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| To Ease The Pain by Esteliel | 9 Review(s) |
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| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/31/2007 |
| A loving and lovely gap-filler. Thank you. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: Thank you, Antane, for another sweet and encouraging review. May the Valar bless you also ~Esteliel | |
| Neilia | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/30/2007 |
| Thank you Esteliel for writing such a beautiful tale about Faramir's return. It is now on my hard drive with your other contributions to this lovely world of fandom. Neilia Author Reply: Aw, Neilia, I feel honoured! Thank you for your sweet review! ~Esteliel | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/30/2007 |
| Very grateful for this quote, Esteliel – I had not remembered reading it before. That is the way with Tolkien though – one always finds another grain of beauty and profundity in his writings. “Aragorn replies: "Weariness, grief for his father's mood (!), a wound, and over all the Black Breath." Thanks for sharing this piece. I’m slightly gun-shy with Denethor – I was not ‘put-off’ by your depiction of him. If I was, I would have ceased reading and definitely not put up a review (psychotic fan!) I just thought his last ‘caring act,’ if one would call it that… the sitting with him for hours as he fought the wounds and Black Breath, as evidenced by Pippin’s description of that time, before he decided on the ultimate act – I had hoped, in my love for both men of Gondor, that Faramir might have been aware of Denethor’s presence, grief and love. I agree 100% - “Defending Denethor's reasons had no place in this tale and would have made it needlessly long.” I love this depiction of Faramir’s journey back... which is why I wrote the review… “When Aragorn draws him back towards consciousness, Faramir is moving 'upwards' through his pains. In my tale he can not run away from them, he has to move through them all in order to return. Fortunately, he can do so with Aragorn's support.” Again – I did not feel Denethor was wronged, per se. “I hope this clarifies my reasons for you, and perhaps you now feel less that Denethor was 'wronged'.” Thanks for your response. It is exciting reading an author I am not familiar with. I will take a moment to read more of your tales and have included your name for author notification. Author Reply: Hi Agape4Gondor, Thank you for getting back to me. You are welcome regarding the quote. I do like the idea of Faramir remembering Denethor's 'last caring act'. Don't you want to write a chapter about it? I don't usually write about Gondor, this was a venture for my friends Ithil-valon and Evendim. Thank you for the author notification! I am glad you are enjoying the ride! ~Esteliel | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/30/2007 |
| I loved the way you described Aragorn here and the care and concern he shows for Faramir.This is my favourite scene in the book,which I've written several versions of and I love to find new versions to read.You made me wish I could see Aragorn and hear his voice! Author Reply: Hi Linda, thank you for your review! I'm glad you enjoyed the tale! Sorry for the late reply. ~Esteliel | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/30/2007 |
| A lovely telling of what might have happened to Faramir as Aragorn searched for him - to heal him. Peaceful and profound. I found your Faramir to be well written in his joy, his sorrow and pain. Being a Denethor fan, I wasn't quite taken with a few spots in this tale - but that is my own opinion. However, I would have thought that Faramir might have remembered the great love of Denethor at the very end as he took him to the fire to save him. But again, that's my own opinion. Lovely tale. Author Reply: Hi Agape4Gondor! Thank you for your words of praise and encouragement! I am glad that you enjoyed the story and I thank you for letting me know you did. My reason for my potrayal of Denethor is this: In ROTK, in the chapter 'The Houses of Healing', when Aragorn sits with Faramir and Ioreth has left to find some kingsfoil, Imrahil and Aragorn discuss the poisoned wound and Faramir's condition. Imrahil asks: "How then do you read the matter?" Aragorn replies: "Weariness, grief for his father's mood (!), a wound, and over all the Black Breath." You may have noticed that I have not fully placed the blame with Denethor, for I have very carefully named him 'a father with a broken heart' - not 'a mean and nasty father', or 'a cold and uncaring father'. I am aware that Denethor acted the way he did under influence of Sauron through the Palantir, and yet Faramir has suffered from the seemingly cold and uncaring attitude of Denethor. Since it is Faramir who is being healed here, it is his emotional wound that I wanted to address. Defending Denethor's reasons had no place in this tale and would have made it needlessly long. But have no worries: I am aware of Denethor's love for Faramir. The idea of this tale was, however, that Faramir is very close to dying. This is the peace that he is experiencing in the beginning of the chapter. When Aragorn draws him back towards consciousness, Faramir is moving 'upwards' through his pains. In my tale he can not run away from them, he has to move through them all in order to return. Fortunately, he can do so with Aragorn's support. As you have read, I chose Faramir's four deepest pains (Boromir's death, the death of his men, his father's cold mood and the Black Breath of the Nazgûl) as the things he had to brave/ face again on his way back to consciousness. With Denethor's mood being only one of the four, I decided that there was no room to elaborate on Denethor's background, or even Denethor's love. This will have to be matter for some other tale. ;) I hope this clarifies my reasons for you, and perhaps you now feel less that Denethor was 'wronged'. There is no need to apologize for stating 'only your own opinion', Agape4Gondor. Your opinion is as worthy of being heard as anyone else's, and I appreciate that you are sharing it with me. Thank you for the detailed review! ~Esteliel | |
| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/30/2007 |
| Sehr nett geschrieben - ich kann mir gut vorstellen, daß es sich so oder ähnlich zugetragen hat. Wenn man Faramirs erste Worte nach dem Aufwachen bedenkt, spricht ja vieles dafür, daß er Aragorn schon gesehen und als König akzeptiert hat, bevor er wieder zu sich kam. Und ich *werde* noch zu den anderen Storys kommen, aber RL ist im Moment ein ziemlicher Streß! Author Reply: Ah, Kitty, now the others will wonder what we are writing here, lol! I'll stick with English for now - I find it easier than German (which has me tripping over grammar on occasion). But feel free to keep reviewing in German! ;) Thank you for your review and for your praise! As I said to Shirebound before (see below): I hope that it happened this way. Take your time with the reviews, btw: If RL is stressy at the moment, no need to add further stress by adding some reviews to your 'to do' list. I would love to hear how you feel about the other chapters, but know that I am just as happy without them. Most important is that you are able to relax a little and feel happy. Have a good and peaceful week! ~Esteliel | |
| Periantari | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/30/2007 |
| Awesome ficlet~ the dream was written really well and this whole thing was quite poignant.. i loved this a lot. :) Author Reply: Thank you, Periantari, for your kind and encouraging review! I'm glad you loved it, and I appreciate that you took the time to let me know. Have a wonderful week! ~Esteliel | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/30/2007 |
| Interesting interpretation; though I would dispute that Faramir cowered in the dark. I like the care that Aragorn lavishes on Faramir, which Faramir did need at that point; and bringing Faramir, spiritually, to a new and fruitful Gondor at Aragorn's side. Author Reply: Hi Raksha, Thank you for your review, I'm glad you enjoyed it! The 'cowering in the dark' was meant in a figurative way. To me it symbolized the cringing of the heart when love is withheld (love then symbolized by light, hence cowering in the dark). I did not see it in a literal way - not at all! Indeed, Faramir would have had a hard time as a ranger, had he been afraid of the dark! ;) Does it make more sense to you now? Thanks for telling me how you feel about this tale - also the part you did not agree with. I very much appreciate it. Have a good week! ~Esteliel | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/29/2007 |
| What a beautiful story. I'm sure it happened just this way. Author Reply: Thank you, Shirebound! I hope that it happened this way, too. ;) ~Esteliel | |