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| Adagio by Rose Sared | 2 Review(s) |
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| TithenFeredir | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 11/8/2005 |
| Rose, this is without a doubt the best chapter yet! There is so much of this that is inventive and well done. I remeber from the last time how much I enjoyed the trolls, with their marvelously descriptive, rock-themed names. You have brought this species to life with believeable detail. It was so amusing to me that, as an author I admire for what I consider sophisticated use of words, you craft the simplistic, shorthand thoughts and language of these creatures so effectively. I loved it that Granite-Glinting is considered a great beauty and yet from your description she's obvously a huge hulk of a creature, maybe with a sparkly-rock skin? And then Stone-Water's misinterpretation of Oval-Pebble running over to "tickle" him with his tusks. These characters are just great. I truly felt sorry for Aragorn, trapped in his gilded cage, feeling useless and missing the freedom of the old days. But his compassion becomes apparentin his dealings with the Wose chieftan. Ghunkor was pretty neat. I loved it that he felt remorse over how the kidnapping went down. He may be a savage, but a decent one. That he is a good leader is evident in the way he took responsibility for the mess, humbled himself and offered his own life for his tribe. Gleowyn also seems very real. She has the spunk to defy Ghunkor to his face and yet was stunned into silence by his decisive form of justice. I do wonder, what is the yellow stain on the mountain, and how is it making the Woses sick? Some kind of toxic ore, perhaps? Gimli was very Gimli, stubborn to the last. I liked his ability to "see" a heat trail. A little-known special dwarvwen ability, eh? Now, you know I love the elf, even as an unlikely clam. He came off as quite enigmatic in this chapter, very elf-y. He obviously is less changed or fettered by his circumstances than Aragorn. Best of all was the scene in which he hears that Gimli has been killed. (and we know he hasn't) Legolas seemed so bewildered and hurt; it was an extremely vunerable moment and yet it was done so delicatly. I think it was excellent that he was not simply grieving his own loss, but the seemingly senseless end of a hero. Wonderful chapter! ~TF Author Reply: If only my writing was as good as your reviews - LOL - I almost had to rush off to read this wonderful chapter from this wonderful fic - Haha - goose of the week me! Thank you, TF. I was not having a good morning, my children, although adult, still somehow manage to sow dissention and riot in my otherwise peaceful life. I do not like having to say no, and now I feel about as unworthy as Grima WT. Then I read your review and felt all good again - skips away. Rose | |
| nat | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 4/26/2004 |
| oh man, gimlis a pet...too funny...but seriously, this is a really awesome story u have going here...dude, the idea of gimli walking in on legolas and his lady friend....a laugh riot, i tell u...u should soooo write lyk a companion to this one telling more about that story....it would be gold...geez im really enjoying this, thanks for the quick updates, keep it up!!! woo hoo!! Author Reply: the updates might get a little wonky for a couple of days owing to RL intruding, thanks so much for the review I am glad you are enjoying the story. Rose | |