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| And All Was Made Ready... by Dreamflower | 12 Review(s) |
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| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/13/2008 |
| Somehow I can understand Frodo - I don't like to be the center of attention myself. Though not exactly for the same reasons as Frodo here. But as much as I can understand the feeling, I am still glad Aragorn insisted on Frodo taking part in the ceremony. If anyone ever deserved it, then it was Frodo, no matter what he himself thought. You caught their feelings during this sunrise and look at the mountains and Minas Tirith very well, I think. What a difference to the mountains earlier and to Merry and Pippin's first arrival in the City! And the changing POV worked well, too. Sam's discomfort about the finery made me smirk, I have to admit to my shame. Our dear gardener has still to learn that he is no mere gardener any longer, how much me may deny it. Well, at least Imrahil was able to distract him very well, and Aragorn managed the same with Frodo. Beautiful story, Dreamflower - your descriptions were so vivid that I could see everything before my eyes, from the sunrise to the coronation itself. Author Reply: No, Frodo's wish to shun attention is deeper and darker than just the natural modesty of hobbits, though sadly, I think at this point only Gandalf realizes that. But it was completely necessary for Frodo to be the one who assisted in the coronation--Aragorn would not have become King without him, and he knew it, and wanted all of Gondor to know it as well. I loved being able to look at the same scenes through four different pairs of eyes--heck, I just love multiple POVs, anyway, LOL! *grin* Sam has no idea yet that he is already well on the road to his eventual gentrification--at this point, he'd find it appalling! And I'm beginning to like Imrahil. I've written him briefly a couple of times, and I think I'm beginning to see the shape of his personality. I'm very glad you found the descriptions vivid--I always worry about my descriptions! | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/12/2008 |
| *contented sigh* Such a joyful work, written with so much thought and care! The characters are perfectly in-character, and to see the scenes from the differing viewpoints, well, you know that is a concept that I find fascinating. They may be changed, and yet essentials remain. Frodo's care and concern for his cousins, Pippin's gauging Frodo's mood and working to keep things light, Merry's observant nature, Sam's steady good sense. I want to read the story of Bilbo's and Aragorn's meeting. Um, I'd have lots more comments but wrestling has broken out in the other room and I must go and quell the young hobbits before something gets broken... Author Reply: Thank you, dear! I really did want to convey the joy of the day, and how it affected each of them. I love to write multiple POVs--to see the differences in how each character's personality affects the perception of the same events. That's been written: "Appearances Can Be Decieving" in my Mathoms II: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=4556&cid=19016 one of my Marigold Challenge tales from a while back! By all means quell the wrestling! LOL! | |