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| Haunted by Waters by Eruanna | 3 Review(s) |
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| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/20/2005 |
| This is utterly beautiful. Rosie's perceptions -- straight from the heart -- and lovely and perceptive. Sam certainly married the right lass. I particularly adore these two passages: "Mr. Frodo, though, he was different. He talked about the high things more than most, but he didn’t always have to speak them with words. It was in his eyes, most times: he’d seen more than I’d like to think, but there was never a trace of pride, nor of self-pity, nor even hardly a thought for himself. But he had a sort of wisdom about him, and he was always helping folks in ways they could accept without feeling they were taking charity. He had a light about him too, sometimes, and he would shine like a star caught in a glass, so bright sometimes I’d wonder why other folks couldn’t seem to see." "It’s his laughter, you know, the sort that’s all the fairer for sorrows. And though he’s gone from us now, Sam-dear, the echo of his joy runs through all the veins of the world, and the sea is his song, and the rivers are his laughter, and the still waters his quiet joy." Author Reply: Wow, thanks for such a lovely review Shirebound! :D You've really brightened my day! Sam certainly did marry the right lass. My Rosie has a very distinct character, I think, which is maybe different from most people's ideas of her. She tends to have a sort of earthy wisdom, and I think she and Frodo became good friends. I'm especially glad you like those descriptions of Frodo. :) As Sam might say, he's a wonder, isn't he? Blessings, Eruanna | |
| Baggins Babe | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/19/2005 |
| This is such a beautiful story, full of wise insights. I was in tears by the time I finished reading. Such a wonderful picture of Frodo, and a nice image of Sam and Rose dancing in the waves and listening to the sound of the sea. Thank you for this. Author Reply: *blush* Thank *you* for such a very kind review! And I hope your tears were tears of the good sort. :) Blessings, Eruanna | |
| Inkling | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/19/2005 |
| Eruanna, this was just beautiful! I haven't read "A River Runs Through It," but I think there are some strong echoes of The Silmarillion here too.. Also, in some way I can't quite put my finger on, it made me think of the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins...in particular, certain lines from his poem "God's Grandeur." Do you know it? Author Reply: You know, I think the title of this may apply to me as much as to Rose or Sam. I'm beginning to notice a real pattern with water in my stories. ;) Here's the really strange thing: I think I heard Hopkins' poem 'God's Grandeur' read aloud a long time ago, and I didn't really remember any of it, but the sense of the poem stuck with me. I didn't even remember I'd heard it until you mentioned it, but I think it may have been there in the back of my mind, a kind of hidden and unnoticed influence. So now I went and looked it up, and I fell in love with it. :) Thanks for bringing it up! And thank you for such a kind review! Blessings, Eruanna | |