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| Via Dolorosa or The Way of Sorrows by Antane | 3 Review(s) |
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| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 69 on 8/21/2007 |
| You are about to get a gigantumongous review (yes, it¡¦s a word now! ƒº) of all the chapters I have to catch up on because reviewing is difficult, so I¡¦m doing it all in one so I don¡¦t have to mess with the technical stuff over and over. Sorry! ƒº ¡§A Glad Reunion¡¨ ¡§I have sought healing in mortal lands and found it not.¡¨ It sounds like a line of poetry¡Xexactly something Frodo would say¡Xbut it is such a sad thing. I just *love* Sam¡¦s part of this¡Xhis thoughts of the tree and richer soil (of course, he¡¦s a gardener at his very heart), and this: The wind brushes my tears away, but I think it¡¦s actually your hand doing so and I hear your loving voice in my heart, joyfully teasing me with some of Mr. Bilbo¡¦s words and your own, "Don¡¦t be too sad, Sam. The fire¡¦s very cozy here and the food¡¦s very good and there are Elves when you want them." That is just perfect. ¡§Shouldn¡¦t Have Beens¡¨ Frodo: I still have trouble at times telling dream from reality, but if I knew I would never see you again, then I would never leave, but bear the pain here and treasure every moment I had with you until Saruman¡¦s words fulfilled themselves. This gave me the shivers. It is so obvious how he suffers in this chapters, with guilt that should not be his. And Sam: ¡§¡Kcompeting with the sun¡K¡¨ *smiles* And great minds do think alike ƒº. I hear echoes of what Frodo said to Sam in my own tale after Bell¡¦s death here: How often I have talked to you then, either in my heart or softly aloud, and I know I have you heard talk to me, telling me all the things you had told me before, about love and loss and all that being a part of life and life without it would be no life at all. Oh, you make me miss that story, but it¡¦s as though I¡¦ve turned onto another road for a while and can¡¦t look back yet! ¡§Falling Asleep Again¡¨ Frodo¡¦s pain in this chapter is almost palpable. And Sam¡¦s recollection of watching, and not knowing, that his master/brother/friend was slowly saying good-bye to the land that had birthed him¡K:*( ¡§Where Shall I Find Rest?¡¨ Okay, this is going to make me cry before I¡¦m done with it. I can¡¦t pick favorite parts, because I¡¦d have to quote almost the entire thing back to you. The inclusion of the Sea Bell was wonderful; wow, I¡¦d forgotten the power of that poem, or maybe I¡¦d never truly noticed how much of Frodo¡¦s pain it held until it was put into context for me. I would so love to see, sometime, an AU wherein Frodo could remain (or they could all go over the Sea) and teach and conspire with the children. Sam¡¦s words about the smile even while holding back tears¡Kwow. :*( ¡§Blessed Night¡¨ I¡¦m running out of words to describe what this makes me feel. It¡¦s overwhelmingly sad, and yet not¡Xa blessed sadness, almost. Memories of love and peace amidst the grief¡Xyes, indeed. ¡§Hope¡¨ Ah, there is pain in this chapter, but also reason for smiles. Had to grin at Frodo¡¦s last sentence, simply because such a sudden sweetness was a relief. *Is* it Galadriel granting Sam this gift, or perhaps another lady¡XElbereth? Or One still greater? Oh! I thought there was another chapter! Well, I guess I¡¦m caught up now. God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: So glad you caught up, ammelda! Hantanyel for all your kind words! Blessed Night is one of my favorites too - I love how Sam saw his treasure shining in the night beautiful enough to take his breath away and that night had become a friend again to Frodo. I love your description of how that chapter made you feel. Sam thinks it's Galadriel giving the gift since he knows no one higher who could, but who indeed it giving it? Hmmm... Namarie, God bless, Melinyel, Antane :) | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 69 on 8/20/2007 |
| Ah, but they will wait, and when the time comes at last it will be the more blessed for the patience. And bless our Queen for her addition. Author Reply: Bless her indeed. We are so fortunate! I think you are right there too about waiting. How wonderful it must have been! Namarie, God bless, Antane :) | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 69 on 8/20/2007 |
| Hope is a powerful gift to hold on to. Loved the poem of course. Sorry to have missed reviewing but have been spending time with my parents which is an internet free zone. Have been reading andenjoying every word though. Author Reply: Ah, there you are, dear harrowcat! I was afraid that the angst level had finally killed you off and you couldn't stomach it any further. Of course it had also occurred to me that you could have been on vacation too. Glad it was the latter and that you've enjoyed! :) Namarie, God bless, Antane :) | |