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| The Grey at the End of the World by jodancingtree | 4 Review(s) |
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| perelleth | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 10/3/2005 |
| Oh my! I had missed this one! I'm shocked! I must ponder this, but it was powerful! Wow! Author Reply: Yeah, when all is said and done, Canohando is still an Orc - his notions of justice are apt to be drastic. Thanks for reading, perelleth! jo | |
| Inkling | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 9/24/2005 |
| Wow. This story is not for the faint of heart, is it? But Canohando is right…death by the sword would be too easy a punishment. He can see clearly that Logi’s self-torment is worse than anything he can inflict; the retribution he finally does devise is just, and probably even welcomed by Logi. And yet, pity is a factor in his decision, and perhaps even the desire to give his grandson a chance for redemption. Moreover, the recognition that the darkness lives still in himself no doubt inspires mercy in Canohando. And as Tolkien has shown us, mercy can have unlooked-for consequences… Author Reply: Hi, Inkling, (blushing slightly) No, I'm afraid this is a dark, wild tale. Yet pity and mercy remain, and nothing in this world is completely predictable, for good or ill. Thanks for reading! jo | |
| Rose Sared | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 9/23/2005 |
| I got to the end of this almost panting, I had forgotten to breathe! My goodness you do write 'dramatic'well, I am so impressed. Gory, appropriate punishment, although it turns the stomach. Good on ya, Freiga, a proper woman for Logi. Great tale well told. Rose Author Reply: Thank you, Rose! Sorry to take so long responding - my computer conked out on me just as I finished my first attempt to reply, and we were just leaving for a week out of town and out of touch... jo | |
| Cuthalion | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 9/23/2005 |
| "I came to face your judgment. Send me after him, and in the world of shades I will search him out; I will bow down and kiss his feet." I remember holding my breath when I first read this sentence. You know I've been reading (and beta-ing) your tales for nearly two years now, and this is the quality that makes me always return to your stories... hope, confidence and bottomless, unerring love, rising like a phoenix from the ashes... and no one has fallen deep enough not to be redeemed. I know this is a cruel tale, but still very Tolkien in thoughts and philosophy, and you've made me care for Logi - very deeply. May Freiga be corageous and strong enough to help him. It is so very hard to face your own misdeeds, but what ever was left in Logi of pride and hate is burnt out by guilt and pain - how very fitting that you use fire here for his punishment. I bow to you for this tale, my friend. It is truly extraordinary. Author Reply: Thank you, amiga. I'm humbled by your praise - all I can say is, I "invented" Logi as a prototype villain, and he wouldn't keep to the script - he went real on me. And I'm so glad you think even this tale is still true to Tolkien in spirit. Thanks for encouraging me with a review on this very cruel chapter. jo | |