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| Dot's Drabbles by Dot | 5 Review(s) |
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| lwarren | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/2/2005 |
| My heart absolutely breaks for Thranduil here. You have used a few words to convey a father's grief for his son...a grief to be caused by a friend. And he will honor the friend, because his son loves him, and the father, above all, loves the son. *wails* Very affecting, Dot! *sniffs* linda Author Reply: I’m such a fan of Thranduil, and I’d love to know what his thoughts are on so many events. I like to think that there would be a very close connection between him and his son so I certainly couldn’t blame him for feeling some resentment towards Aragorn. But then, he loves Legolas so what can he do really? I’m hoping that at some point in the future I can use this as the basis for a longer piece. Linda, thank you so much again for your considerate, well-written (and sometimes very amusing!) reviews. They mean the world to me, as does the fact that you took the time to write them. :-) | |
| lwarren | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/2/2005 |
| Some beautiful imagery here, Dot. The dark bruised sky and the soon to come tears. The sea-longing experienced by Legolas continues to mystify and, I don't know...would enchant be a good word? "Legolas Greenleaf, long under tree...In joy thou hast lived...Beware of the Sea! If thou hearest the sounds of the gull on the shore...Thy heart shall then rest in the forest no more!" What he must have endured to remain with Aragorn...I've done some reading and studying in THE SILMARILLION (the Ainulindalie, to be exact) and have tried to see any connections the elves might have to the sea and the Great Song and the music of the water. All I've come to decide is it must have been terrible for him to deny that call on his heart to return to his true home. This is a very well written piece about his thoughts of the sea. She seemed by turns to be treacherous...playful...beguiling...a temptress...and he is confused. Is it an enemy? I suppose in many ways, it would be, especially if it robs him of that close connection with the forest. You mentioned that in your story where he tells Thranduil goodbye...that he could no longer hear the trees for the song of the sea. *sniff* So sad. This is wonderful, Dot. linda Author Reply: *gasp* You even reviewed the drabbles! So few people do that. I’m so happy that you liked the imagery. I’m trying to work more on my descriptions. We had very moody weather here the day I wrote that so that was the inspiration! Isn’t the sea-longing fascinating? My interpretation is bound to differ from others’ but this is my attempt to understand it. Really it’s a call home but it still has to be painful and confusing, especially to a wood-elf. But you’re right, he did deny what his heart was telling him. I can only imagine how difficult that must have been and it speaks volumes of his love for Aragorn. | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/11/2004 |
| How sad. And how very true to Tolkien, for whom there is no triumph without loss and pain. Author Reply: Thank you so much for your kind words. I agree, in Tolkien's world we can look at almost any accomplishment and see that it came at great cost to someone. And thanks too for sending me Chapter 7 - you're so good; I really didn't mean you to go to any trouble;-) | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/14/2004 |
| Boy, you can really feel the seduction here. I personally love the sound of gulls and the waves. If I could, I'd live near them forever. But poor Legolas doesn't really even know how to judge this fascinating pull. Author Reply: Yeah, it's interesting that what a lot of people might find soothing is so unsettling for our elf. I only really wrote this to see if I could, because I'd never tried my hand at a drabble before. I had Legolas' confusion in mind but I have no idea where the whole seduction thing came from. Probably just me, as a mere mortal, trying to understand this pull. Thanks for the review!:) | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/14/2004 |
| Very effective! I like how you portray Legolas hearing and sensing what no one else around him could. Author Reply: Thanks, shirebound! That's exactly what I was going for - that on a day that everyone else finds quiet, he alone can hear this incessant sound and struggles to make sense of it. I've never written a drabble before so thank you for taking the time to review!:) | |