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| The Hunting Trip by Ithilien | 24 Review(s) |
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| Crystal Scarlet | Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 12/31/2003 |
| that was a very nice chapter.... please, by all means, continue! | |
| Mîrwen Tindómërel | Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 8/25/2003 |
| Hey Sheila. Okay, in case you're confused, my real name is Cheryl Ann. Remember me? (The pesky brat that bugged you a lot to dish out the chappies faster and faster?)Right. Since you changed location and all, I decided to get a screen name. Anyway... I just adore this story! *sighs dreamily* Just so you know, the Aragorn and Arwen scenes have made a lot of fans real happy. Oh, and why O why was the rope slack?! What happened to Estel? Please tell me that he's all right! Also, how could you be so evil to us! Here we are all jumping up and down that Arwen is finally out in the open and then you go and drag her under again!!! But my main purpose was to thank you for giving Arwen a much stronger role. Cos in the earlier chapters, Eowyn gets to be treated like an equal when then males are discussing stuff and Arwen is completely silent, as if she knows nothing! I was quite pissed about that... Anyway, P.Jackson also makes Arwen all fragile (except for the horse racing scene) and Eowyn is all brave and strong. So I'm really pleased that Arwen the heroine here. p.s. When's the next chapter coming out? *Hee hee* p.p.s. Sorry for the extremely late review. My dad fiddled with my computer and pulled out the internet connection wire cos he said that I was spending too much time on LOTR stuff and not enough time studying for my O-levels! Humph. | |
| Thundera Tiger | Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 8/24/2003 |
| Hey hey, I see you found this site, too! Very cool. Apologies for the belatedness of this review, but I moved north about an hour and have only recently established Internet access. Ah, the Internet. Never leave home (or move into one) without it. That said, I'm now reviewing here (Stories of Arda) rather than at ff.net because...well, I like this site better. Silly me. Here we go. The first section from Legolas's point of view was inspired. Gorgeous. I can't tell you how much I loved it. The way Legolas kept assigning personalities to everyone (such as Arwen, Aragorn, Gimli, or Thranduil) was beautiful and very indicative of his current mental state. It reminded me very much of a dream, and that seems to be how Legolas views it. Strange, too, that he decides Mattias's bloody body might be his own. I think that on some level, he knows he is hurt, and this seems to be a good explanation. I also loved how you broke this section up by periodically having Legolas's body revolt on him, and the ever-present sea-longing was poignant and sorrowful. I was upset when Legolas realized he was being held captive. I almost wanted him to stay ignorant. After all he's been through... But he does get to back and play with the sea-longing again, so I suppose that's a measure of peace. And it seems that Bregus has experienced it, too. Interesting. Very interesting... And now we're on to Aragorn and Arwen, and an absolutely astounding section. Loved Arwen's musings on Aragorn's short-comings, particularly his hands. I could definitely see him as always having dirt on them. Wonderful bit of characterization. And I started laughing hard at the part where Arwen realizes she can see, gets excited, and Aragorn mistakes it for another reaction entirely. Loved it! The discussion on who was going down into the tunnels was great! It put to test the discussion that they'd had earlier, and I'm glad to see that both Aragorn and Arwen seem to have learned something from it. The description you gave was absolutely magnificent! I could feel the cold water, picture the dark tunnels, and I was holding my breath with Arwen as she tried to fight the knots. But what in the world happened to Aragorn?! If the water is as cold as Arwen says it is, will he be able to swim or is hypothermia kicking in? Or is he not even in the water but somewhere else entirely? Gyah! Anyway, hope you update this soon, because I have a feeling that Arwen and Aragorn (or Arwen, at the very least) are about to surface very near Henneth Annun. Perhaps in the pool itself. I wonder if there's an underground river that feeds it. Or perhaps out the waterfall. In either case, neither one has been brought up to speed on all that's been happening, and it should make for an interesting sequence. And just what have Kattica and Gimli been up to? I don't think that either is one to sit around and wait, especially when Gimli knows that Legolas is in trouble. And Faramir and Gordash are wandering around out there, too! You've got so many loose ends coming together, and I'm VERY excited to see where it all goes. Update soon! | |
| Nikara | Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 8/22/2003 |
| Another excellent chapter! I need to know what will happen next. Please Add more soon. | |
| Le Rouret | Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 8/21/2003 |
| Welcome to your new home! You're right; this is vastly superior to FF.net. I'm extra-tickled you changed before I could sign up with them to post my story. I love how you're resolving Aragorn & Arwen's marital difficulties through this! And you're right -- you couldn't possibly have let Kattia raise her baby by herself (unless you're planning on killing her off, too!). I'm waiting for a friend to read the beta version of my first chapter and then I'll submit it. "Doro Lanthiron" won't make its appearance until my last chapter, but I'll be sure to give you credit for it, no fear. Wish me luck, and HURRY UP WITH THE NEXT CHAPTER!!!! | |
| Jedimasterteo | Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 8/19/2003 |
