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| Dreamflower's Mathoms I by Dreamflower | 5 Review(s) |
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| periantari | Reviewed Chapter: 26 on 2/17/2007 |
| aww that's sweet. :) Author Reply: Thank you! (Sorry about the delay in answering!) | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 26 on 4/23/2006 |
| I agree with Gryffinjack; very poignant and symbolic to have Frodo watching through a window. Of course she said yes! Oh, and I meant to thank you earlier for your encouragement on post-quest Frodo. It's very, very encouraging to know that we're both *trying* for the same thing, and to see how beautifully you do. I guess maybe the reason it seems I'm being inconsistent is that I like to center on the inner thoughts. I mean, I've got "A Promise and a Gift," in which Frodo hasn't declined that much yet and is still able to feel joy for himself. Then I've got "The Strength to Go On," which takes place sometime between the last anniversary and Frodo's leaving, and...woooo-hoooo! Mental roller-coaster, my head is spinning. And while both fics need some editing, both can make sense and stay in canon. :) God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: I was glad it was well-received, and that the symbolism came through! Well, as I said, consistency is not completely necessary--after all, *we* are not consistent, why should our characters always be so? But you do very well, dear, and I hope to see much more from you. | |
| Gryffinjack | Reviewed Chapter: 26 on 12/16/2005 |
| Such beautifully poetic language! This is a wonderful setting you have, full of unspoken import. For I think Frodo has already started to feel separated from the Shire and those around him; he already feels like an observer looking through a window at the living as they go on with their lives. Although he will still have some moments when there is a crack in that window and he becomes part of the Shire again, they are just cracks easily tightened, and once again Frodo will find himself no longer a part of Shire life anymore. And so his life for now is that of a watcher, living vicariously through those he loves and observes. Author Reply: To me, that is the essence of post-Quest Frodo, not that he can experience no joy, for he still loves, but that he can only experience it vicariously *through* those he loves, since he feels they deserve happiness and he does not. Very symptomatic of his frame of mind. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 26 on 4/20/2005 |
| Nice and succinct, and to the point. Glad Frodo is glad. Author Reply: I think that by this time, Frodo is already beginning the process of living vicariously through Sam... | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 26 on 3/13/2005 |
| Lovely! Sam and his Rose and dear Frodo taking it all in. I could see every bit of this. Author Reply: I always imagine that Frodo began living vicariously through Sam some time before he ever truly thought he would have to leave the Shire. He had always been one to care more about the feelings of others than his own, and after the Ring, I think he finds he is *only* able to find pleasure in the pleasure of others. | |