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| A Took by Any Other Name by Lindelea | 7 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/5/2005 |
| I so love your Esmeralda. Quite the Took. Author Reply: Yes, have neglected Esmeralda dreadfully, and her one of those delightful Tooks and all. At least I figured out a "nickname" for her that I could live with. If only I could do the same for Eglantine. | |
| Saoirse | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/5/2005 |
| I forgot to say something in the review I just left for your latest chapter (terribly like me, I have it in my head to say... and then it just slips away, and here I am now) so I figured why not review again and say it here! I just wanted to say how happy I was to stumble across this delightful fic! Because I just absolutely adored 'Seeing the Forest...' it has to be one of my very favorites, glad to see you continuing it! I would say update soon but... you always do! :) Author Reply: Happens to me all the time. Other authors could tell you about the "p.s." reviews I send... Glad you liked "Seeing the Forest". I thought perhaps it was too graphic, for very few people commented on it. Thanks! | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/4/2005 |
| Poor Pippin. (I'll have to go back and read over the Orc tale.) He's not dealing too well with the stress of the attack, but I suppose he's not had long yet. I love the way Diamond and Esmeralda are looking after him, but I have a feeling that he will be involved in the joys of childbirth shortly. Author Reply: Yes, if you read the Orc tale you'll have a better idea of what he's been through. I had never written so "dark" before that story. And to think it all started with a joke; a friend kept nagging me to tie up Merry in a story, and just to be contrary I made sure he wasn't tied up, but that Pippin was. Childbirth is still a month away, according to "Jewels". Goodness I hope this isn't going to take that long! | |
| Hai Took | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/4/2005 |
| Oh dear, poor Diamond! I'm glad Esmeralda was able to swoop in and rescue her from the Healer! There was rather a mess, wasn't there. Pippin falling out of bed and maid and Merimas getting tangled on the floor and Ossilan, trying to find out what is the matter with Diamond and why Pippin is on the floor! Looking forward to more! Author Reply: Y'know, I haven't written much about Esmeralda lately. It has been interesting to sit down and take tea with her, so to speak. Thanks! | |
| FantasyFan | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/4/2005 |
| This is a marvelous chapter. I can understand why Diamond is laughing and crying at the same time. The scene is right out of Abbot and Costello - a cascade of falling hobbits and breakfast everywhere, all caused by the need for a bedpan. At the same time, seeing Pippin on the floor, tall and strong and totally helpless, would have caused a pang in pretty much anyone. I'm thrilled to hear this story will feature my favorites, the strong women of the Took and Brandybuck families. I know their menfolk appreciate them, and love them deeply, and rely on them for a lot of things, but these women have a strength that is as deep as the earth itself, and as inconspicuous as dirt. I do like reading about them. Author Reply: Yep, the womenfolk have to be pretty strong, what with the menfolk being beset by old fears and nightmares. Ah, Abbot and Costello, just the effect I was going for. Glad you saw it. And yes, "tall and strong and totally helpless" is enough to give me pangs! Thanks. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/4/2005 |
| Poor Pippin, just one big bruise from head to toe. I loved the part about getting the porridge out of the way first! LOL! And I really loved the part at the end when Esmeralda is scolding him just as though he were still a young tween. Still wondering how this is going to fit into his naming of Faramir. I hope we will get to that soon, as my "puzzler" is "getting sore". *grin* Author Reply: Poor "puzzler". We'll be getting to that sooner than later, I think. I can only take so much angst, you know. Loved hearing about what you loved! Thanks. | |
| Connie B. | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/4/2005 |
| I thought for sure that Diamond was going into labor this time. Those last few days before delivery seem neverending. Something told me that Pippin had tried to get up to go to the privy. Poor thing. He must have been sooo embarassed. I'm still trying to figure out the subtleties of this story. I know that eventually it will all make perfect sense, but for right now I'm looking for clues in everything. Which raises my next question. Pippin was acting like he'd hurt his arm again, did he? Just curious.:) Thanks. Connie B. Author Reply: Sorry, bad phrasing. Pippin was clutching desperately at the *healer's* arm. Changed it to make it clearer. Nothing wrong with Pippin but that every bone feels out of joint and every muscle is in knots and he's covered with scrapes and bruises all over. Poor lad. Thanks! Author Reply: p.s. They're going to try to keep Diamond from going into labour at all cost. She's still a month to six weeks away from term. | |