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| Elf, Interrupted: Book One: Glorfindel Redux by Fiondil | 6 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 95 on 2/14/2008 |
| I was wondering if you were referring to tigereye here. I have always loved it and opals and malachite as "living stones," if you understand what I mean--stones with true depth to them. Author Reply: Yes. These are tigereye which I also love, but I needed to find a ME equivalent to the name and so I looked up the different names by which this stone is known and used one that could easily have been the name by which it might be known by the denizens of ME. And I love opals as well and malachite is quite lovely. | |
| hanci | Reviewed Chapter: 95 on 7/9/2007 |
| It's still as wonderful as in the beginning. Of course, it's a bit more difficult to keep track now (especially after a longer absence), with more people we care about, but it would be pity to miss all those ideas and plots! You are brilliant in picturing different celebrations, binding them together by such details as Námo missing among other Valar... Author Reply: Somehow I missed this review of yours. Sorry. Just want to let you know how much I've appreciated your comments. And you will be happy to know that I will be posting Book Two on Palm Sunday. *grin* | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 95 on 6/2/2007 |
| Not sure if this is too good an idea! Glorfindel is really still rather too wobbly emotionally to cope with feeling thrust out. Author Reply: Time will tell if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Glorfindel may be stronger (emotionally) than most people suspect (or wish). | |
| eiluj | Reviewed Chapter: 95 on 5/28/2007 |
| Making Glorfindel explain before the entire court: not good! I think Ingwë will regret this, and probably for more than one reason. On the other hand, I spose it might make some of the court elves who are neutral about Glorfindel feel sorry for him.... It hadn’t really occurred to me that they’d have connected the missing horse to Glorfindel’s disappearance, and worried when the horse returned sans Glorfindel. Aulë then imbued the pendant with certain properties that he did not bother to explain to anyone. -- First thought: Another one of Aulë’s little surprises -- well, that will give Glorfindel and Ingwion something else to talk about! Second thought: Maybe Aulë should warn people about these things in advance. Third thought: After this, Aulë probably *will* warn people about these things in advance.... Fourth thought: On the other hand, I’m looking forward to seeing the surprise, whatever it is. Author Reply: That's a lot of thoughts! *lol* We'll just have to see... You'd think Aulë would have learned his lesson with Ingwion and Námo, but maybe not. Making Glorfindel explain before the entire court... well, let's just say it might make some people think things through just a bit more and maybe the sympqathy factor will play a major part in people's opinions about Glorfindel and the Reborn in general. | |
| MithLuin | Reviewed Chapter: 95 on 5/28/2007 |
| I liked your introduction of Ingwë's wife. My first reaction was "who's she?" so I thought it appropriate that she was mentioned to be a bit on the shy, quiet side. And it was a very nice image of her visiting in the gardens! You are portraying very formal courts, so it is nice to see someone high-ranking being so down-to-earth and approachable (not that the others aren't, but she seems to be particularly so). Also nice to see the woman win the sword competition. It is almost cliché to let women excel with a bow, so I thought that was a nice touch. And it makes sense among elves, where the men and women have such similar builds (imagining a tiny woman besting a brawny guy with a sword *is* kinda silly, after all!) Author Reply: I'm glad you like Elindis. It suddenly occurred to me that unless the elleth went to Mandos, she had to be hanging around the palace somwewhere so it would be nice to introduce her. Her shyness keeps her in the background much of the time but she is well-loved by all and very approachable. She makes a good foil for Ingwë, where he many times has to maintain a certain royal distance, she can be more down-to-earth and approachable for their subjects. I almost fell into the stereotypical gender trap but at the last minute thought it would be fun to switch the roles around a bit, thus letting an elleth win the sword competition instead of an ellon. Of course, if Ingwë had let Glorfindel compete.... | |
| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 95 on 5/28/2007 |
| You know, I was okay with not allowing Glorfindel to take part in the tournament as a punishment, but to force him to talk about all this so publicly and then to sent him with Martandur as a thrall ... I am not sure that was Ingwë’s best idea. Particularly considering Glorfindel’s current state of mind *sigh* And I fear it will be even more fuel for all these who despise him anyway. Author Reply: Ingwë is reacting rather than acting in this instance. The real terror he must have felt thinking something terrible had happened to Glorfindel when he disappeared followed by the utter relief when said ellon showed up unharmed has taken an emotional toll on the High King. Making Glorfindel make a public statement, I think, is an acknowledgement on Ingwë's part that others were equally concerned and deserved an explanation as much as the High King does. As for the ramifications of all this.... | |