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| And in the Morning by Bodkin | 4 Review(s) |
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| Tanaqui | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 10/16/2004 |
| Hi Bodkin - thanks for pointing me to this in your review of my story that used the same poem as inspiration. I think this is a fine meditation on war, its horrors and necessities - and how we should remember and preserve the lessons for future generations. I very much like the way you used the mention of the new day in the poem as the symbol of hope and a renewed future. Author Reply: Thank you. No, it's not surprising that this particular poem should inspire reflection on war. Apart from its quality as a poem, it is heard every Armistice Day as part of the ceremony. Interesting that the two titles complete one line, though. (I agree Sam would take a long time to get over being deferential - at least until he may have realised that in a way it was disrespectful to Frodo, who had made him his heir. And even then, the habit would probably endure with Merry and Pippin long after he was able to sound authoritative to outsiders.) | |
| k8kat7@aol.com | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 4/17/2004 |
| Awesome story, it spoke a deep truth only those of battle could truly understand. Who were the people in the story? Author Reply: I chose not to use names, but hoped I'd dropped enough references to make people think it was Thranduil and Legolas. Did you come up with another pairing? Suggestions on a postcard . . . | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 4/17/2004 |
| This was very moving. I choose to believe it was about Thranduil, but it seems to me it could be about almost any leader in a time of extended war. Your central character takes no joy in war but sees its need and respects the sacrifice of lives and innocence that warriors make. Author Reply: Thranduil and his youngest son were the ones in my mind as I wrote - but you are right. | |
| sqrt(-1) | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 4/17/2004 |
| Who is this? I can't figure it out. Author Reply: Mirkwood's king and his son - although it is open to interpretation. | |