I'm glad you liked the spider attack. I wanted it to be grim, but not gruesome to the point of making people queasy. It occurs to me now that it's the second one I've written, which is odd in that I don't find them terribly compelling (in fact, I had to close my eyes during the Shelob scenes in the film because I was so squicked by them!). They are, however, wonderful plot devices!
Arwen's choice (and its effect on those who love her) is, in my opinion, one of the most poignant stories in Tolkien's canon, and I think it always works best when it is understated. You, yourself, are a master at this kind of thing-- the way that you dealt with Elros' choice, and particularly his fear of dying-- is some of the most gut-wrenching and affecting things I've read in this fandom!
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Date: 2007-07-03 03:41 pm (UTC)I'm glad you liked the spider attack. I wanted it to be grim, but not gruesome to the point of making people queasy. It occurs to me now that it's the second one I've written, which is odd in that I don't find them terribly compelling (in fact, I had to close my eyes during the Shelob scenes in the film because I was so squicked by them!). They are, however, wonderful plot devices!
Arwen's choice (and its effect on those who love her) is, in my opinion, one of the most poignant stories in Tolkien's canon, and I think it always works best when it is understated. You, yourself, are a master at this kind of thing-- the way that you dealt with Elros' choice, and particularly his fear of dying-- is some of the most gut-wrenching and affecting things I've read in this fandom!