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| Battle of the Golden Wood by Marnie | 84 Review(s) |
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| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 20 on 1/1/2009 |
| What a delightful telling of how the elves must have laid siege to Dol Guldur! The description gives me a very vivid picture of what could have happened. | |
| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 1/1/2009 |
| Oswy's temptation of the ring had my skin crawling--you wrote it so well. And it is just like Celeborn to recognize/detect it, him having been around a Ring Bearer for so long. And the last scene, with Galadriel's ring losing its power--sounded like foreshadowing of their temporary separation. This is really good stuff! | |
| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 17 on 1/1/2009 |
| I forgot to mention in the previous reviews how much reading about a strong female warrior thrills me. I enjoyed reading her scenes with Haldir, especially that he treats her like an equal. The scenes between Haldir and his brothers are particularly touching as well. | |
| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 1/1/2009 |
| I can't think of what I liked more for this chapter: Celeborn vs Khamul or Oswy's participation. The latter reminds me a lot of Eowyn in a good way, inserting Oswy with the elves gives it a human perspective and it made me admire Celeborn's idea of including Oswy in the battle. | |
| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 1/1/2009 |
| These middle chapters are so exciting--the words give a good picture of what the defenders would have been going through and it fleshes out the few words in canon that mentioned the valor of the Galadhrim, which I wish had been shown in the movie instead of that "Haldir dies in Helm's Deep" scene. The detail about the elves re-using the arrows gives it an extra edge and sense of urgency. | |
| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 1/1/2009 |
| I smiled at the Celeborn-Sam "connection" here. You managed to emphasize his quiet, reserved strength here with only a few simple words and implied the parallel between the two "companions" of the Ring bearers. | |
| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 1/1/2009 |
| I just love the bits of subtle humor you inject in the character's dialogues, especially this one: "So," he said at last, "Are you going to tell your wife that your deed was not folly at all, but dire need?" Celeborn forced a laugh, inspired by Calandil's resilience of mood. "Truly are you named, bright friend," he said in jest, "But if you would say 'I told you so' to Galadriel in her present mood, then you are a braver man than I." "Nay, do you but smile at her and she will melt to a puddle of bliss at your feet." This time the laughter had no element of defiance in it, but was genuine and heartfelt. Turning towards the city, he released the reins of Calandil's horse into his friend's hand, shaking his head, "Would that I lived in whatever happy world you inhabit, Calandil. Though it bears little resemblance to reality, it pleases me well." Delightful! | |
| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 1/1/2009 |
| I think this chapter contains my favorite Celeborn moment. He was able to make a daunting impression without being all showy and intense. I was also touched with the wistful looks that all the elves would cast upon Gytha. Oswy is also coping admirably and I could not help but emphatize with him--so much to deal with in so short a time! I'm not a trained writer or anything, but adding the humans here is a good "tool" that enables the readers to "enter" the story and it helps them relate and it makes the events seem more real. | |
| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 12/29/2008 |
| I've read this some time ago but have put off reviewing not because it is not good, but I was just "speechless". This was a very delightful read that I added it to my favorites. It's difficult to choose a favorite line as I've had many but I enjoyed all of Celeborn's scenes a lot. For this chapter, I LOL'd at the dialogue between him and his wife about the One Ring. I really prefer Celeborn's quiet strength to his wife's more showy "Noldo" magnitude. I liked the build-up, the battle itself, the original characters were well-fleshed out and the scenes all well-written. I'm glad Marta referred this otherwise I would not have read this at all. Thanks very much for sharing this. Author Reply: Thanks so much, Whitewave! I must admit that when I started writing this I was quite intimidated by the scale of what I'd taken on, and it took me over a year to finish, so I'm glad it was worth it :) Strangely enough, the process of building up a Sindarin tradition and outlook to balance out the Noldorin tradition we generally hear about in the Silm, ended up making me feel more lenient towards the Noldor as well. If theirs is just one elvish way to be, rather than *the* be all and end all of ways to be elvish, then I find it easier to appreciate. The interplay of the two different styles is more interesting than any one on its own, to me at least. I think that's what kept me writing Celeborn for so long - the long culture clash at the centre of his life. | |
| Mandy | Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 3/26/2006 |
| Wow, this was amazing. You must be a professional author. I thought I was reading Tolkien himself! | |