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| Speaking the Dead by Lindorien | 20 Review(s) |
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| Isil Elensar | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 9/6/2004 |
| Very well done, my friend. Not often do stories bring a tear to my eye, but this one did. :-) Author Reply: OH Isil, I'm so glad you liked this. Please visit the community. If you feel so moved, please make a contribution. It takes so long to do and any help at all is appreciated. Lindorien | |
| Sorcha | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 8/31/2004 |
| Wow Lindorien. This story moved me deeply. Not only by the content, but also the structure is excellent. It has a good and slow build-up. It made me help dealing with grief I am going through now. Thank you. I am not sure if the site: www.livejournal.com/community/speakingthedead is meant for American soldiers only. Please be aware that over the world many good men and women die in war or in terrorist attacks. We had our March 11th...and we will not forget. I loved this line: The King is a man who always looked to the future. The King’s Steward is a man who never dared look beyond the present. ** First there was September 11. Now there is also March 11. And in between, Indonesian, Kenyan, Turkish, Russian and Iraqi citizens were butchered in mass terrorist attacks. However, Western Europe for some reason thought itself immune, protected. - Commentary by Sever Plutzker, Israel's Yedi'ot Aharonot Author Reply: Hi Sorcha! I'm so glad this spoke to you. The community's original intent was a response to the mounting casualties in Iraq. By no means is it limited to American soldiers. The idea was to glean the life of any of the military. I did an Italian soldier, somebody else did a Ukranian, another spotlighted a Canadian who served in the American army. My understanding is that it doesn't mean civilian dead, but military dead from any army. Soldiers still die in Afghanistan. The point is to put a public face on the losses and the grief and to learn of a life. Though a lot of people draw the analogy with 9/11 with this story (I think its the image evoked of lives soaring away into an impossibly blue sky) I wrote this for the specific purpose of highlighting the community. Speak with Qowf if you've an idea for somebody you'd like to highlight. She's a great gal. Any writer who'd like to contribute is welcome to do so. Emotionally it is very draining, so any help at all is appreciated, as much and as often as you'd like. The idea is to try and look beyond the newspaper articles and build a picture of the person. Many of us have tried to find a specific connection to the tribute - six degrees of separation kind of stuff. Here's the problem. The soldiers are now reduced to names on a list and in newspaper coverage, often they don't even get a name attached. Often the stories are buried in the first section of the paper, ten pages back - no more than a blurb. We seek to pull back the anonymity being granted these dead and return them the honor they deserve as well as remind of the high cost waging war. So, please. Contact Qowf, or just go ahead and pick a soldier, any soldier from any country and post it up. Thanks so much for reading and giving this consideration. Lindorien | |
| Acacea | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 7/27/2004 |
| I liked very much... it's truly moving... I'm just sorry I missed it earlier. Author Reply: But you found it now. I'm so glad you like it, Acacea. Please visit the community. It is sad, but worth it. Hugs. Lindorien | |
| Not A Lurker | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 7/23/2004 |
| Beautiful story. I've told you this already, but I ought to review it, too, so I will. It's moving. You know that. It's a bit painful to read. You know that also. And Boromir's name was the strongest and most pointed of them all... even for Aragorn the ranger, the warrior, the-who-knows-what-else who was long accostomed to wartime, it still hurt to remember his friend. It'd hurt anyone. Including your local 15-year-old civilian. Author Reply: Hi Not A Lurker. I'm so glad you like this. It is painful. I'm sorry for that. If I could spare you it, I would. Email me when you like. Post to my LJ when you want. Hugs, Lindorien | |
| Rose Sared | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 7/23/2004 |
| Will you stop making me cry with your wonderful, spare, emotive prose. In fics like this your talent gets near to wonderful. Bravo, bravissimo. Rose Author Reply: Thank you, Rose. The prose is inspired by the deeds. Visit the community and read their stories. we try to bring them to life. Your words are lovely and I greatly appreciate them. Lindorien | |
| Laura | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 7/22/2004 |
| Crap. You made me cry. That was beautiful. Thanks. Author Reply: You're welcome, Laura. And I'm glad you found your way here. Please visit the community I link to in the summary. Every life we speak over there makes me cry. But makes me smile, also. There is always something I can connect to. Thanks for reading this. Lindorien | |
| Nilmandra | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 7/22/2004 |
| I really liked this - this is indeed why the Vietnam War Memorial means so much to so many - each soldier is named, and a name written in stone it is unlikely to be forgotten any time soon. Knowing Faramir found happiness in Eowyn and with his king, it is easy to forget what he also lost. I like that he had two banners himself, and that in releasing them they were also set free. Very nice. There is lots of depth in Wonderland :D Author Reply: Visit the community, Nilmandra. We're trying to do more than write a name in stone. We're trying to glean a life from...google...basically. Thank you for your review. Wonderland...is - gosh, I don't know, Nilmandra - a complex combo of the good and the bad and the ugly and the pretty. Like everybody. All sides you see are true - reflecting one within the other. Lindorien | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 7/22/2004 |
| The Survivor I found him in department C.O.10. Three rows of medals, D.S.O., C.B., Brown, handsome, fearless, born to handle men: Brushed, buttoned, spurred. Whom did I wish to see? ‘Men you can’t send for, General,’ I said, ‘How great soever your expense of ink; Men you’ve forgotten; the unribboned dead Who fell because you were to brave to think.’ Godfrey Elton Author Reply: **Gasp!** Bodkin would you help us? Would you consider doing a profile to two? We'd be honored. www.livejournal.com/community/speakingthedead . Lindorien | |
| annmarwalk | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 7/21/2004 |
| This was so lovely -I am still in tears. I can visualize it all so perfectly, even the Howard Shore score. Ann Author Reply: Visit the site, Ann. www.livejournal.com/community/speakingthedead and there will no longer be need to visualize. There, the Dead wait their opportunity to tell their story. If you would point others there, we'd appreciate it. If you'd care to contribute, we'd be honored. Hugs, Lindorien | |
| M. Sebasky | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 7/21/2004 |
| Well done. Author Reply: Only because I have good example by which to model my behavior, M. A woman of great and good heart you are and always you remind me of my own. Lindorien | |