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In The Hands Of Romans
Author: Faibhar
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(Added on Nov 12, 2002)
(This month 13498 readers) (Total 31284 readers) |
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A fictional piece set in ancient times pitting a Celtic warrior woman against a corrupt provincial Roman governor. |
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Weighed
Average (?):  (7/10) |
Average
Rating:  (7.5/10) |
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| Reviewer:
mkemse
(Edit) |
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Apr 10, 2004 |
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would love to see you do a story outside of roman times (7/10)
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- Replied by:
Faibhar
(Edit) (Apr 10, 2004)
- Dear mkemse,
Thank you again for your Review. Please see stories in various periods as archived here and enjoy!
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| Reviewer:
boccaccio2000g
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Nov 15, 2002 |
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Faibhar's strong suit has always been settings and atmosphere and scores well here on both counts. The story is hampered a bit, though, by the author's rather quirky diction -- sentences which often contain marvelous words, but in an uncharacteristic (and sometimes Byzantine) order. It is a very individual style, and one which I would not recommend to most.
Curiously, in some passages in the author's historical works, the odd word order adds a certain Latinesque quasi-authenticity. But at other times it gets in the way, and makes the author's interesting characters, and always interesting mise-en-scenes a bit more inaccessible than they would otherwise be. (7/10)
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- Replied by:
Faibhar
(Edit) (Nov 15, 2002)
- Dear B,
Thank you again for your review. And I do hope that your use of "mis-en-scenes" does not cause too many traffic mishaps.
Your comments on this author's syntax, however, are well taken. Casting about for any excuse, I can only come up with early grammar instructon that haunts to this day.
As we all know, Grammar is in a state of constant flux but given your inspiriation I shall endeavor in the future to come up with the most readable/current use of vernacular.
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| Reviewer:
jamiesonk
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Nov 13, 2002 |
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Glad that Faibhar has resumed writing his historic fiction which I appreciate the most. Like his other stories, Faibhar successfully captured the atmosphere of the period with his use of Latin words & names. Details of the various tortures the heroine went through were not described, thus allowing the reader's imagination to fly - making the whole story much more captivating. (8/10)
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- Replied by:
Faibhar
(Edit) (Nov 13, 2002)
- Dear jamiesonk,
Thank you for your most generous review. Versatility of settings and so forth is the name of the game, though antiquities do have their attractions :).
Another good point is yours of allowing the reader to conjure their own images based on the written scenario, i.e., never spell it out when you can just give a hint here and there.
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