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| B2MeM 2011: Haradhrim Nights by Mirach | 5 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/18/2011 |
| At least he begins to appreciate this land. Lovely! Author Reply: Every land is worth appreciating, even when one doesn't see it at first | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/9/2011 |
| I loved the way you used the prompt here.Poor Aragorn enduring the heat of the desert. Author Reply: Thank you! For one who was not born in the desert, it's nothing pleasant I guess... | |
| Ellynn | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/8/2011 |
| Awww, more beautiful descriptions. I like the end, I like that Aragorn came to understand that desert has its beauties, too. Author Reply: Thank you again! I write Aragorn's attitude to the desert like my own - I can see the beauty in it, but still my heart belongs to the mountains... | |
| Kaylee Arafinwiel | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/8/2011 |
| Wow, Mirach! This story is awesome, so far. Sorry I'm so bad at reviewing...I've read and loved every chapter, and eagerly awaited more. I do have the *tiniest* nitpick on this one...I believe Aragorn, like the Elves and Hobbits, would have referred to the Sun as "She", because (as the Elves knew), the Sun was the last fruit of Laurelin, steered by the Maia Arien, who was acknowledged female. Still, I love the imagery, and I love everything you've done so far! VERY brave of you, to write with the prompts, never knowing what'll come next!! *applause* Kaylee Arafinwiel Author Reply: Thank you very much! I'm glad you are enjoying it, because I'm certainly enjoying the wrriting. I feel adventurous, waiting for the next prompt =) Thanks for the nitpick, I know Sun is she for Aragorn, but I was thinking that the desert nations would imagine it as a male because of its power. I didn't realize the sentence was Aragorn's thinking. | |
| Cairistiona | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/8/2011 |
| I'm glad to know Thorongil is relatively unscathed and walking toward hopefully safer areas (although I still wonder who was after him and if they're determined to follow him...!). This was a lovely interpretation of the challenge, for you very aptly showed how connected a man can be to his home. The contrasts between the desert and his green homeland in the North (and I'm also guessing Gondor, since you mention lime tree) really come to life in this. I also like how you compare the deadliness of both lands. Mountains can indeed be every bit as perilous as the desert to those ignorant of their demands. And my favorite detail of it all: that Thorongil has sand everywhere on him, even under the bandage! Author Reply: Thank you, although I didn't manage to include the kilt *g*. Lime tree is the same as linden, isn't it? I imagine there were many also in the Shire and other lower regions of Eriador. But yes, in this meaning North is almost the entire Middle-earh that's on the usual maps, although I think he would miss Rivendell and the land of the Dúnedain most, as he is away for many years already. I wsa also writing from a personal experience, because that's exactly how I felt in Turkey and Egypt. And interesting choice of favourite detail :D | |