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| Droplets by perelleth | 12 Review(s) |
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| Nariel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/17/2007 |
| Ya know, I never really thought of Galadriel becoming what her brother was in the First Age centuries ago. I just thought that that was her own original personality. Now i know she was inspired by the brother who died young. I love your droplets by the way. (Still having hard time narrowing choices down!) Namarie! Author Reply: Thank you, Nariel, adn apologies for the dely in answering. I am glad that you are enjoying! :-) | |
| Ellie | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/8/2007 |
| I like that Finrod gave her the ring to keep instead of taking it back. Nice resolution to three ages of oath. Well done! Author Reply: He was a generous, caring big brother to the end, wasn't he? THank-you again. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/2/2007 |
| Love to see this reunion, and to know that Finrod so honors Frodo. Author Reply: Thank-you! I'm tickled pink that you picked up that! No other reader chose that small part, and it was one I particularly liked. I like to think that, wonderful elf as he is, Finrod would have been thrilled to meet the one who had saved Middle-earth from Sauron's sway, and eager to honour him. | |
| Ellie | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/15/2006 |
| THis is lovely. I love the respect and deep admiration she has for her brother and you paint a wonderful big brother for her, too. Nicely done. Author Reply: Thank-you. Finrod is a favourite of mine, and someone asked what had happened with the Ring from chapter 1, so it was a good chance to show the influence he had had, even after his death. Glad you liked it. Author Reply: Thank-you. Finrod is a favourite of mine, and someone asked what had happened with the Ring from chapter 1, so it was a good chance to show the influence he had had, even after his death. Glad you liked it. | |
| Haleth | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/9/2006 |
| Now I know what Finrod said when he saw his ring after all that time. You depict Finrod as I understand him to be; self assured enough to be honestly humble and a kind, compassionate leader who draws people to him, even his proud younger sister, by example. This is a fitting ending to the story of the ring of Barahir. Author Reply: Thank-you Haleth. Apparently he wasn't much interested in the jewel itself... Somehow I suspected that we shared a similar view regarding said Elf.. :-) Moving deeds and wills without really being present or actaully ordering people around, just by influence and example is, to me, the quintessence of leadership. Glad that you appreciated it. The Ring is finally home, I believe. | |
| Nilmandra | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/9/2006 |
| Oh, and lovely and fitting conclusion. These two are so complimentary - both contributed much, did what they had to, were worthy, yet neither could have replaced the other. And this is so fitting. Loved it again. :D Author Reply: Thank-you Nilmandra, I'm glad that you liked it! It was Dot's prompting... yet neither could have replaced the other. I like that. They were both part of a greater picture, with a role to fulfill... | |
| Redheredh | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/9/2006 |
| This was excellent. I am very glad you added the second part. The opening was just lovely. It is so interesting to speculate on Galadriel's character and what/who influenced her choices in life. She was not all ambition. Of course, her eldest brother, whom she stayed beside in Beleriand until she decided to remain in Menegroth, had to be a major influence in her becoming truly wiser. Still, you have given her a simply wonderful Finrod to emulate. I am not sure that Aragorn would have ever given up his ring. But, he just might if the stories passed down to him told of such a elf-lord as you have described here. Deeds alone do not always speak for themselves. Great story, wonderful gift to us all. Author Reply: Glad that you liked it, Redheredh! You know, I was picturing you rolling your eyes when I was writing the first chapter! But you are truly patient and generous! Glad that you even made it to the second! :-) | |
| Fire | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/9/2006 |
| Such a nice story and it does end a long long tale. Finrod is right the ring is hers now. Author Reply: Thank-you Fire! I think she earned it! :-) | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/9/2006 |
| Nice job, Perelleth. Galadriel is such an interesting figure because of all the seeming contradictions that have to be reconciled. It makes her feel real. I think Tolkien must have felt the same thing, given the way he changed her story. Author Reply: THak-you Daw. You are right, she's so contradictory that it is difficult to know what was her inner drive. I like to think that not even she was completely aware of it until reaching the Blessed Realm, with time and distance to ponder not the events but the deeper picture. Glad that you liked it. | |
| Dot | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/9/2006 |
| You really are clever with chapter titles. I’m so glad you decided to continue this! It’s just lovely. I particularly liked the opening – that the final thing she sees in her mirror is the beloved face of someone who awaits her on the other side of the Sea, someone who will understand her struggle. I love the idea of their closeness, of a special relationship between Finrod and Galadriel. Mmm… you wrote Finrod wonderfully. I love that moment when she realises that he had been the one to make her who she was – she had followed his guidance, though they were parted, and it made her a better person. I like the thought of his influence on her so that in a way he still played a part in all that was accomplished. She continued his task. I love that it’s his humility that gives her humility. And he’s right, I think, in saying that the Ring belongs to her – Aragorn may have understood that and Finrod does immediately. The reassurance at the end was just perfect. This new understanding is setting her on the path to healing and soon she will be able to share her joy with Celeborn. Author Reply: Thank-you, Dot, You are to blame!!! I must confess that I am recycling drabbles and pieces, and since you suggested that I should resurrect Finrod, I was mulling this in my head... We get to see him through the eyes of a younger sister who has missed him for a long time.. but I'm glad that you liked it. I assume that there are truths about ourselves that take us long time to admit or discover, and that at times life only makes sense when you are able to look at it from a vantage point. It made sense to me that she might acknowledge at this point, when she has finally gained her humility, that all that she was was the result not of her own, lonesome, proud struggle, but a result of many different factors, influences, other people's struggles and sacrifices, even chance and destiny, and that she was but another, if powerful, tool. I agree with you that it would have given her the definite step to healing. THank you for nudging me! :-) | |