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| Sad But True by Ecthelion of the fountain | 2 Review(s) |
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| Starlight and Moonlight | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 9/13/2018 |
| Your first language is not English? Wow! I couldn't even tell from your writing, it was so good! | |
| Rhapsody | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 5/6/2007 |
| *mutters* I don't want this story to end! This means that I have read all that is out there of you! But what a finale! I really like your take of Dior awaiting for them at the other side of the bridge instead of inside Menegroth. It's sad to think that all along he fled for himself, not taking the time what he truly wanted or if he knew himself. The realisation comes at a perfect time and is well written. I especially liked this bith, so true: Is it always so ironic? What you trust will betray you in the end, while what you neglect will surprise you? Or, it is all the opposite - what you trust betrays you because you think they will not betray you whatever you do, while what you neglect surprises you because in them you never have such confidence and expectation? Thoughts to ponder about, but I surely can relate (or does that make me just as cynical as Celegorm?). Another thing I want to compliment you for is how you write the passage of time, it flows and it feels very natural. I think you found the right balance in what you wanted to convey and what not. So when shall we read how Lachodir will avenge Celegorm? Is he the one who cruelly sends Dior's sons into death? I really hope to read more of you! Author Reply: Thank you so much, Rhapsody. You've been so generous with encouragement, and your comments did trigger some thoughts on my side too. I'll try my best to respond to all of your reviews, but let me start with this one, :) Celegorm is actually not my favorite character. (Fingon is my all-time favorite, but I love him so much that I cannot write about him, for no words are sufficient when it comes to the one you love.) But I'm a logical creature, and I usually look into such people, who were once high and noble but ended up with turning into villains, and wonder: how could they have fallen so low? - It's exactly the same question I made Luthien ask Celegorm when he and Curufin did that notorious attack. To me, there is always a course for the fall, and it's interesting to see why and how. With this understanding we feel truly grateful that we never allow ourselves to tread the same road. The tragedy of the Noldor is really heart wrenching. And for the House of Feanor it is even more unbearable to see. I always feel nobody from that house is negligible. Right, nobody. And thus I tried to give Celegorm more stories - probably not something he himself would like to see, but, well, may he finally learn in the Halls of Mandos that: truth might be sad, but truth is always better than lies. | |