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| Necessity and Desire by Gwynnyd | 16 Review(s) |
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| Elly Baggins | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/9/2011 |
| Absolutely loved this, you wrote Aragorn so well! Such a joy to read :) | |
| phyloxena | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/5/2009 |
“As long as I need not feed him tonight, I care not,” she replied I was rereading your delightful story again, and this is the first time I realized that "him" in Arwen's reply referred to Legolas, not Gollum. | |
| phyloxena | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/22/2007 |
| Rereading again. I loved the discussion on Rivendel defenses, with flashback of "hindrance going other way" story, best. | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/28/2007 |
| Thanks to the MEFAwards I found this powerful tale. It's the first of yours I have read and will definitely not be the last. Your gift for words is amazing. I wish I was half as good. I loved the interplay between Aragorn and the twins. Your descriptions enabled me to see all that was happening. Your knowlege of the terrain of Middle Earth is awesome. Wonderful, wonderful. Tari | |
| RS | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/6/2006 |
| I came upon this and am pleased that I did. A wonderful read!! I blushed at Aragorn and Arwen's short but very sexy conversation at the banquet hall. This certainly explains why Aragorn was not at Frodo's feast. Maybe one day Elladan will find out why Aragorn was wearing his mail!!! Author Reply: Thank you! Two things that always seemed strange to me are Aragorn not being at that feast, and then showing up in mail in the Hall of Fire. It has been pointed out to me that in very early drafts of that chapter, when Aragorn was still Trotter the Hobbit, the reason he was not at the feast was that he was helping out in the kitchens. I like my explanation much better. ;-) | |
| meckinock | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/25/2005 |
| This was absolutely flawless. I enjoyed absolutely every line of it and went back to read it again. The character interactions are just wonderful - I love your Elladan and Elrohir, and Arwen is splendid! I know nothing about event planning (as did Tolkien, apparently!), or at least I did before I read this, but you've done a brilliant job laying it all out with humor and logic. The ongoing armor gag was hysterical. A thoroughly delightful gapfiller, and all the more so because you let the reader inside the joke with you. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/20/2005 |
| This is a brilliant gap-filler, not only answering many of the questions aroused by the strangeness of the feast the night before, but also many of the events that took place at the counsel the next day. I also loved the discussion of the strategy for the defense of Rivendell, and of the possible ways Sauron might take in attacking it. But I wouldn’t mind an Epilogue where Aragorn has to explain things to his betrothed. *grin* Author Reply: It's often overlooked that Sauron knows where the Ring is, or at least he knew that it was being taken to Rivendell. The three assaults Sauron launches, carefully not directed Rivendell, the one place where they may have an effective defense, always confirmed an insight into his character. Gandalf says that 'doubt ever gnaws at him', but I think this noon-assault was a very subtle way of showing it. I know I missed it for years and many readings. LOL But if Sauron had wanted to assault Rivendell, how would he have done it? I had a good time pouring over the maps and working it all out. he became somewhat grim to look upon, unless he chanced to smile; Now you know he smiled at her. ;-) I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you. | |
| grumpy | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/18/2005 |
| This is a wonderful story. I loved every word of it, and how you wrote the characters, from Boramir to Arwin. It does answer why Aragorn was late, and why he was wearing armour, and not even his. What a great tale of Aragorn's life with his family in Rivendell. Author Reply: Thank you for your kind words. They are balm to an author's heart. | |
| lindahoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/15/2005 |
| This was a very plausible account of events.I liked it. Author Reply: Thank you! I try hard to run my quirky solutions through a 'real world' filter. Tolkien's world feels real because of the wealth of detail and the feeling that it could really have happened. I do try to keep things both within his universe and as real as I can. | |
| Amy | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/15/2005 |
| Great gapfiller! Fascinating answers to questions that I'd never thought to ask. Lovely Aragorn and Arwen and twins. Have read this 3 times so far. It makes me very happy. Author Reply: Thank you! I am very flattered that you feel it worth not only reading, but re-reading. | |