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| The Many Aspects of Merimac Brandybuck by Lily Dragonquill | 4 Review(s) |
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| demeter d | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 5/30/2007 |
| How delightful! I just finished the story about little Bluebell, and thought i would re-visit a few of your earlier ones. Every child needs such uncles and cousins around to grow up with. In our family, my mother did the walk on her feet trick. it always made me feel like I was taking big, grown-up steps, too. The rebellious Rascal of Buckland is far in the future at this point. So, too is the kind of trouble that Frodo could not easily share. Author Reply: I missused my cousin for the feet trick just like Frodo. However, I don't have such good a relationship with my cousin as Frodo has with Merimac or Saradoc later on. Frodo might be rebellious in the future and unable to share his sorrows, but he has cousin who will always look after him and care for him. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/2/2007 |
| How on earth did I miss this one! How delightful, Frodo on Mac's feet, "tomping" across the lawn. Yes, Frodo would remember, and remember well! Heh! Author Reply: I like the image a lot... especially since I demanded the same "game" from my own cousin :) | |
| Elemmírë | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 6/16/2006 |
| Sigh. Wee Frodo is too cute. So, Mac is a mischief maker too. Hmm, I wonder if _he's_ the one who taught Frodo some of his tricks ... which in turn would have been passed down to Merry and then Pippin. I can just picture an older Saradoc admonishing his brother many years later for teaching Frodo some particular mischief while he's under the Brandybuck's care. LOL! Just one little note: when Saradoc references Drogo in the beginning, shouldn't he be saying "Uncle Drogo" and not just Drogo? Also, a quick question: is there an English translation/version of your Schicksalsjahre story to be found anywhere? I took 3 years of German in high school, but it's very rusty 10 years later. Author Reply: Thanks. Wee!Frodo has developed into one of my favourite writing objects :) Of course Drogo is Saradoc's uncle but since he is of age already he might not always use "uncle" to address him or rather speak of him. I can just picture an older Saradoc admonishing his brother many years later for teaching Frodo some particular mischief while he's under the Brandybuck's care. That's a very interesting thought. Mac will be of age when Frodo moves to Brandy Hall but, perhaps he has still a mind for a mischief or another :) I'm keeping that in mind. I'm afraid I'm still writing on my German story - the Bag End part now - and Frodo is still twenty and I intend to write until he is 33. So, there is lots to come and if I ever translate it, it won't be until I'm done with the German version. It would be too confusing for me to write two timelines at once. | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 6/16/2006 |
| Wonderful! I think I like your "scallywag" as much as I like Dreamflower's "sprout" :) I remember the "stomping" game. I played it with my brother when he was small. So, Mac was famous for his mischief? Then little Frodo found the perfect teacher! Surely she thought her child would never be as much the source of trouble as Mac. Poor Primula, I'm afraid, part of her wish will not come true ;-) But I doubt that Frodo, with his mother still there, would have become such a rascal. Author Reply: Scallywag as famous as Dreamflower's sprout? I'm honoured!!! I love "her sprout" :) I used to play that game with my cousin ... though he did without any stomping sounds :) Yes, Mac is famous for his mischief. You will see that also in later Schicksalsjahre chapters (yes, he's going to have a not so unimportant role). I doubt that. Frodo was a rascal from the very beginning. He might have developed differently... but he would have stayed a racal :) | |