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| Doomed to Live by fliewatuet | 41 Review(s) |
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| meckinock | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 7/31/2004 |
| Hey, an update! I was really hoping you would continue this story. I can't fault you for the 10 months, though - at least you have something to show for it. Congratulations on your PhD! Poor Merry. Emergency Medicine 101, as taught by Professor Patient, with an audience of Uruks. He's doing pretty well, considering the circumstances. I just hope he takes Aragorn's advice and runs if he gets the chance. I won't pester for an update, but I'm looking forward to one! mrk Author Reply: LOL, nice summary of the chapter, Emergency Medicine 101, indeed! Glad you like the new chapter, it was long in the making, after all;-) I only hope that the next one won't take that long ... I've already about 1000 words written ... And thanks for the congratulations. I still have my viva ahead of me but the thesis itself is written and I still cannot believe that that's off my desk. Now I only need a new job ... Do you have a new story planned? A sequel to 'In the Hands of the Enemy' perhaps? fliewatuet | |
| grumpy | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 7/29/2004 |
| great chapter, good old Merry, in the role of healer, with Aragorn(poor guy) trying to tell him what to do. Enjoying your story, Always did like Boramir, so glad that he still lives. looking forward to more Author Reply: Thanks for letting me know that you enjoy my little tale. And the next chapter will hopefully take less than 10 months to write ;-) fliewatuet | |
| Hai Took | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 7/22/2004 |
| Wow! Usually AU stories leave me rather out of sorts. I don't usually care for them but this one had me hooked! I appreciate stories where Boromir survives and am looking forward to seeing what kind of part he can play in the rest of the war! Gimli's anger over learning about Boromir's misdeeds was very well written although I'm glad that he eventually excepted it and has tried to move on with their relationship, I hope it will soon be able to be called friendship! Merry did a wonderful job trying to help Strider! It was a lot to try and do, with the added pressure of Pippin being held captive if must have been very difficult! Looking forward to more and I hope it isn't long in the coming! Author Reply: Thanks for the review! I am always glad to hear that someone enjoys reading my little story. I still don't know how Boromir managed to survive the attack at Amon Hen. It wasn't my original intention, but somehow I needed him alive in order to get where I want the story to go and he settled into the story quite comfortably and refused to back off. But that's just Boromir and that's why I like him <*big grin*>. With him alive, at least part of the story turned into 'what-if' rather than A/U and exploring the dynamics of Boromir/Legolas/Gimli as the three Hunters is quite a lot of fun! I am already looking forward to their meeting with Éomer, though the next chapter will deal with Aragorn and the Hobbits. Éomer's appearance is scheduled for Chapter 10 and the next updates will hopefully appear a bit faster than this one! fliewatuet | |
| AM | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 7/20/2004 |
| Congtats on finishing your thesis. I guess it was more important than a story. I just reread this from the beginning because I like it so much. Your characters are wonderfully drawn and your dialogue rings true. As for your command of written English - you beat most English-only speakers. The placement of commas is somewhat subjective and throughout the entire story there was one spot where you didn't put one and I would have. Otherwise I was with you. I found two places that need fixing: * chapter 4 - "safe by name" should be "save by name", * chapter 5 - "all those month" should be "all those months". BTW: If you found yourself looking over you shoulder today it was because I was cyber-stalking you. Read chapter 8 at Henneth Annun (because I saw it was up). Then went to FF.net, read it, and left a review. Then came here. Anne Marie/AM Author Reply: Wow, that's real dedication:-) Thank you! And thanks for pointing out those nasty typos. As someone else said: they do breed in the dark! I'll fix them with the next update. As for the questions you left in the other review: Chapter 9 will focus on the flight, though not on its outcome (*evil grin*) and Chapter 10 will return to Boromir et al. And I sincerely hope that both my muses and my writing time will allow for a faster update. fliewatuet | |
| ellybaggins | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/22/2004 |
| please update soon! | |
| EllyBaggins | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 1/25/2004 |
| please don't leave me waiting for the next part of the story! i can't wait!!! The whole story is a fantastic twist to the tale, i'm loving every bit of it! Author Reply: Hi Elly Baggins, I am sorry to leave you hanging for so long, but there are some real life issues I have to see to first (such as finishing a PhD-thesis). I hope that I'll have more time at my hands by mid-February to resume writing Doomed to Live. I am really looking forward to it. Thanks for the review, flewatuet | |
| Alisha B | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 10/13/2003 |
| Very good story! I'm really enjoying it. I can't remember what chapter this is, but I can only imagine how long this story is going to be! The pace is a bit slow, and I'd really like to see more action. But you know, I'm not sure which I'd want more: longer chapters, or faster updates. Okay, never mind. I'll leave it up to you! (it's really YOUR decision anyway) lol. Keep up the good work! Author Reply: Hi Alisha, yes, this story is going to be a long one (and I refrain from any guesses as to its final length). But I promise that my updates will come faster in the future (I am about to finish my PhD-thesis, at least a first draft, by mid-February, then I'll have more time to write more interesting things;-)). As to the slow pace: can you name a point that's particularly bothersome or is it just the rather short chapters (and the too long pauses between updates) in general? You don't need to reply if it takes too long to answer, but I am always eager to hear other's opinions about my writing. Thanks for the review, fliewatuet | |
| morgan | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 10/13/2003 |
| hey, update again girl (or boy)! i really like this story! Author Reply: Hi morgan, sorry for not complying to your request. Doomed to Live has been on hold due to real life issues (I have to finish my PhD-thesis before doing anything else), so I hope you'll manage to wait for another month. The story is not abandonded, I promise. Thanks for the review, fliewatuet (girl, by the way) | |
| phoenixphile | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 9/15/2003 |
| I just wanted to say that I'm really enjoying your story so far - an intriguing premise and quite well-executed. I'm looking forward to reading more of your work! Author Reply: Hi phoenixphile, thanks for the review. I hope I won't exhaust your patience, but due to real life issues (such as an as of yet unfinished PhD-thesis) I won't have time to continue Doomed to Live until mid-February. But I am really looking forward to writing something for fun again ... Again, thanks for the review, fliewatuet | |
| Envinyatar | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/7/2003 |
| I somehow missed this on ff, glad to find it here. Very promising start, you've certainly caught my attention and it's extremely well-written. Hard to believe that English is not your first language! | |