such a strong character that he almost writes himself, at least for me. And you are quite right when you say that Moria is not the haven he had expected. Poor Dwarf. Just wait till he gets to Lothlorien. | |
| Viresse | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/18/2004 |
| I hadn't read this at ff.net either. I'd pretty much given up on that site. I don't care much for Mary Sues or slash (in Tolkien at least), and it seemed to me that ff.net was getting overloaded with both. So I am VERY glad to see another Gimli and Legolas (not Gimli/Legolas!) here on my favorite site. I like your treatment of Legolas's discomfort and loss of control, and Aragorn's calling him on it as it really could have seriously impacted the mission. Author Reply: Ah, yes, it can be difficult to ferret out the quality fics on FF.net. I mostly rely on the favorites lists of authors I trust at this point - I once looked at the unfiltered stories page, and... oye. It was a while before I stopped twitching. I promise, no slash or Mary Sues in this fic. Just good old fashioned character development, and a healthy dose of angst. Hope you enjoy! | |
| elliska | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/18/2004 |
| I have not read this at FF and I think I will restrain myself from rushing forward to read it there and enjoy the anticipation of installments here. This was very good. I liked Legolas' internal struggle being in such a lifeless place and I think it is very realistic. I also like his interaction with Gimli and especially with Aragorn at the end. Good description of how everyone felt and good analysis of the situation. I'm looking forward to more. Author Reply: Thank you elliska! I rather feared that everyone who might be interested in this fic had already read it at FF.net, so your feedback is very welcome indeed! The good news is that updates should not take very long - the story is complete, it just needs some polishing as I archive chapters here. I hope you enjoy! | |