Emily H. aka Elafacwen10/21/09 06:44 am1: The grace given to meAnonymous

....I am crying. I am seriously crying. I have never read a peice of fanfiction that has ever affected me so.

You are a gifted writer. Everything in this story is so beautifully written and well composed. It all ties together so well with Appendix A.

 Your first paragraph is one of the most beautiful things I think I have ever read. 

 Be proud of the fact that this story will have be depressed for the next week. 

 It is depressing enough that the book ends (that sounds weird) , yet even more depressing  that Tolkien told us the fate of nearly all of his characters. When I read of Aragorn dying, it is almost if I am reading the death of someone I know! 

 

 

 



Author's Response:

Oh, thank you very much for the review, and I'm sorry for the late reply - I forgot to check them... I'm really glad you liked the story so much!


cairistiona04/03/09 03:21 pm1: The grace given to meSigned

Ohhhhhh.... this was heartrendingly beautiful.  You have me crying my eyes out.  And it doesn't help that it just happened that I was listening to The Journey to the Grey Havens just as I read this. 

*waving hands at face to stop tears*

This is by far probably the best Aragorn-gives-back-his-life story I've come across.  His thoughts seem very much in character and the poignancy overlaying his looking back on his life, and the satisfaction he feels despite the hard times of it, is powerful.  Very, very well done! 



Author's Response:

I hope that it's not inappropriate that your review made me smile. I'm just glad that you liked it! And I've had my own share of tears while writing, I can imagine that The jurney to the Grey Havens doesn't help...

Thank you very much for the appreciation, there is a lot of thinking about life and death behind this story, and I thank Tolkien (and Aragorn) for showing me that death is not a reason to fear, but a reson to live a worthy life.  


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