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| The Wind Changes by Larner | 3 Review(s) |
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| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/18/2009 |
| A good sense of smell would not have been very pleasant around the spider's lair and in the tower of Cirith Ungol. It must have stunk abdominably, even without the odour of their feelings. Oh, such a pity Sam didn't realise what that bundle held! Would have saved his friends a lot of pain and despair. But oh well, it was more important to find Frodo, and that he did, and in time. Author Reply: Oh, yes, I suspect that he and Frodo found themselves gagging frequently as they made their way out of the tower! It's said that animals can gauge our feelings by our scent; and we know pheromones help prepare us to become infatuated with potential mates. A most interesting sense, our sense of smell! Thanks for the feedback--I do appreciate it dearly. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/18/2009 |
| "Smell" is a unique sense through which to view these scenes. And you end with one of my favorite moments in all the trilogy. Author Reply: The starter sentence, of course, set the stage for the use of the sense of smell--we are told our most powerful, primitive, and basic sense in the long run. And I do love that moment also! Thank you so for the feedback, Shirebound. | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/17/2009 |
| Frodo smelled of blood, pain, bewilderment, and fading terror. And in spite of the sweat and blood and filth, there was that indefinable scent to him that was simply that of Frodo Baggins of the Shire. Wonderfully said, Larner! Between all the stench, known and unknown to Sam, and all the emotions that are literally smellable, he recognises a scent that hasn't changed at all. It remains "solid", even if it is overlayed by other smells. The scent of his master and best friend Frodo. And I'm quite sure that Frodo experienced something similar! (Is "smellable" the correct expression? My dictionary does not know it. But it looks good ;-)) Author Reply: Yes, Frodo is Frodo in spite of all that has happened to him, and can be recognized by what we are told is our most primitive and basic of senses. And I'm certain Frodo also knows relief, being surrounded by the essence of Samwise Gamgee! As for "smellable"--well, you ARE writing in English, and we're forever cobbling together new words that are readily definable by adding on such suffixes or equivalent prefixes. Yes, it looks good! Thanks so for the feedback! | |