| Beside the fact that you are slightly evil (and you made me panic a bit there) three cheers for a new chapter! Man, i was SO confused there for a while, granted, it was suposed to happen, but still! Ah yes, Camp was WONDERFUL! I had a whole drawer FULL of socks! It rained too, not a nice sprinkle shower rain, Noooooo...but a torrential downpoor can't see anything, soaked in a second flat, achoo, is that the ball or a person rain. ^_^ It was fun!!! No, really, it was! 'sept for the thunder and lightning that kept us from playing one session.... But it made the nights cooler...then again the rooms smelled...and the ceiling outside of our door sprung a leak...*shakes head* anywho, not here to talk about my camp, but about your WONDERFUL story. Like i said, poor Legolas. Man i had to yell in frustration on that one "Ah! what are they DOING to you!!!" >_< But i was thoughly confused till the end. And, um Will (being a boy) didn't much care for the Arwen/Aragorn stuff, so i thought ahead and skiped that part a bit, saying rather that they were just sleeping. And, naturally, your wonderful wording and mood settings were lost to his 12 year old mind like so much mist, but he got the basic jist (hey i RHYMED!!! sweet!). 'sides, he wants to read more, so that's something. ;) He says more fights though, and he wants Gimli to get well enough so that he can kick the witches butt and save Legolas before anything worse happens to him. At least SOMEONE has to save him (he added this in afterthought)as long as the witch gets it. He just thinks that Gimli would be the coolest one to do it, due to the fact that he likes the dwarf (mostly the combat style, Will has a thing for in your face, in the midst of things fighting)and becuase he's Legolas' best friend. I couldn't agree more. Also, i found that i've been liking Arwen more and more as the story goes on. She has never been my favorite (she was tolerated for Aragorn's sake) and i've never been much of a romantic. I'm a tomboy, more prone to cheering the honor and self sacrificing nature of friendship and battle (with the angst that seems to jell so well with my teenager-ness)than the honor and self sacrificing nature of lovers. Buuttt, the way your doing it i have found that i can deal with it (and have actually been able to *gasp* ENJOY it) and i attribute it to you WONDERFUL characterization talent...and maybe the fact that now i have a boyfriend... Now that i think about it, that also might be Adam's problem (the characterization, not the boyfriend)...he likes more the technical and grand stuff rather than the smaller more character driven themes that i so intensely enjoy. Anywho, i've gone on long enough. I have school thinks to do and a brother to play Starcraft with. AND a book to finish reading....and a game to beat (YEAH for GoldenSun2!!!!!! *happy sigh*)And....*pauses*....Well lookie here...Sorry mom just handed me two overdue book statements from the library... opps... mostly anime... okay so SEVEN anime books...*sigh* Gotta go! *HUG* Keep up your awesome work!!!! And, as usual, sorry for any spelling mistakes. "There are no uninteresting things, there are only uninterested people." | |
| TigerLily713 | Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 8/18/2003 |
| Another wonderful chapter. I am excited to see what happens. I had a feeling that swimming in cold, dark pools would be involved in their escape. Loverly! Lily | |
| none | Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 8/17/2003 |
| Hey, just wanted to say I enjoy your story (have been following since fanfic.net and have never submitted a review before). But I was wondering when/if Aragorn was gonna get some attention. He is my favorite and like you drama and angst are what makes it interesting. Great writing and I look forward to reading more. | |
| SpacevixenX | Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 8/17/2003 |
| Man, If you do design and construct a roller coaster I will be first in line to try that sucker out! This Story is such a roller coaster in itse;f i am hooked to your handy work! I am sooooo excited about the next chapter, hope it comes soon!!! | |
| lembas7 | Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 8/16/2003 |
| ok. haven't reviewed b4, but am doing so now. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR KNOWING BASIC GRAMMAR!! I'm shocked by how many people haven't heard of the comma, and it's correct use in direct address as well as when closing a statement and continuing the sentence. next - love the plot - a+ for originality, but a b- for lag time. I admire your thoroughness, your representation of charachters (true to cannon! yay!) and your description, but your cliffhangers leave me clawing my hair and screaming, "Will something just HAPPEN already?!?!" So, a common complaint, i know. several things confuse me in this chapter. OK, glad that charachters are working out problems, but - Aragorn and Arwen are having sex in a cave while Legolas has a broken back (that's gonna heal, right? *nervous, pleading glance* i mean, come on - *hopeful smile* yes, I am a Leggy fan *blushes*) Kattica is practically in labor, Faramir is heavily bleeding and his Romany companion is practically gushing arterially (all while being nearly lost in the woods during a storm) and Gimli . . . let me just say, I think you're setting up for MAJOR angst. normally, hey, I'm all for it *grins sheepishly* but in the last few weeks I have come to see that there can be such a thing as too much angst. I mean, who doesn't write angst? (It's so depressing at times that it's actually funny, in a twisted, melancholy and yet hysterical sort of way . . . *giggles*) By the way, major PING pts for good use of comedy - simply the idea of Legolas drunk and hungover was enough to have me screeching/laughing with hysterical imaginings in my computer chair (also drawing the attention of a family which is seriously beginning to believe that i am horribly disturbed . .. oh well!) in an attempt to keep you from starving of "review deprivation", I hope this will inspire you to finish the story, quickly, with quality, and within 5 chapters? (ok, ok, so I can't have my cake and eat it too, but where's the harm in trying? *impish grin* Oh, and of the 3 abovementioned requirements, all give way in the face of quality. but that doesn't stop me from wishing for it to be over, for stuff to HAPPEN!, as i devoured all 40 chapters, (including the laudable and, yes, very sneaky website switch) within the past 7 hrs or so) well, that's all from this quarter, and may the muses smile on you! ciao lembas7 | |