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| Outtakes of a Fellowship and Beyond by Kara's Aunty | 6 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/9/2009 |
| Ah--well, well done. Author Reply: Hello Larner, thanks for R & R-ing, I'm glad you enjoyed the tale. It is a bit of a weepy, but I came over all funny yesterday and had to write it. Take care, m'dea, M ;) | |
| Ainariel | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/8/2009 |
| Wow...this was wonderful...I had to go back and read it again. So clearly Boromir's voice; so much what must've been in his heart in those final moments! If only he had known what happened afterwards. In many ways Boromir's death seemed the catalyst that brought all the forces of the West to the place they needed to be for the final victory. He is no less a hero than the rest of them! Bravo! Author Reply: Hello Ainariel, I completely agree - if it wasn't for Boromir's Ring-induced pivotal attack, who knows what would've happened? The Quest could have been ruined. Little did the Ring know that picking on him would mean its downfall... He is a hero indeed! Thank you for the very kind words about the tale (blushes). I'm so very glad you enjoyed it. Thanks also for R & R-ing, M ;) | |
| Celeritas | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/8/2009 |
| You did a really good job of getting into Boromir's head here! I particularly appreciated the diction--it sounded very much like his voice. (And for Shameless Pluggery time, if you'll scroll down the front page you might find something you'll like...) Author Reply: Hello Celeritas, I took your advice and dashed straight over to the front page (before I even replied to this!), and I'm thrilled to see it meant what I thought. Thanks for the heads up there, m'dear! Glad Boromir's last thoughts were up to scratch for you as well! It was strange to imagine myself as a dying man, but its not hard to imagine what was most important to him in those final seconds: his loved ones. I imagine it'll be the same for me too, when my time comes (hopefully not for fifty or sixty years yet though). Gosh! What a morbid thought. Still, it never hurts to plan ahead, I suppose (I'm joking). Though I'll have to see about getting myself some loved ones (other than immediate family) to miss when I depart to push up the daisies ;) But that means abandoning my writing and getting a social life... Forgive the wry Scots humour - we'll make a joke out of just about anything (except really grave stuff). Grave stuff - get it? More dark humour! Okay, i'll shut up now. Thanks for R & R-ing m'dear, M ;) | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/8/2009 |
| Cousin!! So nice to have another from you. I have missed you. This is wonderful of course and feels very real. My brother, my captain, my king. Aragorn is well done here too. Namarie, God bless, Your Tookish bloom who is hungry for more! :) Author Reply: Hello my wee blossom! It's lovely to hear from you, too. I was thinking of you when I wrote this and wondering if Boromir's regret at his behaviour to Frodo (not that he could help it; that wicked Ring!) would strike a chord with you, Frodo-lover that you are. I'm delighted to see it has. It was a bit odd, putting myself into the head of a dying soldier, because I've never faced the dangers he has and had to find some common ground between us before it would work. Fortunately he was as human as I am, and regardless of the wide gap in our respective social hierarchies (i.e: him being a Lord of Men and me...well, er, not), we still have the ability to love, show compassion and regret our folly (me more than him, probably, on that last one!). His love for his kin and his people, and the disappointment he must have felt at what he saw as his betrayal of them, must have made his final breaths an agony beyond pain - and Aragorn's words of comfort would have been priceless to him at that crucial moment, I think. So glad you enjoyed, m'dear. As for more, I'll do my best, but I'm still taking an almost Chosen One through the Strange New World that is ME, so I can't promise I'll be able to post every week. Thanks for R & R-ing, m'dear. I've missed your Tookish cheek (I mean charm), Cousin Mo :o) | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/8/2009 |
| Wow! That was wonderfully done, and very moving! No-one can imagine what dark thoughts Boromir must have had when he was lying there. But he was granted enough time to speak with Aragorn. And after that he could leave the world with the knowledge that Minas Tirith and Middle-Earth would be saved. I hope he can forgive me as easily as my King does. Of course, he can! For it was Frodo's pity that saved all of them! Author Reply: Hello Andrea, how lovely to hear from you, m'dear! Thank you for your kind words. I usually try to avoid the emotional depths of death scenes, but I took a sudden fancy to this one and had to write it or I was going to burst. Poor Boromir. If only he could have lived to see his City victorious, his people flourish under the rule of their long-awaited King. But at least he had the comfort of dying in a friend's arms, one whom he knew would not stop until he had fulfilled his dying wish. And little did he know that Frodo had forgiven him not long after his foolish (but necessary) act. Still, he died as he lived - a noble, honourable Son of Gondor and he will always be remembered for his strengths, not one moment of Ring-induced weakness. Thanks very much for R & R-ing, M ;) | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/8/2009 |
| This is very touching, dear! I often think of Boromir's remorse at his lapse of honor, and the way in which Aragorn reassured him! I too, think he must have realized his redemption at the end. Author Reply: Hello Bond Girl! It is indeed a topic to ponder: Boromir's final thoughts. Such a noble Man, such strength of character - he must have loathed himself for his moment of weakness. But then, great Lord or not, he (like the rest of us) is/was only human and as such was prone to the same fallibilities we all are. I think he must have been under great duress for the siren call of the Ring to have enticed him so, and no wonder. Years spent on the front line of the battlefield that was his land, fighting to prevent the resurgence of Sauron and to preserve his own City. The Ring must have seemed like a gift to him, before he fully understood the evil of it. Poor sod. I will always admire him, though, for although he succumbed to it briefly, he realised the error of his ways soon afterwards (and before he died, I like to think). That was his salvation, IMHO - his deep regret, his sincere penitence. I'm very glad you enjoyed this, m'dear. Thank you so much for R & R-ing, M ;) | |