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| Dreamflower's Mathoms I by Dreamflower | 19 Review(s) |
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| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 8/30/2008 |
| This was just lovely.I like the idea of Aragorn as an honouary Hobbit very much! Author Reply: Thank you very much! I like the idea, as well! | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 2/9/2006 |
| Love it! I just adore stories in which the "Big Folk" contemplate the hobbits. Have you read Baylor's "The Care and Feeding of Hobbits?" That's a really cute one. I eventually plan to get through *all* of these Mathoms...well, hopefully I will, or the collection might just keep growing and growing and I may never catch up :) (not that I'd mind very much, I don't want to run out! :))...so I'm off to read more. Hope this review makes sense! :) God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: Oh my yes! Baylor's "Care and Feeding" was one of the first fics I read, still remains a favorite, and was a huge influence on me! Well, these mathoms will only go on for a few more, and then I'm going to have to open up a new anthology, or it really will be too unwieldy to manage. I think 100 stories is enough for one anthology, don't you? | |
| Frodo Baggins | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 12/25/2005 |
| Oh Dreamflower!! This is really funny story. Interesting, I never thought of how the other company would respond to the Hobbits, particularly Merry and Pippin. But it is very realistic, and of course Hobbits are impossible not to love(with, of course, a few exceptions). Hannon le, mell min! Namarie! God Bless, Frodo Baggins Author Reply: Well, the rest of the Fellowship has to get used to Hobbits, and Hobbits have to get used to them. Merry and Pippin have never encountered other races before, so it just makes sense they'd treat them just as they would other Hobbits. | |
| Gryffinjack | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 11/17/2005 |
| I forgot to mention about true it is that the hobbits, especially Merry and Pippin, treat the other members of the Company just like any other hobbit - like family. One of the great characteristics of hobbits is how open they are and how they look for the good in everyone. The way they laugh and joke around with the Big Folk really does help turn the Company into a family. We can see that in canon in comments made by the various members of the fellowship, including Legolas and Gimli. Oh, and I really liked the image of Merry trying to bait Pippin by telling inappropriate stories to Gimli. No doubt Merry also enjoyed the windfall of embarassing the dwarf. Merry really is an instigator of trouble! lol! Once again, great little story! Author Reply: It's true that treating the others like family is part of their hobbit-nature, but it is particularly true of Merry and Pippin, that they really don't know of another way of doing it. Frodo is well-read, and well-taught by Bilbo. He may not have met Men or Elves before the Quest, but he has learned *about* them most of his life, and he knows, most assuredly that they are not hobbits. Sam is focused on his Master; he'll grow fond of, and friendly with the others as they travel, but he's not really considering it as important as what he does for Frodo. Merry and Pippin are young; they've *heard* a lot of Bilbo's tales, but they've never studied them. They've never been out of the Shire before, and they are both quite young. They don't *know* any other way to treat the others than as hobbits. This is not to say they are so naive as to believe there are no differences, but they simply ignore the differences because, well what else do they know? Yes, mischievous Merry would love the idea of aggravating two people at the same time, with the same material, but for different reasons, LOL! | |
| Gryffinjack | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 11/17/2005 |
| The Big Folk observing the hobbits always makes for such interesting stories! I think you're right - Merry and Pippin would have gone about trying to find a job that they could do to help the Fellowship. Especially at the beginning, they both are worried that they will be sent back and want to prove their worth. It's very important to both of them that they show that they are valued members of the Company and not mere tag-alongs. Finding things to round out their meals, gathering firewood, and serving everyone is one way they can contribute. Other than lending their support to Frodo, Merry and Pippin do not see their best ways of contributing at this early stage - keeping everyone's spirits up and helping everyone to become a group that knew and cared about each other. The best way to do that is to laugh and grow close, as Legolas, Aragorn, and Gimli are finding out. Can you imagine what the hobbits must have thought about the "small" portions taken by the Big Folk? "Must be feeling rather poorly to have such little appetite." lol! These stories really show the differences between the different races as well as how they come together as a group. You're so good at filling in the corners! Author Reply: It's something I love--seeing others observing and marveling at the wonder that is hobbits! LOL! Yes, they very much want to prove themselves worthy and useful. Although they both know their primary job is to help keep up Frodo's morale, they want to do all they can to not be a burden to the others. And the skills they show are hobbity strengths. And they have not realized that Frodo is not the only one who needs to be cheered up. And getting everyone to care about one another is a part of their hobbit nature--it comes to them easily. It does seem strange to the hobbits: obviously these folk are bigger--they should by all rights eat lots more than hobbits, right? *grin* "Filling in the corners". Why thank you for putting that in such a hobbity way! | |
| Vicki_Turner | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 9/24/2005 |
| I loved this story!! It made me laugh! Absolutely loved the last line! Author Reply: I'm so glad you liked it. It's always nice to get a new review for a story that's been up a while! Thank you! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 4/20/2005 |
| Oh, I hope he doesn't grow fur on his feet! Lovely glimpse at the hobbits on the quest. Lovely! | |
| Nina the powerwriter | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 1/1/2005 |
| That was so cute! I love the description of the hobbits interacting with the others of the fellowship. I can't quite remember how close Tolkien described all of them in the first book. They simply treated them all like large hobbits. LOL! Author Reply: Well, really, you know, Merry and Pippin would not know any other way to treat someone. All they've ever known are hobbits. | |
| Hai Took | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 12/27/2004 |
| I loved this! The way you described the way Merry and Pippin treated each member of the Fellowship was great! All the relationships, if I can use that term, were perfect! lol, I loved the end as well "They simply treated them all like large hobbits. And it was rather nice, if sometimes disconcerting." Perfect! Thank you! Author Reply: Relationships is the perfect term, as Merry and Pippin have decided that these Big Folk are relations of a sort! LOL! | |
| GamgeeFest | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 12/23/2004 |
| I love this one! Merry and Pippin with all their "big" hobbits. You've got the relationships stated so perfectly. It's easy to see why they all took such a strong liking and affection for the hobbits. Well done. Author Reply: I'm glad that you think I got the relationships down well. I've put a lot of thought over how the hobbits relate to one another and to the Big Folk. And it's hard *not* to like someone who likes you. Thank you very much! | |