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| Do Not Think Me a Dream by Edoraslass | 2 Review(s) |
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| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/14/2006 |
| Poor Finduilas. Having duties that keep her from her children must have been awful - and no doubt compounded her distress. I hope Boromir does remember these brief, dream-like visits. Author Reply: It would probably do her a world of good to be able to spend more time with her boys,too. Thanks, Bodkin! | |
| annmarwalk | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/12/2006 |
| (A sneak preview review) What a melancholy tale, so different from your other droll and cheerful tales, but perfectly in keeping with the characters. Poor Finduilas – she knows she is fading, as do all her loved ones surrounding her, whether they will recognize the truth or not; but are all powerless to speak the words that are utmost in their minds. Nanny could share with Finduilas her vow to stay with the boys until Faramir is grown, raising them with all the love and care a mother would lavish; Denethor could promise to do his utmost, give his life if need be, to keep Gondor safe, and by extension Finduilas’s sons, brothers, and kin. Finduilas herself could choose to bid farewell to those who love her, passing on in grace and peace, but instead she wanders, wraithlike, waiting for the choice to be taken from her. What a heartwrenching story. Author Reply: Thank you so much! :) I tend to think that part of the problem is that Finduilas just doesn't know what to do. She can't necessarily explain what's "wrong", because she herself isn't exactly sure, and so she can't ask for help. She probably wouldn't anyway, since it would cast a bad light on the Steward if they knew his wife was having such difficulties. She's just kind of trapped, by her uncertainty and her status. | |