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| Buckland Celebration by Baggins Babe | 6 Review(s) |
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| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/21/2007 |
| I love that Frodo dressed up as Gandalf and then Gandalf showed up and laughed so heartily and called him 'my fellow wizard'. How fun is that? I'll be dressed as Frodo myself. And of course the love between the Gamgee-Baggins brothers is there so bright. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) | |
| Mirkwoodmaiden | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 4/16/2005 |
| Dear BB! I loved this chapter! I was touched by the scene at Frodo's parents grave. It was full of warmth and love and just the right touch of sadness. Poor Sam. Bless. He's always so worried about Frodo. The depiction of Hallowe'en night was wonderful I think you capture the essence of the holiday the way that it would be celebrated in the Shire. Excellently well-penned. You could feel the joy of celebration and the warmth of hearth and home. I loved how the Hobbits kept harkening back to when they were children on Hallow's eve. The story was suffuse with warmth and memory. You have a talent for writing HObbits. A few lines that particularly struck my fancy: "The effect of this was to produce more giggles, until even 'Woo-woo' was beyond the little spooklets." Love the image of little spooklets! "I was absolutely mortified when Gandalf turned up! He took one look at me, roared with laughter, and spent the rest of the evening calling me his 'fellow wizard.'" I can so imagine Gandalf calling a Small Frodo this! "All the lamps had been snuffed and the only light came from turnip lanterns high on small shelves, the grotesque faces casting weird shadows on the curved walls, which caused much shrieking and delicious terror in everyone, from the oldest to the youngest." This really creates a wonderful image of the Great Hall during the Celebration. wonder evocative imagery. "The tables were full of pies, breads, baked potatoes, spiced mushrooms, soup in vast tureens, and huge bowls of punch and mulled wine and cider. In the centre was a big barrel full of water for the apple-bobbing, and there were flaming bowls full of raisins for games of snapdragon." Again wonderful imagery, and also knowing me I love the listing of the all the wonderful foods on offer. Every Hobbit's desire! The impressed MM (PEF) Author Reply: Thank you for that, my dear MM. I know you enjoy the foodie descriptions - as someone well in tune with hobbit eating habits, you would! :-)) Gotta love the spooklets! Wouldn't it be fun if we could just hang out with the hobbits? *sigh* | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/30/2005 |
| One small correction--Frodo translates to Iorhael--wise one. Samwise translates to Perhail or Perhael (Halfwise) but should be Panthail or Panthael--Full-wise. Author Reply: Many thanks - I had a feeling it wasn't right but did not have the reference to hand. Obviously a small 'senior moment' there. | |
| Saoirse | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/30/2005 |
| What a sweet story, and LoL: '"Well, Sam is a gardener so he should be good at sowing seed," said Pervinca slyly. "Stop rolling your eyes, Mother. It's true!" ' I do love your Pervinca! Keep up the great work :) | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/30/2005 |
| [...] "I always remember the year Esme dressed me up as Gandalf, complete with pointy hat and long grey beard. I even had a staff, and I'm sure I half believed it would work magic. I was absolutely mortified when Gandalf turned up! He took one look at me, roared with laughter, and spent the rest of the evening calling me his 'fellow wizard.'" - That's prizeless! I would like to see them, the old wizard and his smaller copy! Where do you always get those wonderful ideas? It's really amazing. Thank you for sharing your Alternative Universe with us, I really like it. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/30/2005 |
| Delightful! No matter what happens, you find a way to gentle it with teasing and love. "Don't know about that. My whistling has never been particularly tuneful." Frodo gave Sam one of his most beautiful smiles . "It's alright, Sam. I'm fine. In fact I felt very different this time..........I suppose because I know that I shall see them again one day, and they're proud of me..........." "We're all proud of you, m'dear. We love you very much and I'm sure we're all grateful to your Mum and Dad for making you realise that." This is so wonderful. And... spooklets! :D Author Reply: Glad you liked the spooklets. :-)) They seem so adorable, those tiny hobbits. They just appeared and demanded to go into the story. | |