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| For the Love of the Lord of the White Tree by Legolass | 229 Review(s) |
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| Tiari Clovis | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 8/18/2007 |
| This is a sad chapter and my heart aches for them both. I like the bit where Aragorn would sit at the window and watch as Legolas would stop and then come back and Aragorn would sag with relief. Didn't spot anything this time either. Author Reply: If your heart ached for them in this chapter, Tiari, I think it might ache even more soon... Wonder how much you have read by now. :-) Thank you for dropping a line - I like following your progress. Legolass | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 8/15/2007 |
| "With the image of a fair face gracing their vision and the feel of elven fingers plucking gently at their heartstrings, Man and beast rode on the notes of their soaring song of pursuit, lost in a crescendo of devotion that grew with each heartbeat. On they went, borne on a melody of love and loyalty, till at last, in the distance, a green line of trees came into view, beckoning patiently like a long closing curtain to their performance. " ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. I'm in awe. Tari Author Reply: This is one of the chapters I most enjoyed writing, Tari. Envisioning that ride and Aragorn's emotions during it gave me much pleasure, so I'm glad you liked it as well. Thanks for letting me know. Now I wonder how many times more I will hear from you during your lunch hour. :-) Legolass | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 17 on 8/15/2007 |
| I can tell you put much time and labor into writing this wonderful story. Thank you for doing so. I am totally addicted and find it hard to stop reading, but my lunch hour only lasts so long. Tari Author Reply: Yes, Tari - I poured heart and soul into this story, but to have a reader enjoy it as much as you do is worth the time and labor. :-) Thank you. Legolass p.s. Lol - I'm amazed you have enough willpower to only read fanfic during your lunch hour. I know of readers who have stayed up till the wee hours of the morning to finish reading a chapter or story, but perhaps you don't have Internet access at home, or you might find yourself being one of them! NOt a bad thing to have though: passion. :-) | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 8/14/2007 |
| I knew it. I knew they were after Legolas. What a nail biter this tale is. I'm on to the next chapter. (I think I should bring my "Gateway to Sindarin" to work so I can look up the Elvish words. I wish I could speak it, but I can't. Who could I talk to if I did?) Tari Author Reply: Hi Tari - yes you were right, they were after Legolas. :-) I think you won't need your Gateway to Sindarin -- the meaning of each Elvish phrase or word I always follows the Elvish. Blame it on my quirkiness, but I just don't like to make explicit translations in parentheses or as footnotes, so I build it into the chapters. Some readers catch it, but even those who don't will see that it doesn't matter, because you can still guess the meaning from thr context. Anyway, I hope you're happier about it now. :-) Thanks so much for your responses - it's wonderful to read them. Legolass | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 8/13/2007 |
| "Aragorn’s loud command came so suddenly that the boy felt his body jump out of its skin, wondering if the twain would ever meet again." I just started this chapter, but didn't want to miss commenting on the above sentence. It is hilarious and much needed relief with all the sadness around it. My heart aches for dear Legolas. Tari | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 8/10/2007 |
| I do love a good cliffhanger and this definetly qualifies. If my memory is correct, which is highly debatable, I think the dark men are after Legolas. I can't wait to see what happens next. This is such a wonderful tale. I am a Legolas fan also. In fact, he is my favorite. Tari Author Reply: I can't remember if you said you'd read this story before, Tiari, but if you have, then you would know the answer to the question of whether the dark men are after Legolas. :-) If you've progressed to other chapters, you'd know by now. Hope you're still enjoying it. Thanks for the review. Legolass | |
| Tiari Clovis | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 8/6/2007 |
| Hey there. I apologize that this took so long. You have such a way with words, I adore reading your work. The idea of the pool is a great one, a place for just Aragorn and Legolas. You know I also like the way you write elf's, it really give me a new appriciation for them. Author Reply: Hi Tiari - take your time reading; the story isn't going anywhere, and I'd rather you enjoy it than rush through it - though, when you reach the later chaps, you might find it hard to stop, lol. Thank you for your review, and I look forward to hearing from you again. Legolass | |
| Tiari Clovis | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/1/2007 |
