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| The Making of a Ringbearer I: Adrift by Henna Gamgee | 14 Review(s) |
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| PSW | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 1/3/2016 |
| This was a good story, definitely an interesting look at this time of Frodo's life. Thanks for writing! | |
| Imladris | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 12/23/2012 |
| Fantastic! Just fantastic! I loved your take on Frodo's Brandy Hall days, how he grew up there, and the kinds of relationships that developed (little Merry is the sweetest thing). The serendipitous meeting with Elrohir, Aragorn and Legolas was pure brilliance. Can't wait to read the others too; I know I'll love them just as much! | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 2/29/2012 |
| Wonderful tale. Really great fun. Looking forward to more of Frodo's adventures. By the way, I loved how you handled poor Merry's sorrow. | |
| lotrgirl12 | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 2/20/2010 |
| I absolutely loved this story! It was so great! I loved how your details were all consistent with the book, and I really liked the story when Frodo meets Legolas, Elrohir and Estel. It was amazing! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 6/19/2008 |
| Nice ending. And I'm glad Merry in the end was able to reconcile to the loss of his Frodo. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 1/31/2008 |
| Hello Obelia-- Having come to the end of Anchored, I suddenly realized that I had never read the first one! I have to say, I really enjoyed this--your Bilbo and your Merry are so delightful here, especially. And I liked how concerned Saradoc and Esmeralda were, even though they did not have the time they'd wish for Frodo. The episode of meeting with Estel and the Elves was well handled, and a lot of fun to read. I was quite glad to see the dastardly Bolo recieve his "come-uppance". And it explained something--I'd always thought your hobbits seemed a bit young for their ages, and I now realize what it is--while both of us use a formula for figuring the maturity of young hobbits in comparison to young humans, you use 18 as the "coming of age" figure, while I use the more traditional 21. So naturally, it makes them all seem much younger than mine! (By the way, I've no objection to the use of a different formula, or even to those who use no formula at all--I just like knowing that the difference is there!) Now that both "Adrift" and "Anchored" are finished, can we hope to see the third story in your trilogy make its appearance? I assume--and hope--that it covers the years between Bilbo's leaving and the Quest. I know that you're finishing up your doctorate this year, which is going to take up most of your time--but I do hope that you'll find a chance to think a bit about hobbits as well! Author Reply: I'm so glad you enjoyed Part 1! I'm like you, I like to write with specific age equivalents in mind. :) Not only is my coming of age younger than yours, but since my formula is nonlinear, very young hobbits are equivalent to humans only half their age. The ratio approaches and passes 2/3 as they age. Elderly hobbits end up equivalent to humans 3/4 their age. (100yo hobbit = 75yo human) Weird, yes, but oh well. I am indeed still planning to write the third part! For awhile I thought I should just stop with Anchored, but I have so many ideas for the post-Bilbo-leaving, pre-Quest period, I really want to continue! Anchored ended up being largely about Frodo's relationship with Bilbo; I didn't get to explore Sam, Merry and Pippin nearly enough. Part 3 will undoubtedly proceed at the same painfully slow pace as Anchored has been lately, but if people can tolerate that, I will certainly be writing it. And I'm thinking there will be a post-graduation, pre-new job period in my life, which should be highly conducive to thinking about hobbits. ;) | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 11/14/2005 |
| Hurrah! Finished it in a matter of hours! That's how interested I was! But...well, you have someone else who read backwards. No matter, I'm reading "Anchored" again anyway, and reviewing this time. I read it first before I joined SOA, and I was unsure about reviewing. Believe it or not, in spite of the elvish name, I'm a full-fledged Frodo-and-Sam lover! Though, who could help loving all the rest of them as well? I've been planning to write a four-part pre-quest Frodo saga for months and months now, and it's encouraging to read others' wonderful work. Wonderful portrayal, and I absolutely can't wait till Anchored is finished! Namarie, and God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: Eeep, sorry for taking over two years to reply to your lovely review. :( I keep forgetting part 1 even exists, so I never think to check! Anyway, just wanted to say thanks, however belatedly. :) | |
| cpsings4him | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 11/22/2004 |
| Obie! What a wonderful, tearful, joyful, bitter-sweet departure! I can't wait to get to the next part! Author Reply: I can't believe you reviewed every chapter. :P THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Next one's several times longer, so don't feel obligated to continue the trend, but in any case, you rock! :D | |
| Nova | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 9/16/2004 |
| Thank you very much for Your story! It's really beautiful one. I'm going to read next part right now. Author Reply: Thanks so much for reviewing! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :) Sorry for taking so long to reply... I just now noticed I had more reviews for this fic! I really should check more often! :-\ | |
| Hobbsy/Mynelwood | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 8/29/2004 |
| I've been reading Adrift since you mentioned it earlier this week at LJ and I LOVE it. So well-written and Young Frodo is exactly as I have always imagined him. wonderful! Author Reply: Eeeee! Welcome! Thanks so much for reading. :D I'm sorry I never replied before... I really should check back here more often! :-\ | |