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| Oak and Willow by Marnie | 5 Review(s) |
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| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 12/17/2008 |
| The scenes in this chapter are just begging to be captured in a painting. I especially liked your description of the rising of the Moon and the Sun and how the Sindar would have felt/thought as these events happened. I like how you fleshed out the main characters but especially Celeborn and Daeron--who are sadly so "under-exposed". I can't wait to see how Celeborn and Galadriel will meet and fall in love. | |
| Nerdanel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/15/2005 |
| Oh, I absolutely love this chapter! I had never really thought about what the Sindar would think upon first seeing the Moon and Sun rise. This was an (I think) accurate and beautiful description of that event. It reminds me, actually, of a short story by George MacDonald called "The Day Boy and the Night Girl" about a boy who had never seen the night time, and a girl who had always lived underground inside a castle, and had never seen the Moon or Sun, nor even knew what they were, never having read books. He has a chapter on when she first emerges outside at age 16 and sees the Moon (full) for the first time, and he describes all her emotions and ideas. It is beautiful. This reminded me of that. Wonderful job! Author Reply: Thanks for the review Nerdanel! I'm immensely flattered to be compared with George MacDonald, despite having never read anything of his - I just know that he was an influence on Tolkien and that's good enough for me ;) I don't know why more people don't write about the first rising of the Sun - it seems like an inherantly dramatic and awe-inspiring thing to me. But there's no accounting for taste! Glad you liked it so much. Thanks! | |
| Aislynn Crowdaughter | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/16/2004 |
| Hi! What a beautiful description of the first rising of the sun out of the view of the Sindar! This is a great image, how the first sunrays tint the world into light and giving colors to everything and the Sindar marvel at it and fear it the same. Greatly written! I like! Aislynn | |
| Lois | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/13/2004 |
| Some very pretty writing. But... the moon rises in the east and sets in the west, same as the sun. Even in Middle-earth. Do please fix this... Ta, L. | |
| elliska | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/10/2004 |
| What a phenomenal description. I have not seen this topic done anywhere and this chapter captures it so perfectly. Awesome! | |