| Hey there Legolass,I finally got to reading this one again. I think this chapter really set up the story nicely! I like the great portrayal of the guilt and shame on Legolas'part. I don't know if you'll revise this at this point but I did notice when you were talking about Frodo and Bilbo you wrote hobbit instead of Hobbits. Perhaps I'll just tell you what I liked. Author Reply: Hi Tiari! I really appreciate that you are making the effort to leave reviews for this story. Oh yes, I do go back and revise chapters for mistakes when I become aware of them or when they are pointed out to me, and if they're glaring enough, so it's okay for you to tell me about them - thank you. Re the use of "hobbit" that you mentioned, however, it actually wasn't a mistake. :-) I did use "hobbit" for Bilbo alone, followed by (another hobbit) Frodo, the two items being separated by a comma - hence it was the hobbit Bilbo, (the hobbit) Frodo (except I did not use the term hobbit here), and the hobbit Sam. Without the comma, the plural would have been necessary because Bilbo and Frodo would have been lumped together. Sorry for this boring discussion on grammar! But I DO see how it can be confusing for an observant reader like yourself, and I don't mind that you raised the point - it makes me look over what I wrote. I look forward to hearing from you again, Tiari, and I hope the story appeals to you. Legolas' guilt and shame will have still a part to play before this tale is over. Legolass | |
| Elendil - Dunadan-von-Numenor | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/26/2006 |
| Mae govannen, this story is my favourite story and always will be so and I will take it with me all the time in my life. Thank you again, Legolass, for writing it. It was in Winter last year, when one of my three sons was very ill, while I was reading this story once again. He wanted to know about all the paper around me and I started to tell to him the story... in GERMAN. (The Kids and I still doing this with all the other stories on evenings before bedtime.) Then, when he was better, I - at some reason, began writing it down. I´m still busy at it, because there is much work to do. I´m at chapter 18 now. If tere is somebody who wants to read this great story in my language, in GERMAN, can do it there - I will update to chapter 18 soon: http://fam-koemmelt.homepage.t-online.de/Rollenspiel_RTK/besonderes/ausliebezumherrndesweissenbaumes.htm Thank you Legolass I never will forget that ~In the end the Shadow is only a small and passing thing: there is light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach - J.R.R. Tolkien.~ Namarie | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: Epilogue 2 on 8/29/2006 |
| I came across this story on the MEFAs, and I want you to know I've spent all the day reading it from start to finish. That's not necessarily true of every story I start. This was an excellent story--it kept me hitting the "next" button, even when I had some other things I needed to be doing. I rarely read stories without hobbits, but I'm using the MEFAs to expand my horizons a bit, and I am impressed with this tale. (My ambition is to R&R every story.) I was even more impressed as I gathered from various review/replies that this was your *first* fic! Not only was this well constructed, with a very good plot and some very well depicted OCs--especially your villian, but you managed to stay true to canon as well. The dialogue also was very true to the style of the books: high and dignified. I did occasionally find it a bit angstier than my usual taste, but not enough so to turn me off. I'd like to say one thing: I noticed that one reviewer criticized you for using multiple POVs. I have to disagree with that assessment: POV, like person or tense, is a stylistic choice, not a flaw. JRRT himself used multiple POVs, for goodness' sake. So do I. So do a good many excellent writers. As long as the author doesn't change in the middle of a paragraph I don't see the problem. Anyway, just thought I'd say. Author Reply: Hello, Dreamflower, Thank you so much for this complimentary and encouraging review. Yes, this was my first fic (my first LOTR fic, and the first I 'published' anywhere). Because I love Tolkien's works so much, and because "For the Love..." was my first fic, it was special to me and I worked passionately on it, and I'm always touched whenever a reader writes in to tell me it reached them in some way. I'm amused that you came across this at the MEFA site, for it has received all of one precious review there, hahaha! But what has meant most are the messages from individual readers, such as one who is translating in into German to read to her children, and another who is reading it chapter by chapter to a friend undergoing treatment for cancer - and this from you, who're making the effort to write to me a year after the story has ended. These, to me, are the true 'votes' that I cherish. Yes, I do try to stick to canon because it's both challenging and fulfilling to spin new tales around a work we already honor and love, and because I respect Tolkien's characters. If you have time and the inclination, I invite you to read other stories I have written, and am writing, since this first one, which I try to base on canon, and in which Hamille has become well-known among the regular readers - it pleases me no end, I must say. :-) Finally, re the criticism about using multiple POVs, THANK YOU for your support. The reviewer is a wonderful writer, so I respect her comment, but I do think (and I said so in my response) the use of multiple POVs is sometimes necessary to achieve a certain effect, so it needs to be refined not abandoned. I'm so glad you agree. In appreciation, Legolass | |