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| Number Three, Bagshot Row by GamgeeFest | 10 Review(s) |
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| nancylea57 | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 12/5/2008 |
| this far and already i have five to add to tommorws wish list you keep listing stories. and ill keep reading. am tickled by some of the views expressed by this farmers and rustic folk about people they have no concept of. how strange we must seem sometimes if they were to walk in and hear us rant and rave over technology. Author Reply: Hobbits wouldn't understand the need for technology in the slightest. They saw no point in Lotho "improving" the mills and they were right on that count. Their concept of Men is colored by the ruffians, but enough time has passed and they've heard enough stories and rumors about the Travelers' adventures to be curious about the men they met along the way. This was a great opportunity for some of those misconceptions to be clouded up even further! ;) | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 4/7/2007 |
| I am proud of our Elessar for taking time to write that letter, and loved the Hobbity examination of it and the vagaries of mankind. How hilarious and wonderful. Author Reply: Elessar knows to listen to his hobbits, so when Sam requested he write a thank you letter to the Gaffer, there was nothing else for it. I'm sure Sam will be writing the King back, telling him all about this! The hobbits might be horrified by the seeming shortcomings of Man, but Elessar will get quite a kick out of it! Thanks for reading! | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 2/10/2007 |
| Very nice of Aragorn to write that note. Love the plain speaking hobbit speech too. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: Aragorn was more than happy to fulfill this request of Sam's, and the Gaffer now considers Aragorn a friend of the family. And the hobbits of the Ivy Bush now know a whole lot more about Men than they did before. :D Aragorn will be very pleased to learn that the letter was so well received. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 2/8/2007 |
| Of course, that Elis-bloke is only the King. A letter from him is not quite like getting one from the Thain - but certainly worth taking down the pub ... just so that everyone there can see just how much this person thinks of his son. I can just see the Gaffer preening himself - and trying to look modest, while attempting not to burst with pride. Author Reply: LOL! That is very much how Gaffer would behave. I imagine the beginning of this conversation started with the Gaffer acting very put out about receiving a letter that he couldn't even read, and couldn't the King have sent him something useful if he was going to send him anything. But as we can plainly see, he thought quite a lot of it. :D A letter from the Thain - now *that* would be something to talk about for many weeks to come! ;) | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 2/6/2007 |
| “Lor’ bless us if we ever elect a Mayor as lived with Elves and wandered about in the Blue. Haha!!! To this I can only reply: Just wait and see ;-) That was a funny discussion and very hobbity indeed. I particularly liked the Gaffer's translation of their new king's name: 'Hope strides'! Just perfect! Author Reply: LOL! Noakes will be in for an eye-opener in a few more years. And the Shire will be blessed to have such a Mayor. ;) Those hobbits are about as hobbity as they come. They actually remind me a lot of my mom's family when watching a movie. :D And that is a rather fitting nickname for Aragorn, even if the Gaffer doesn't realize it. | |
| SlightlyTookish | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 2/6/2007 |
| Heehee, this is great! I love how long it takes them to get through that letter! The last paragraph is wonderful. I love seeing the Gaffer appreciate the King in his own way :) Author Reply: Thank you Tookish. :) And now we know why Sam advised Aragorn to keep the letter short! He must have forseen how his father, and everyone else, would react upon seeing the letter. The Gaffer may never fully understand his son's devotion to the King, but he can at least accept it more readily now. | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 2/6/2007 |
| Oh this is a lot of fun GF! To see the drinkers of the Shire beginning to process the fact that there is a King again and to discern that some men are different and better than the ruffians that they have experienced even if the best are still not up to Hobbit standards is great. The bit I loved the most was the profound thought about not picking a Mayor who has lived with Elves and wandered in the blue! So Frodo being Deputy Mayor didn't count eh? And Sam is still to come !*g* Author Reply: The hobbits would have heard numerous stories of the Men that the Travellers befriended at this point, but they would still be wary of Men due to the Troubles. Now at least they have some explanations for why the ruffians were the way they were, even if their information isn't entirely accurate. ;) Noakes will be quite floored when Sam becomes Mayor - that is, if it even occurs to him that Sam *has* lived among Elves and *has* wandered about in the Blue. It's more obvious with Merry and Pippin, what with their increased height and more refined speech, but it would be easy for hobbits to "forget" that Sam has done those things. And as for Frodo - lol! Noakes probaby breathed a sigh of relief when Will Whitfoot took over the job again. ;D | |
| Althea | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 2/5/2007 |
| This was a joy to read. I loved how Farmer Cotton stood up for Sam and the reverence the Gaffer displayed in handling the letter. It's always a pleasure to observe Hobbits. I feel as if I were an invisible spectator watching and listening and drinking in the local wisdom. I am so glad that Aragorn wrote a thank you letter to the Gaffer. Not only did it give Hamfest pleasure, but us as well since, through your wonderful talent and imagination, we were able to spend a little more time in the presence of Hobbits. Author Reply: The Gaffer may be able to hide his pleasure about many things, but it's not every day someone gets a letter from the King himself. I think he would be quite tempted to brag in this case. Though sadly it doesn't seem that Cotton and Gaffer standing up for Sam, Frodo and Bilbo has changed anyone's mind about them being cracked. ;) But at least they still love Sam despite that. :D Thank you for the kind praise, Althea! *hugs* | |
| Tigger | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 2/5/2007 |
| Oh, this was delightful. Our poor race of Men though. Can't hold our vittles or drink and so uncivilized...We're doooooomed!!! ;o) Thanks for this GamgeeFest!! :o) Author Reply: Really, it's a miracle we can even get ourselves dressed every day! LOL No wonder Hobbits think us Big Folk to be such a silly lot. Thanks for the review! :D | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 2/5/2007 |
| LOL! I love it! Hobbits are the most practical people if ever there were any! But the Gaffer has the right of it in this, and I'm glad Aragorn wrote him. I know how Farmer Cotton feels; I've bever once been able to pronounce Aragorn's full name. BTW, speaking of EYEWTKAH, I got called away before I had time to review the last chapter, but I wanted to tell you I loved it, and it made me laugh till I cried! Legolas a tree! LOL! And Sam's wariness is so very...well, Sam! I look forward to catching up at LJ as well. God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: Hobbits have that hobbit sense, and they just can't understand how addle-brained the Big Folk can be. :P Strider will be hearing from Sam about how proud the Gaffer was to get that letter. And thank goodness Strider took Sam's advice about keeping it short, or they'd *still* be discussing it! ;) And I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the last chappie of EYEWTKAH. At that point, Legolas probably wouldn't have been too surprised if Merry had demanded that Legolas sprout roots and leaves. LOL. Poor tormented Elf. And poor Sam. Imagine, a lifetime spent among golf-obsessed hobbits! It's a wonder he's still sane. ;) | |