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| Journey out of Darkness by Armariel | 2 Review(s) |
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| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 5/21/2009 |
| I was pleasantly surprised and excited to see another story of yours and just the one I wanted too! Sorry to be so late in getting around to read, but this is intriguing, my dear, especially Smeagol's desires, the tower that is actually going down than up and that they will now make Mordor a sacred place for good now. Radagast will make an interesting guide and they will indeed learn things from each other. Interesting too that he said he was the only who sent the Eagles to the Fire. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: Yes, the bunny finally bit!;) I drifted away from Middle-earth for a time, but now I'm back and it's as if you had been on a long trip and now home looks a bit strange to you...lol Yes, I read somewhere that Radagast was the one who sent the Eagles to Mt. Doom, although I don't remember it saying so in the book. Also he sent the Eagle to Gandalf when he was imprisoned by Saruman, I believe. And that he was not allowed to sail west because he had become much fonder of birds and beasts than of people, and had not done enough in the struggle against Sauron, and it never does say whether he redeemed himself sufficiently. Hopefully in this story he can do so.... Thanks for commenting! ~~~~{~@ | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 5/13/2009 |
| As with my view of Frodo he seeks a return to innocense, but in the end asks for Truth instead. A dangerous boon to beg--to know Truth. It's not always comfortable, after all. Love the images here, and Smeagol's wish to again be a normal, accepted being within the world and society. Author Reply: As with my view of Frodo he seeks a return to innocense, but in the end asks for Truth instead. A dangerous boon to beg--to know Truth. It's not always comfortable, after all. I'm not sure if Greenjade is really seeking the truth, or if he just doesn't want to say what he really desires yet. I'm vaguely thinking of him as a sort of Faust/Don Juan/Tannhaüser-ish figure, who wishes to transcend the common and embrace a greater destiny, but whose ego is such that he cannot allow himself to truly connect with others in a life-giving way. To do so is, to his way of thinking, a weakness. He does yearn to return to innocence, but knows it isn't going to happen, at least in the way he wishes. And maybe he knows he wouldn't be content with it, even if it did happen. Love the images here, and Smeagol's wish to again be a normal, accepted being within the world and society. That pretty much sums it up for Smeagol, who is a far simpler being. Whether it will happen or not, remains to be seen. Oh yes, thanks for commenting, Larner!:):):):):) ~~~~{~@ | |