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| The Prisoner of Dol Guldur by Soledad | 90 Review(s) |
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| Epilachna | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 10/13/2006 |
| What a wonderful story. So few fics have the power to capture me like this one did. I actually went to another website to finish reading it! Absolutely beautiful. | |
| Daynawayna | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 7/10/2006 |
| What a wonderful story, Soledad. I'm so glad you finally found time to finish it. I must admit that I was a bit surprised by Enadar's confession of Love for Arwen. I know she touched him, but it seemed a bit out of left field to me. Not that I'm complaining! :) You wove a beautiful tapestry with this story and I'm so glad I got to read it. Thank you for the beautiful, bittersweet, wonderful journey. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 7/7/2006 |
| Poor Arwen. I am glad Enadar was there for her - she felt protective towards him, I think, and cared for him as much as she could care for anyone at this point. I hope he and his father choose to sail. Not yet, perhaps, but in a century or two when it feels right to them. And they can find a forest in the Blessed Realm and complete their healing. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 7/7/2006 |
| I love the special, outdoor, Ent-supervised hospital ward. And the Great Ash, imbued with rather more than the spirit of Lalisin. Just what Enadar needed. And I love the thought that she will be able to follow Thranduil and her sons to Valinor when the ties of the forest no longer hold them. | |
| Fire | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 7/4/2006 |
| I just read your story and I really loved it. It has so many feelings that touched me deep inside, thank you for that. I like the way you write your woodelves, they seem much more alive to me now and I do intend to read your other stories. | |
| Lynn H | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 7/4/2006 |
| Hi Soledad, I just read your final chapters and like many details immensly. Enedar is a wonderful character. The sea-choice of the Elves would be difficult, and the healing of the land under their hands important. However, I regret that I wanted to see something more, um, hopeful. The Hope of Men that the Elves do not understand, that we call Death, is what I would have expected in Arwen. Aragorn had it. Surely he would have taught his wife. Your story gives her no hope, so little expectation of seeing him again. Yes, I also found JRRT's assumption of her immediately following Aragorn into that unknown jarring, unless she followed him in hope. She had children and grandchildren to cherish, and a challenging new Age to nurture. That was her plea to Aragorn, yet he seemed to echo Eowyn's despair. She had, by my count, 180 years left to her to enjoy. You have made her more human, but not enough. Lynn H Author Reply: Well, it is a matter of perspective, I guess. I wasn't trying to write an essay about the Gift of Men, to be perfectly honest. I just wrote down how I felt about the whole thing, to mirror that final, bitter hopelessness that those few merciless lines of Tolkien about Arwen's fate awakened in me. | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 7/4/2006 |
| I love the idea of the mother bound to the ash tree and able still to nurture her family. | |
| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 7/4/2006 |
| What a lovely, bittersweet ending. I'm so glad that both Enadar and Arwen found a little peace and comfort at the end. That was a fabulous story. Author Reply: Thanks. It was a great joy to read your comments to each new chapter. Rarely do I have such a truthful and supportive reader. | |
| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 7/4/2006 |
| Oh wow -- the part with the Queen's ghost in the ash tree was just stunning. That speaks of a powerfully strong personality. What a wonderful gift she gave to her family, remaining a houseless spirit for so long in order to protect and sustain them. She and Enadar get to see each other again, which must be a reward beyond anything else. | |
| Karri | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 7/4/2006 |
| That was a lovely way to end it. *claps* Author Reply: Thank you. :)) It was also a great relief, finally getting to an end. It's a rare occasion for me, as you know. | |