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| Partings by Bodkin | 32 Review(s) |
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| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/15/2004 |
| I liked this, Bodkin. I don''t know what you mean by "worked" but I thought it was beautiful and touching. This must have been a hard parting for both of them. Author Reply: Phew - I was worried it was a bit over-cliched. It must have been a very difficult time for them - I think Galadriel would have found it very difficult to make a decision that could not be overturned. She was, in a way, putting herself in the hands of the Valar - and she didn't like surrendering control. And Celeborn, of course, had no real desire to go at all. I was looking around for undiscovered stories the other day and somehow came across your Live Journal. (It feels like spying to read people's journals, but I suppose it is on the net!) I just wanted to say how lovely your button thing is - Eilian, by any chance? It's a lovely image to have in your mind when you are having him do interesting things! | |
| Jay of Lasgalen | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/15/2004 |
| Very nice. This is a good explanation of why Galadriel sailed so long before Celeborn. She had much to look forward to in Valinor, especially the reunion with Celebrķan. I liked the way Celeborn knew the twins' hearts better than their grandmother. Jay Author Reply: I quite liked looking at it from the slightly skewed point of view that she wanted to stay and Celeborn put the point of view that she had to sail. I can't imagine Galadriel ever being terribly willing to give in about anything. The worst thing about taking ship, really, must have been that you couldn't come back - I'm sure there wouldn't have been all the angst if it wasn't a permanent move with no telephones or internet connections! (Rather like emigrating to Australia in the early nineteenth century without the option of writing.) Maybe Galadriel was being a bit too dependent on foresight rather than going with her knowledge of the twins as people. Celeborn understood them quite well, I think. I might take this further with other moments - though most of them have been done beautifully by other people. I'll have to let it brew. Thank you for reading. | |