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| More than Mithril by Analyn | 24 Review(s) |
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| Lotrgirl1415 | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 6/19/2004 |
| I LOVE THIS STORY! your writing is exquisite! it is always sad to read poor frodo was ever taken to cirith ungol!I salute you for your writing expertise*salutes* when reading these types of stories i just wanna jump in myself and help the characters out!lol i know im a nerd!;) ive read this story 5 times and everytime i am still mesmerized! i have this story also saved onto my computer and i anxiously await an update! love, ~*katie*~ lotrgirl1415@yahoo.com Author Reply: Wow! I have you mesmerized - the fifth time around? Could an author ask for a better compliment? I think not. And if you're anxious for an update you need not wait much longer. My friend (whose writing talent is far superior to mine) and I were brainstorming story ideas a few days ago and she gave me some wonderful suggestions - even though she had never read this fic before. Amazing. Thanks for the review. This now makes 73 reviews so far between this site and fanfiction.net *author faints from the shock* | |
| Periantari | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 5/5/2004 |
| It's an interesting idea of how the poison affected Frodo initially..i usually just think that the poison took seconds to affect him and therefore rendered his mind unconscious immediately. Very creative take on what might've happened with the poison as well.. I think i read in another fic that Frodo's thoughts became trapped and therefore he could hear what was happening yet not respond... that is quite scary to write about hehe... very good job, Arwen! and i don't think flashback is bad =) Author Reply: That's what most people seem to think about the poison, but Tolkien tells us that Frodo heard no more, once Sam's with him and trying to wake him up. He doesn't tell us what happened in Frodo's POV, so that's what I did, same book-scene, different perspective. And I'm glad the flash-back sequence is working. I put the dates at the top of each chapter to clarify confusion, but I was explaining the fic to my mom when it occurred to me, that most people probably can't think in the back-wards mode that I've grown accustomed to! :) It can get VERY confusing. | |
| Periantari | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/5/2004 |
| I really like your characterization of Gandalf and your portrayal of what Gandalf is thinking.. i find it really believable and really like the part where you include the feature of Frodo's Inner light... not many writers focus upon Gandalf and i'm glad that you included the first chapter to incorporate what he may be feeling in terms of thinking about Frodo and Sam. Also very cool in all chapters is the fact that you include quotes from the book =) Very nice idea~ Author Reply: I always got irritated when people would blame Gandalf for Frodo's predicament. Yes, Gandalf is to blame (in part) for Weathertop, because he sent Frodo away for his own good. But Mordor? People seem to forget that Frodo stood up and said "I will take the Ring to Mordor." Frodo WAS NOT elected by the Council. Then Elrond said "(The Ring) is a heavy burden. So heavy that none could lay it on another. I do not lay it on you." The Frodo's Light mentioning is my favorite part, I've re-read that part over and over again trying to understand it. That's where Gandalf's thought came from, the one that said "he didn't pretend to understand all the weapons of the enemy, morgul blades least of all." I have NO idea why something so evil left a mark of Light on him! | |
| Periantari | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 5/5/2004 |
| you left your readers hanging for three months??? oh my.. you have left poor "Frodo Brandybuck" in quite a fix no question about it..i really can't wait for the next chapter. I really admire your description, the metaphors you use and the dream that Frodo had in the beginning of the chapter was really creative to include. I also really liked Frodo's answers to the orcs... very cool to say that he was *truthful* in some ways... hope writer's block will go away! I look forward to reading more =) Author Reply: I loved the metaphors too! Especially the one of a thief robbing a treasure chest. I was really proud of that one! :) And I wanted to give people a scare with the chapter title, I can't imagine Frodo telling a lot of convincing lies under torture, so he tells lots of partial truths and the thing is that it's true! If you repeat a lie enough times it does, in a sense, become the truth, because people begin to believe it, it's really freaky. Like when Gandalf was saying (in Ch. Shadows of the Past) that Gollum kept repeating to himself that the Ring was his present, or should have been because it was his birthday and he said that Gollum had really began to believe it - and he was the deciever, he knew the truth because it happened. He wasn't a third-party being lied to. He knew from the get-go that it wasn't true, but the power of pursuassion convinced him otherwise. The dream was something I really wanted to do. Frodo is no stranger to torture and grief and I thought that his mind would make a connection between the past and present (why else would Tolkien have mentioned the mushroom thieving in "Fellowship". As for the three months, I've actually left people hanging for longer than that. I haven't updated "Frodo's Bane and Pippin's Stomach" since Christmas and it's been longer for "His Little Evenstar" but there are some of my favorite stories that haven't been updated in OVER a year | |
| Periantari | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 5/5/2004 |
| Wow Arwen, you already have me on the edge of my seat in the first three chapters! brilliant dialgue you have between the Mouth of Sauron and Sauron himself... very creepy... very cool and creative misunderstanding that you've written about. I can't wait to read more~! =) :thumbsup: Author Reply: *evil laugh* the more plot twists, the better. But don't thank me, I didn't invent the misunderstandings, Tolkien did. I just picked up where he left off, because he didn't pursue it any further. More fun for me! And yes, I got the shivers myself when I wrote this and Ch 2. | |
| Hai | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 4/5/2004 |
| Poor Frodo! I guess he never should have lost his poker face! That might have come in handy although I guess if the orcs can smell fear it wouldnt' do him much good. Looking forward to more, and finding out what happens to Frodo! Author Reply: Nope, when a torturer has centuries of expericence, there's not much chance of anything getting by him. | |
| Kat...aka...chickloveslotr | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 4/3/2004 |
| i didn't 4get a review! lol this whole story is ver intreguing! keep^ the good work! Author Reply: Thanks! I intend to! *runs off to find LotR computer disk* | |
| Samwisegirl12 | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 4/3/2004 |
| This is really cool, having the story told from this point of view! And Frodo is going to be shown to Aragorn and the rest when they arrive at the gate? That should be interesting! ~ swg ~ Author Reply: Interesting, you say? Well that's an understatement if I ever heard one. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait for that, but I hope chapter 6 (which will be posted before this minute is up) is good enough to go by for now. Enjoy! | |
| Hai | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 12/29/2003 |
| Well now that Sam is there things will hopefully begin to look up for Frodo! Looking foreward to more! Thank you! | |
| Hai | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 10/20/2003 |
| Oh, dear torture but so that he remains healthy enough for Gandalf to take back when he comes! What could that possibly mean!? Where is Sam? I hope we will be seeing much of him, because now it is basically up to him. Oh, dear I hope more is on the way soon! Thank you for all your time! Author Reply: Yes, we will definatly see Sam. He has his own chapter coming up soon! I know my story outline at the end of chapter 2 says he will be in Ch. 5, but it might be Ch. 6, I have so many ideas for Frodo's chapter that I'm thinking of giving him two. | |