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| Of Hearth and Home by Itarille | 7 Review(s) |
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| periantari | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/20/2024 |
| It is so interesting and awesome there is another story from you about post-Quest Faramir and how he copes with the changes that have happened. Altariel is a great fanfic author and glad her stories have inspired you! I enjoy reading your gap-fillers for your dialogue is very good and your scenes very realistic of what may have happened. I look forward to more. Author Reply: Thank you! I'm glad you found my scenes and dialogue realistic. | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/17/2024 |
| Thank you for letting me know you'd left reviews! They are so heartening to read. I went back and read and responded and even found another review I'd missed seeing. So thank you again. I check older stories periodically in order to answer reviews in appreciation for people taking the time to share their thoughts. A decade ago, before the demands of life pulled me away, I used to have long conversations with some readers, going back and forth in the reviews and review replies, and found the discussions thought-provoking and satisfying. I attribute a lot of improvement and development of my writing skills to reader feedback and the food for thought various thoughtful people have provided. But I also appreciate brief responses, for they encourage me that I'm not merely talking to myself. ...though at this point, since Middle-earth is a refuge of sorts in the turmoil of the current times, I will probably keep posting stories and chapters and exploring various ideas and pursuing character growth even if nobody reads the stories. Ah well. As someone of my acquaintance used to say, "Anything worth doing is... worth doing." Author Reply: I agree that anything worth doing is worth doing, even if no one noticed it. But it is nice when someone noticed and let us know :) I sent you an email. | |
| UTfrog | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/15/2024 |
| Love this beginning. Post regularly please! Author Reply: Thank you UTfrog! I will try to post every Saturday, except the Christmas week perhaps. Do let me know what you think of the next chapters. | |
| PSW | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/15/2024 |
| This is lovely! I very much enjoyed the care of all the members of the Steward’s household as they prepared for Faramir’s return. It is good to remember that so many must have known him since he was small - they will know best how to help him through. Thx for sharing this story! Author Reply: Hi PSW, Yes, most of the staff must have known and cared for Faramir and Boromir since they were young. Two little boys from Gondor's noblest family, well-mannered, handsome, dutiful, brave, motherless, with a stern father? If I were a servant in the Citadel I would have loved and served them as my own children. Thank you for leaving a review! It encouraged me to write more. | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/15/2024 |
| Just a heads-up: I was cleaning up my story summaries and noticed some odd text had been added to a couple, which caused the bottom line (Ratings/Status/Chapters/Published Date) to be offset to the right. The "odd" added text was invisible when viewing the story summary on the SoA home page but became visible in the editing screen for the story summary. At a glance, when I edited the first odd-looking story summary, added to the end of the summary in the edit box was a block of text that looked like some sort of malevolent hidden link or code. After I removed the "added", "extra" text and saved the edited summary, the bottom line moved back into its proper place. The same was true of the second story summary I edited. All this to say: I wonder if your story summary for "The Shadow in the Past" has been hacked in the same way? Author Reply: Lindelea, Thank you for highlighting this. Yes, I found that odd extra text in some of my stories. I have removed it. On a separate note, I left some review for Let Sleeping Dogs Lie. I read that story perhaps two weeks ago and I enjoyed it a lot. You created an interesting plot, and I like the parts you assigned to Faramir :) | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/15/2024 |
| There's so much love in the discussion that begins the chapter! you know how Lord Faramir is when there are deeds to do Ah yes. Can't keep a good man down for long. O tactless healer! Orendil ought to have known better than to mention being fit to ride. But of course, Faramir probably knows he can trust Orendil because he knows the healer and his honesty. "the burnt place" The difficulty of even naming the place speaks of great distress and lingering trauma, and not just for Faramir. It also sounds as if it's very handy, sometimes, to hold the office of Warden of the Keys. And she wore the mantle. The speakers would know the significance of that, I should think. That tender, private moment of mourning was heart-wrenching. As to the scene the next morning: I must agree, I prefer the aroma of fresh-baked bread over medicinal smells. And I love how those who serve Faramir also manage him quite beautifully. I write a lot of servant-gentry interactions in the Shire the same way, probably influenced by Sam's care of Frodo, as well as Bunter's care of Lord Peter as described in some of Sayers' mysteries. And I love Éowyn's reaction. I will have to look for Altariel's story, I think. In the meantime, let me conclude by saying how much I enjoyed this chapter, and I'm looking forward to reading more of the story when it's posted. Author Reply: Lindelea, Thank you for leaving a review! It made me very happy. I'm glad you can sense the love in the discussion between Hurin and Meldis. "The burnt place" -- I imagine Denethor was much respected (and loved, though in a quiet way) by the staff of the Citadel. The private mourning, you mean his quiet moment with Denethor's ring? I do hope that will move some people. It is handy being the Warden of the Keys. As I write about Hurin, somehow his image in my mind shows some resemblance to that incomparable gentleman's gentleman, Jeeves--even though Hurin's master was definitely more astute than dear Bertie. I have wanted to read Lord Peter Wimpsey stories, but have not managed to. Thank you again, and I hope you will enjoy the next chapters too! Author Reply: Lindelea, Thank you for leaving a review! It made me very happy. I'm glad you can sense the love in the discussion between Hurin and Meldis. "The burnt place" -- I imagine Denethor was much respected (and loved, though in a quiet way) by the staff of the Citadel. The private mourning, you mean his quiet moment with Denethor's ring? I do hope that will move some people. It is handy being the Warden of the Keys. As I write about Hurin, somehow his image in my mind shows some resemblance to that incomparable gentleman's gentleman, Jeeves--even though Hurin's master was definitely more astute than dear Bertie. I have wanted to read Lord Peter Wimpsey stories, but have not managed to. Thank you again, and I hope you will enjoy the next chapters too! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/15/2024 |
| It's wonderful to read about the love and concern that surrounds Faramir from all sides. "The sweet scent of cinnamon and apples filled the air, mingling with the comforting aroma of bread" Those fragrances are indeed comforting! What a lovely and gentle chapter. Author Reply: Thank you! I'm glad the scent description works for you. I love imagining how the people around Faramir loved and cared for him. | |