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| Till We Have Faces by Antane | 148 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 41 on 9/16/2014 |
| Indeed reason to rejoice. Healing has taken time, but has proved better than any of them had anticipated. And Ulmo has cared so gently for Frodo at this time. Author Reply: Better than even I had thought originally at this point when I first thought of Ulmo's care. Frodo is so loved by all those who really know his worth. :) Namarie, God bless, Antane :) | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 41 on 9/14/2014 |
| Every chapter holds something so lovely, and this one caught me with this: those eyes that were bright with life and joy again and had never been without love for him. Dear Bilbo. :) Author Reply: Le hannon, my dear! I do aim to please. :) I love Bilbo's insights into Frodo's soul. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 40 on 9/8/2014 |
| How wonderful to see the healing come at long last. And the One has been with Frodo all his life, I suspect. Author Reply: Of course He has. :) It is wonderful indeed to see this. Le hannon! Namarie, God bless, Antane :) | |
| KathyG | Reviewed Chapter: 40 on 9/7/2014 |
| Is this story almost over? It has been a moving work of fanfiction to read! Author Reply: Thank you! Glad you have been enjoying it. It's my first time to write Boromir and it's nice to see it liked. It's been interesting and fun to write. I think it's almost over - got a few more chapters at least. We shall see. It seems to write itself. Stay tuned! Namarie, God bless, Antane :) | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 40 on 9/7/2014 |
| He looked back down at Frodo. “I have listened to this particularly beloved melody for many years now. How utterly lovely. Author Reply: Le hannon, my dear! Glad you have stuck with me through all the angst and now some peace at last and hopefully lasting peace too. :) Namarie, God bless, Antane :) | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 9/1/2014 |
| Such an inevitability to this statement: I must return there if I am ever to leave it. I must climb up again before I can climb down. A sort of, to get to the end, you have to go through. Frodo's words to Boromir, an echo of what he'd said to Sam... I love the image of Frodo, picking up the pieces, and his joyful realisation at the end. He didn't choose. Indeed. And I hadn't contemplated Smeagol's ultimate fate. But of course he goes to whatever hobbit afterlife might be, doesn't he? Comforting, somehow, to think of him arriving (rather belated) at the Feast, or a feast of some kind or another, where everything is made clear and he sees clearly at last, and yet there is an underlying love that sustains. For he was made for a purpose, and without him, the Ring might not have gone into the Fire in time... Author Reply: Le hannon, Lindelea! I was so not looking forward to this chapter because I was so afraid it would be a terrible experience for him because his other revisits had been so incredibly intense but Nienna was there, thank God! I would hope that Smeagol would arrive at long last at the Feast (and have all the fresh fish he could ever want!) but even Tolkien did not want to speculate on that. It is a nice thought though. :) Indeed 'by chance or chance well used' he was an instrument of Providence (I love that quote from Unfinished Tales about Isildur and the Ring slipping from his hand as he fled the Orcs), 'if chance you call it' as Tom said about hearing Frodo's panicked cry for help, we know it wasn't chance at all in any of the three cases. :) Namarie, God bless, Antane :) | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 8/31/2014 |
| Indeed, he did NOT choose--he had been swept away, and the Ring took him rather than the other way around. I rejoice that he sees that truth now. Author Reply: I am so glad too that he sees those words as they really were! :) I so dreaded writing this chapter because he has had such intense experiences in remembering other things I really thought this would just worsen the damage. And we know he dreaded it too but I had an inkling that maybe it would turn out well after all after he spent those hours the night before essentially in prayer to strengthen himself. Nienna's presence at the Fire made all the difference. I don't know what will happen for sure until the words just come out and am glad that this is the last hurdle (I think) that he needs to overcome to become healed and whole at last. :) Namarie, God bless, Antane :) | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 8/30/2014 |
| I just love this: “We will come to the Fire Mountain today?” Boromir asked. Frodo’s hand tightened slightly around the man’s. “I must return there if I am ever to leave it. I must climb up again before I can climb down." Ohhh, this chapter gives us such a splendid, healing, necessary experience for Frodo. Boromir (and we) lucky to be able to witness it. A comment you made to my review of the previous chapter reminded me of chapter 5 of my story "Light out of Darkness", which I haven't read in many years, where Galadriel realizes that Frodo's own Light will pull him towards seeking out a life in the West where the light will match his own. *happy sigh* Author Reply: Lucky indeed! I just told Larner how much I dreaded this chapter and put it off but I am glad that Nienna was there for him to show him light and truth. Yea! Namarie, God bless, Antane :) | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 38 on 8/18/2014 |
| This chapter reads like a respite of sorts. I like the thought of communing with a distant loved one under the stars. Reminds me of a song my mother sang when I was little: "I see the moon and the moon sees me. The moon sees somebody I'd like to see. God bless the moon and God bless me, and God bless the somebody I'd like to see." Author Reply: Sweet song. :) It's a little break for them, like a night spent in prayer, before a quest begins or in this case, continues. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) | |
| demeter d | Reviewed Chapter: 38 on 8/17/2014 |
| I really do like that this story is giving Boromir much more opportunity to make amends for his brief fall from grace. Yes, trying to defend Merry and Pippin helped him to bring back his lifelong spirit of serving others. But this way, he gets to make peace with Frodo, and enjoy his own peace. The quote, often posted here, from a letter Tolkien wrote, about how the Valar were involved in the lives of Eru's children, but the Creator himself was remote and difficult to approach has always made me sad. If that was how our Good Professor really felt, I feel bad for him. Your stories, however, shine with the light of a Creator and his Heavenly helpers who are lovingly involved in our lives. Thank you for that hope. Author Reply: Le hannon! I am glad you are enjoying this :). I don't think Tolkien as a 20th century Catholic felt this way about God's distance but in this pre-Christian, even pre-Jewish time, it makes sense as He hadn't revealed Himself fully. I have other stories in which Frodo does have a relationship with his Creator akin to the kind those in the Old Testament did. I like all the love he is getting here too from the Valar. :) Namarie, God bless, Antane :) | |