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| Drabbles by Acacea | 4 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 6/17/2005 |
| I, personally, rejoice at that in Faramir that is most definitely himself, keen, intelligent, insistent, and lordly in every positive aspect of the word. Author Reply: Ah, but Denethor was intelligent too:) And lordly, and while perhaps not so keen in his later eyars, he was definitely as insightful as Faramir. The way I have always tended to see it is that they had common grounds as parensta nd children always do but it is up to the child to develop those as he desires. And faramri developed his skills to grow into a noble-minded man, whereas Denethor in his later years turned so bitter that all these qualities in him were overwhelmed by that. It's as tolkien says, Denethor was scornful of what he saw as weaknesses in other men, whereas Faramir was more understanding towards them. | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 6/13/2005 |
| I don't see Faramir ever showing bitterness when speaking with Mithrandir, or even looking coldly at him; but this was a good look at the 27th Steward channeling his inner Denethor, and also showing how he isn't a carbon copy of his father. Author Reply: Hi:) Glad to hear the implied difference shows up. Re. the bitterness, Faramir's not really bitter towards Mithrandir and the coldness isn't directed at him. He sounds bitter because he's tired of people avoiding the question of his father, and he is after all, only human.I think Faramir would have foudn himself channeling his inner Denethor once in a while most of all when he has to take a hard decision, and in this case he just tries to channel that to pre-empt Mithrandir from evading the real issue. He can't keep it up though when Gandalf decides to respect his desire to know the truth. | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 6/13/2005 |
| I liked this. Despite the fact that I've never written about him, Faramir is my favorite LOTR character (I'll never forgive PJ for what he did to him). And this glimpse of him as Denethor's son is true (since it's what Tolkien says too) but it's something we often forget. Author Reply: Thank you:) I'm really delighted to hear it works. I've often thought of Faramir in this vein but never really gotten round to riting it, so t hear it works fine now is great!:) I'll never forgive PJ for what he did to him Me neither! | |
| mirthor | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 6/13/2005 |
| The semantics of this family is the most intriguing aspect of LOTR for me. I've always wished we could have had more info on Finduilas & have always hoped that Tokien's son would run across some 3rd aged Hurin anecdotes scribbled on a napkin somewhere. In the appendices it states that there is much written elsewhere about D, B, & F, but after finding little, I suppose that was just a tired writer's way of transitioning to a new topic. Author Reply: have always hoped that Tokien's son would run across some 3rd aged Hurin anecdotes scribbled on a napkin somewhere. Oh indeed. I truly feel that family just didn't get enough airtime! | |