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| All That Glisters by Lindelea | 6 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 12/10/2004 |
| BTW--am glad I am not the only one to realize the hithlain rope needs to be treated with respect and consulted from time to time. Good detail. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 12/10/2004 |
| Keeping me enthralled. | |
| Connie B. | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 10/1/2004 |
| Sorry to be so slow in reviewing this one. Been a busy day. Well, at least Jack has learned his lesson about stealing. Now, if only there was a way for him and the lads to escape without dragging Diamond, Farry and Hilly with them, that'd be even nicer. But it doesn't look likely to happen. Hilly is either becoming more distrustful, or he's figuring out that they're all just victims of bad sircumstances. Hope no one they might come across has the "shoot first and ask questions later" mentality. Thanks. Connie B. Author Reply: I appreciate the review! I know about busy days, too. The plot thickens as more elements are added to the pot... | |
| fliewatuet | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 10/1/2004 |
| Congratulations on your ruffians! They make for an intersting bunch. And a a likeable one at that. By now I really hope that they'll figure out a way for Jack and the boys to get out of this mess with a bit more than their skin and a profound fear of the Rangers. They saved Hilly, Diamond and Ferry after all. Maybe they should talk to the King himself? I cannot believe that King Elessar would not be moved to pity ... Author Reply: Thanks! I've written a lot of evil ruffians, a few not-quite-so-evil. I think these are the first ruffians who are just getting their feet wet and deciding they don't like the feel of the water. I wonder just how the King would get around his edict? | |
| FantasyFan | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 10/1/2004 |
| Real Elvish rope! Fond of untying itself (and who knows, tying itself as well maybe), I imagine you do have to ask it permission before you do something of which it might not approve. Somehow this reads like the voice of experience talking through Jack, and I wonder about the story that lies behind it. (I'm sorry, I can't help but think of Llinos' bit of elvish rope that corrects Pippin's spelling. I'll try not to laugh inappropriately in your story.) By the chapter title, I imagine that the plans though laid might not work as smoothly as Jack (and Diamond) hope. I wonder if Hilly will be the one to foil them? He will no doubt get more desperate as they approach the borders of the Shire, if he has been filled in by the Thain on the dangers of kidnap for ransom. Or will he figure out that Diamond is cooperating for reasons other than fear for Farry's life, and if he does what direction will those speculations take? Author Reply: LOL, I love Llinos' magnic rope! I hope she rescues Merry soon! Hilly is wondering, for sure, but if you've read the next chapter already, you know that a lot more complications have just been thrown into the mix. Thanks! | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 10/1/2004 |
| Hilly is already getting suspicious - he's not as green as he's cabbage-looking! (I love that expressions - it is so stupid.) I don't know that I'm altogether in favour of this sealed Shire, keeping out all Men. It reeks a bit of apartheid. That was supposed to be about separate development and looking after the 'rights' of the majority, who couldn't possibly understand the modern world. Send Aragorn a letter for me, will you? The International Court of Human Rights is considering the issue. I think Ferdi will be in favour of helping these Men escape - he can bend a rule or seven, that one. (I think I missed out on commenting on the last chapter. Sorry. I felt for poor exhausted Ferdi, talking at cross-purposes with the Master. Author Reply: I hadn't heard that expression before--it made me laugh! Is that really what apartheid was all about? I didn't know... astonishing, especially when one considers the fruit. I think it was in "LifeWatch" that I puzzled out the idea behind the edict. I think I made it out to be Eomer's idea, in part, after a particular conversation with Merry. You're right, Ferdi is devious, and he could probably figure out some helpful course if he were so inclined. At this point in his life, however, Ferdi has a very dim view of Men. He doesn't even meet the King until "At the End of His Rope", after all, and most of his experience with Men has been keeping ruffians out of Tookland during the time of the Troubles. Better not count on him, at least to give willing aid. Thanks! | |