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| A Rohan Tapestry by shirebound | 20 Review(s) |
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| Julchen11 | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/25/2007 |
| Reading this story, I feel very touched, almost to moved to write. The atmosphere you’ve been creating is breathtaking. I love this story so very much, I will read and re-read it again and again. “Bilbo would love this, Frodo thought… I’ll bring him this story, with everything I can remember, and whatever years dear Bilbo has left, I hope to spend at his side.” Another time you left me speechless, my dear. Thank you, my dear Shirebound, thank you ever soo much. *hugs tight* Author Reply: Oh Julchen, I hope you *are* moved to write! I would never have started writing if I hadn't been inspired by stories I was reading. Thank you so much, dear one. *hugs you right back* | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/25/2007 |
| I am so glad you discribed their visit to the caves. I love this part: (When it comes to living rock, Dwarves, too, become gardeners.) I also love the way you mix light and sound together in this chapter. Pippin's line about still trying to figure out what 'the Mark' means gave me quite a laugh. I also enjoyed Frodo being able to visualize Dwarves working to rebuild the White City and Frodo's use of the phial as a gift to the others so that they might see and enjoy what he was able to see. Beautiful chapter with so many wonderful things in it! Author Reply: Thank you! There was so much I wanted to say in this chapter, with each person experiencing this unique place in their own unique way. The Professor seems to have woven Arda out of Music and Light, and it's a theme that I love to keep exploring. | |
| Althea | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/25/2007 |
| Your description of the cave is beautiful. I'm so glad that the hobbits got to see it. Author Reply: Thank you, Althea. So am I! :D | |
| Glory Underhill | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/24/2007 |
| This story just continues to glow with magic. You've got such a gift for dialog, the people of each region keeping their distinct manners of speech. Perfect hobbit voices, but I wouldn't expect anything less from you. You've also got Gimli down pat. I'm enjoying this journey very much! Author Reply: Oh Glory, thank you. And I feel I'm still learning how to write Gimli! He's very slow to reveal his secrets. | |
| SlightlyTookish | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/24/2007 |
| Oooh, what a beautiful chapter! I just love the idea of them visiting the Glittering Caves as a group. What a wonderful treat for the hobbits! And the idea of Pippin singing, and sounding like a whole chorus of Tooks, melted me a little :) Lovely work! Author Reply: Thank you! I couldn't have the hobbits so close to such a wonder, and have them miss it. And I do love to encourage Pippin to sing, even in the most unlikely places. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/24/2007 |
| Yes - the aftermath would have been pretty horrific. Ridding the countryside of rotting corpses would have been key - and you're right. Next on the agenda would have been food. Then housing. The cave system sounds stunning - and Frodo's sharper sight has its uses. But the caves lit up with the Star-glass - now that would have been something to see! I'm not surprised that even Legolas is impressed. A very special place. I love Sam's perception of the dwarves as gardeners of stone - and his recognition of the rose in the rock. Author Reply: Wouldn't that have been something to see! And to this point, only Sam had seen the star-glass blaze in all its glory. "A light in dark places" indeed. Aragorn and Eomer have a lot of work to do to see their lands restored and thriving, but then so do the hobbits (although they don't know it yet). The aftermath of war is a sad and difficult time. | |
| lbilover | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/24/2007 |
| Oh, how beautiful. That moment when Frodo lifts the phial and says 'Aiya Eärendil Elenion Ancalima' was heart-stirring. And the ending was so moving, when he realizes that Bilbo is the thread woven through the whole tapestry of the Quest. Oh, and Gimli's words that Dwarves are gardeners of stone is such a wonderful comparison. Thank you for another lovely chapter! Author Reply: Thank *you* so much. I had several ideas in mind about what form the 'tapestry' of the story title would take, but it didn't occur to me it might be Bilbo until I began this chapter. It's such fun to find comparisons between unlikely people, such as Gimli and Sam! | |
| Gentle Hobbit | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/24/2007 |
| Oh Shirebound! I adored this chapter. It is like a treasure itself with your exquisite descriptions of the caves. I love caves and have always been fascinated by the otherworldliness of stalagmites and stalagtites and the colours and dripping waters. From every direction came glitter and flash, strange and beautiful formations, and delicate colors almost beyond comprehension. Pools of clear water rang with the music of water falling, one slow drip at a time, from twisted flutes of rock, walls of gems, and curtains of marble. That was almost like poetry! until all that could be heard, once again, was the gentle drops of water falling into crystalline pools. I feel as if I were there. Lovely! I felt so satisfied and pleased that the hobbits, Gimli and Legolas had this chance to explore and marvel together. Thank you so much for this beautiful chapter. Author Reply: Thank you! It was difficult to find new ways to write a scene that the Professor (and Gimli) had already described in such detail. At least, through fanfic, we can visit all these places that live in our hearts and imaginations. | |
| AspenJules | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/24/2007 |
| Wow, Shirebound, this is as wonderful as the caves you were describing! As I read I kept an eye out for parts I might want to quote as being especially good, but about halfway through I decided I would have to quote almost the whole chapter! I did find one line, however, that of them all I think is my favorite... because it made me giggle. “I’m still trying to find out what ‘the Mark’ means,” Pippin sighed. That is SO cute, and so very Pippin! I loved the starglass shining; I loved Sam understanding about the dwarves pruning the living rock; I loved Pippin singing; I loved Frodo enjoying the feel of the sand under his toes (mine curled just thinking of it) and how Bilbo was the thread winding through it all. *sighs happily* Wonderful, Shire... simply wonderful! Author Reply: I'm so glad you highlighted that line, which I put in and took out many times! I think Pippin has a memory like an oliphaunt, and will persist until he gets every question answered, no matter how long it takes. Thank you for your lovely words and enthusiasm. | |
| aprilkat | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/24/2007 |
| Speaking of weaving tapestries, that is how I see your lovely stories. Each thread, so potent on its own, gains in such beauty as it is interwoven and related to all the others. In this chapter I particularly loved: Sam realizing that dwarves care for the earth and its metals as if gardeners, and Gimli's response to it; Frodo's depth of sight and his sharing of the phial (again, sparked by a perceptive comment of Sam's); Pippin's singing (because Sam asked him); Legolas's final appreciation and sharing with Gimli; and that image of Bilbo being key to everything in Frodo's eyes. It's interesting, because when I was reading the chapter, I wasn't so aware of how much Sam drives the actions and affects their understandings. It was only when I was unwinding the threads of what I loved about it that I saw his influence in its quiet way. You do it so subtly, but effectively. Author Reply: Aprilkat, your words are always so poetic they make my heart dance! Believe it or not, I wasn't consciously trying to write Sam as such a subtle but potent influence, he just naturally assumed the role! Thank you so much for pointing it out. You help me to see my own stories so much more clearly. I'm very, very happy that this 'tapestry' seems well woven; it's come a very long way from the point when I initially started to write it. | |