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| Soap Bubbles by Le Rouret | 3 Review(s) |
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| Leonin | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/30/2008 |
| Le Rouret: It seems that I have misjudged this wonderful story. Just read it again. Did you revise it(I definitely remember a different beginning)? I just finished the first chapter and am looking forward to the second. Well done! | |
| lotrlover | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/19/2006 |
| I must disagree with Leonin; I love the language you've written this in! In fact, I just sat far longer into the day than I should have just to read this lovely piece all the way through (I work nights, and 10am is the equivalent of midnight for me.). The mannered tone, the old-fashioned phrasing and word choice are just right, and the soap bubbles conceit just ties everything together beautifully. This story is as light as mousse, but just as flavorful. I think it does justice to the Legolas of the books, who could dash off to find the sun during the cold danger of Caradhras and later be the strong, deadly archer who could shoot down one of the fell beasts of the Ringwraiths. And how I wish there had been more of both in the movies! But I digress, and it's time for bed. Anyway, I loved this story. Well done, Le Rouret! Author Reply: Thank you, lotrlover! I too love mousse (a shame there was no chocolate in Tolkien's world)and enjoy incorporating it into my repertoire. I was disappointed in Jackson's Movie!Legolas, and do all I can to make Book!Legolas come alive! | |
| Leonin | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/18/2006 |
| Hello, Le Rouret! I like the idea of this story, but... It's difficult to read. I understand this is one of those stories that you had to write down in order to get it out of your head. The language is just too tedious. I made it through chapter one, but stopped mid-way through chapter two. Otherwise, it's okay. Just cut down the long-winded dialogue Author Reply: Hello, Leonin! Thank you for reviewing. As an avowed lover of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Austen, and Sir Walter Scott, I cast my canon LotR fics in "high style" to reflect the pomp and solemnity of the times. I'm sorry you found it so tedious. If you would prefer to read something in a more light-hearted vein (and are not easily offended by bad language) you can read my AU fic "Pottymouth" at Open Scrolls Archive (www.scribeoz.com). Le Rouret | |