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| Sundry Scrolls by Raksha The Demon | 6 Review(s) |
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| Little Dwarf | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/29/2008 |
| Excellent. Simply... excellent! And extremely thought-provoking! Your writing is flawless, it's amazing how the ideas flow from the dark Oath tale to Faramir reading bedtime... legends... to his children, and in the end to the parents/children relationship and Denethor... Amazing! But really, now... isn't Feanor's deed too dark a story to read to so young children? Author Reply: I'm glad you liked the story. The tale of Feanor and his sons makes for gripping reading, but I thought it would bring up some uncomfortable resonances for Faramir. The Bible is full of some pretty violent stories; but I would think that many parents read it to their children. And the stories collected in The Silmarillion would have a lot of meaning and significance to the people of Middle-earth, especially the Dunedain of Gondor and Arnor (as well as the Elves, though some of them lived it). | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/18/2007 |
| I am not Maglor; Faramir remembered; feeling the warm weight of his own little Jewel safe in his arms. I survived my father‘s Doom with a clean heart. And I can forgive. This is a very healing and lovely piece. Author Reply: I felt terribly sad for Maglor; the only survivor, but broken inside, and unable to return to the West for the healing he needed. Faramir managed, probably not easily, to retain a "clean heart", and I think he had enough compassion to forgive Denethor, especially after he'd become a father himself. Thanx for reviewing, Shirebound! | |
| Nesta | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/18/2007 |
| A very 'Faramir' way of reading that cruel old tale. It made me think how like Feanor Denethor was. If Fearnor's sons had had something of Faramir's spirit, the whole horrible epic would probably never have happened. On the other hand, wiser Faramir was borne down by angry Denethor just as Feanor's wiser sons were borne down by him. As the author/narrator remarks several times in Sil, without the evil deeds and mistakes, you wouldn't have had the heroic deeds and great stories. Maybe Gondor in Faramir's time was so peaceful that it didn't generate any great stories, but it was all the better for that, I'm sure. Author Reply: Thanx for reading and reviewing, Nesta! Denethor can join Feanor and Eol in the Bad Fathers Club in the Halls of Mandos; though Eol was definitely the worst of the three, making a conscious and sane decision to murder his son - but Denethor and Feanor definitely shared the flaws of over-weening pride, and were control freaks too. And they had father-issues of their own! At least Faramir did not agree to kill anyone in Denethor's way - he refused to slay the hobbits, when he could have done so with impunity. Intriguing possibilities, though. Makes one wonder about J.R.R.T.'s own father-issues, though supposedly his relationship with Father Francis was closer to that of Aragorn and Elrond than that of a son whose father dooms him. And I'm sure that Fourth Age Gondor generated epics and tales, though perhaps with less action. People will always write about war and courage and invent fiction. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/17/2007 |
| And in the end a purer world he will leave for his children, one washed with forgiveness, mercy, and justice. Very vivid, and a proper one in its way for Fathers Day. Author Reply: Thanx, Larner. Faramir's kids are extremely lucky, as are so many children of the early Fourth Age, in being able to grow in peace and prosperity. And they also have Faramir as a father, which I think would be marvelous! | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/17/2007 |
| This is a lovely piece,and deeply moving. Faramir shows himself to be the wisest of the fathers mentioned by far. What jewel is more precious than a child ! Author Reply: Feanor was a great artisan, a rare genius, but in my opinion a very selfish person, and a failure as a husband and father and king. Faramir could understand the necessity of sacrificing a child for certain causes such as the defense of lord and land, but not for even Valar-Hallowed jewels. Glad you liked the story, Linda. | |
| Edlyn | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/17/2007 |
| Oh, this was absolutely wonderful! Beautifully written and crafted. I love the parallels with the passage from the Silmarillion and the decision tat Faramir made not to become another Maglor. I'm so glad I read this! Edlyn Author Reply: Thanx much for your review, Edlyn. Maglor, like Faramir, was the only surviving child of a father who made some very poor decisions; and was mercifully able to live in a new and more peaceful world. I also thought that Faramir would have loved the stories in the Silm, probably from a young age; but that fatherhood might cause him to look at some of them in a different light. I'm so glad you liked the piece. | |