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| A Lone Child by Etharei | 9 Review(s) |
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| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 1/16/2007 |
| I was right, it *was* Elros he'd been grieving for. And now, he tends this little shoot of his brother's line, and will find it more rewarding and painful than he can now imagine. Beautiful story, dear! | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 10/30/2005 |
| This is a delightful - and sad - story of the growing bond between Elrond and Estel. And I have my suspicions of Gilraen's motives for leaving Estel unminded and unoccupied! I do feel for Elrond - he had so much pain in his life. But the years of Estel's childhood must have been among the jewels. | |
| catpetal | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 8/23/2005 |
| A lovely piece of writing, and true to the spirit of the original story, I think. Estel is the brave,intelligent boy he must surely have been and I enjoyed reading a distant Elrond becoming closer to the boy who stimulates many memories for him. I enjoyed this very much. | |
| Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 8/1/2004 | |
| Very moving story, nice job! Author Reply: Thank you! | |
| lwarren | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 5/3/2004 |
| What a lovely day of discovery for Estel...and how sad for Elrond to revisit grief on several different levels. I wasn't sure who was being quoted at the beginning of each chapter until Ch. 3, when I began to have a sad suspicion it was Elros talking to Elrond. Then to find out at the end that the handprints in Estel's first book belonged to Elrond and Elros - oh my, *sniff* that was such an emotional addition to the story! I loved your Estel...such a brave, tenacious little guy. But Elrond left me crying with him at the end...you have a very nice grasp of how to convey your characters' emotions to your readers. :) Wonderful story! linda Author Reply: *blushes* Thank you very much! I admit that it's a bit confusing at first, but I'm glad that you figured it out in the end! I'm a great lover of the Tragedy of the Peredhil, so any writing on Elrond usually involves considerable emotion, which I'm very happy that you felt. I also find young children adorable ;-) | |
| grumpy | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 5/2/2004 |
| This is a great story, I love it, from Estel's brave walk all by himself down the hall, to him getting to know the Master a bit better. Loved how Elrond figured out he was bored and taught him his letters. The end part with the set of hand prints in the book being Elrond and his twin, was so good. looking forward to more. Author Reply: Yay, thank you! The handprints were an impulsive addition when I couldn't think of anything significant that could happen when one's learning to read *g* Hopefully the sequel will manifest itself in due tume... :-) | |
| Nikara | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 5/1/2004 |
| Wow! That was really good. I loved the way that Elrond and Estel were described. Author Reply: Thanks, I always hope that my characterisation works. | |
| OakWolf | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 5/1/2004 |
| Lovely,that's all I can say,lovely Author Reply: Thanks you! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 5/1/2004 |
| What a beautiful little story. So poignant and full of deep emotions, as the ageless Elrond and the small human child begin to bond and understand one another. I always felt that Elrond was one of the three truly tragic figurs of the trilogy (along with Frodo and Arwen), and you bring us completely into his heart and thoughts. Lovely. Author Reply: This 'lil fics' first reviewer! Thank you, you cannot believe how heartened I am by reading your words. Thank you very much; I feel that same way about Elrond also. I shall certainly work to bring out a longer sequel. | |