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| Avoidance by Stefania | 4 Review(s) |
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| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 10/24/2005 |
| Poor Faramir,he has an awful lot of woounds.I smiled in places here too. | |
| Irene | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 6/25/2005 |
| Although I am no fan of the Faramir/Éowyn-marriage I like your story very much and read it with pleasure. You write very well. One question yet: why have you turned Faramir into a grimy stinking guy who loathes physical cleansing? Neither in the books nor on the movies is any hint of this, on the contrary. There must be some reason for your strange idea? Looking forward to your next chapters! Irene Author Reply: Hi Irene - Thanks for checking out my story. Rest assured, I already know how my story ends, and it's gonna happen LONG before Faramir and Eowyn ever marry. You asked: "why have you turned Faramir into a grimy stinking guy who loathes physical cleansing?" Ooops. I hope I didn't overdo Faramir's indifference to personal hygiene in the "bath" story. I confess that I wanted to have a little fun with Faramir without making him a wimp--which isn't going to happen in the Steffverse, if I can help it. There are a few matters that inspired me to think that film Faramir might need a bit of a cleaning up. (1) In some of the Henneth Anun shots, David Wenham looks like he is having a BAD wig day, with hair sticking to his head, looking really greasy. Which, from a fanfic point of view, you might presume he is in deep need of a shampoo. (2) Faramir's rangers have a literally dirty job to do and, in fact, look kinda grimy to me. (3) Ranger Faramir's living conditions (book and film) are only slightly more comfy than Ranger Strider. We all know how filthy poor Aragorn can become, particularly in the film "Two Towers." Besides, my hygiene indifferent Faramir would have been quite in line with the prevailing belief in Medieval and Renaissance Europe. Queen Elizabeth of England supposedly bathed about twice a year and considered baths unhealthy. By contrast, the Muslims of those times bathed because the Koran encouraged them to wash before praying. I'm glad I didn't live in those times :) . Thanks for reading my tale. - Steff | |
| elanor_dh | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 6/25/2005 |
| Oh, another excellent chapter. I love how you described the effects of the Black Breath that still is holding our dear Steward in its grip. I was really moved with Beregond's reaction toward his new Lord. And something else. I love your portraying of Faramir. He is weak because of his wounds, yet he is still strong in spirit. I can't wait to read more :) Greetings :) Author Reply: Hi Elanor - Thanks for your kind words. The effects of Black Breath on both Faramir and Eowyn has become a theme in the more recent chapters that I've written. | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 6/25/2005 |
| I love this chapter - wonderful description of the hamam and Faramir's various injuries are also reasonably detailed. Wouldn't Faramir offer some help to Beregond, though, since the latter lost his job trying to save our hero? I liked Faramir's recollection of killing various Nazgul's mounts; and using fire to repel the wraiths, not to mention playing 'Tag' with the WiKi. Author Reply: Hi Raksha - No worries. Beregond receives his promotion in the next chapter. - Steff | |