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| Rhyselle's Library by Rhyselle | 146 Review(s) |
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| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 4/10/2008 |
| That was an incredibly beautiful moment. I knew it was Thranduil immediately! Great writing. I was a little surprised - but grateful for the A/N's - especially cause I wondered how on earth the baby would have a tooth at 2 and 1/2 months - then when he said, 'Ada' - I almost fell over. Author's notes are quite nice to have - especially since I had never heard that about singing and such at age one! Again - very well written! Author Reply: I had just read the information about the development of elven children when the Ecclesiastes project came up in the Royal Mirkwood group, so when the muse popped this scene into my head, it was interesting figuring out how old the little stubborn darling would be. I, too, appreciate Author's Notes very much, particularly in regards to cultural things about the elven societies that aren't explicit in The Lord of the Rings trilogy or The Hobbit. Thank you very much for reviewing! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/10/2008 |
| Orodreth had a baptism by fire in rule, and alas that he was not able to return the rule to his uncle once more. As for Feanor's sons--a more destructive vow than that of their father and that they held to cannot be imagined! Author Reply: I was so surprised as I wrote this to have the bit between Finrod and Orodreth occur the way it did. The foresight that I hinted at plus Finrod's apparent knowledge of his nephew's strengths and weaknesses certainly heightened the tension and I admit that I was holding my breath as I typed the sequence. Thank you for reading and reviewing. I truly appreciate it. | |
| Kaylee Tonks-Lupin | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/9/2008 |
| Well, you know I liked this piece, meldanya! It's beautiful, I love Finrod! *Huggles Finrod* *Glares at the Feanorionnath* They're very...Um, what would my elfling call them? Oh yes. *Naughty*. *snicker* Well, they aren't very nice at any rate! *huggles Orodreth* Poor Orodreth. He didn't really stand a chance with his uncle gone and those two around. I'm glad Finrod understood that. And I love the osanwe! I love osanwe! It's so muchly awesome ^_^ ~KAYLEE! Author Reply: Thanks for the exuberant review, Kaylee. I knew that you'd enjoy reading this as it was about Finrod, but it certainly exceeded my expectations! I hope my future work can live up to this. | |
| Nieriel Raina | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/9/2008 |
| An excellent piece of gapfiller. I thoroughly enjoyed it! NR Author Reply: Thank you, NiRi! After weeks with an uncooperative muse, she came back with a bang! I appreciate your reviewing, especially with how busy you are these days. | |
| Fiondil | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/9/2008 |
| This is such a lyrical piece of writing with beautiful imagery and excellent pacing. "It is the Nauglamír, the Necklace of the Dwarves which they made for me when my kingdom was formed. It is my… second-most precious possession." The uncounted gems which he had carried forth from Valinor flared with a glory that Beren had never before beheld and, awed, he asked, "How can such a thing not be your most precious possession?" Turning to open the other casket, Finrod paused and held out his hand. The light of the Nauglamír's jewels and the lamps that lit the anteroom caught the beryl and made it flare greenly. "This is the most precious thing I own." He smiled then lifted his silver crown to his head, settling it upon his fair hair, as his attendants bowed to him. This is just wonderful and I like how you keep returning to Beren to show us his reaction to what is going on around him, the sense of hopelessness he feels because the people of Nargothrond listen to Celegorm and Curufin. Yet, through it all, Finrod shines. When he speaks to Orodreth in ósanwë I got chills down my spine. Even though he knows that his nephew will fail in his oaths, he still loves him and leaves him with words of encouragement. The ending was perfect, since we know that in the end the sons of Fëanor will suborn Orodreth, which act will ultimately lead to the destruction of Nargothrond and all that Finrod fought and died for. Excellent job, Rhyselle! One of your best. Author Reply: Considering that it was written whilst under the influence of cold medications and a 101.5 degree fever, I'm thrilled that this story turned out as it did. Finrod is pretty much my favorite character in THE SILMARILLION (with Glorfindel a close second), but I'd never managed to write about him before I'd read your Elf Interrupted, Part I story. So you should take a lot of the credit for this. I really appreciated your beta and the discussion we had while this was pouring out into the keyboard. It wouldn't be as good as it is without your support. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 3/29/2008 |
| Ah, a wonderful vision of our small Leaflet and his father. Yes, now a time to give over grief for the two of them. Author Reply: I'm so very glad you liked this. Please pardon my delay in replying. I've been quite ill over the last week or two and I'm finally catching up with my reviewers. Thranduil interests me as a character being that he is the only elven leader in Middle-earth who has not borne a Ring of Power. Considering that he had Sauron as a near neighbor for quite some time, he must have been a very strong individual to preserve what he has of his kingdom against the Darkness for all that time. Thanks for reviewing! | |
| Fiondil | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/25/2008 |
| I remember you showing me this some time before and it's as chilling to read a second time as it was the first. What strikes me the most is the clinical nature of the narrative, as if some historian from a remote future were writing this for his thesis. The matter-of-factness of the words and their tone make it all the more chilling. Great job! Author Reply: You were the first one besides myself to see this piece, and even now, months later, it still gives me the chills that I could have written it. Thanks for reading it again! | |
| Fiondil | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/25/2008 |
| Beside him lay the light of his life.... I'm sure that for Faramir, Éowyn was indeed his light, both figuratively and for real. Lovely imagery of a time of peace after so long a time of horror. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/25/2008 |
| A far different resurrection, this one--one leading not to greater life but to corruption of the living; to grief rather than to delight. Author Reply: I hadn't really looked at this in comparison to the Easter ficlets, but you are right. *shudder* I still don't know why my muse gave me this one... but thank you for reading it! | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/24/2008 |
| Yikes! Never thought that his body would be still laying there! Grosses me out. They should have, like the Rohirrim, burned it! Author Reply: I really don't know why the body wasn't burned or why it remained intact after all that time... it's just the way the images in my head showed it. *shudder* Although I know that I certainly would not have wanted to have handled it even to set it on a pyre! Thanks for reading! | |