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| An Alphabet for Middle-earth by Dreamflower | 10 Review(s) |
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| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 4/29/2007 |
| He knew before he spoke his words would not help. “It’s not your fault, Mr. Frodo.” Listen to your Sam, darling, not to any voices in your heart that say otherwise. Poor Sam too to know that his words were in vain. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: But unfortunately it was not something Frodo could see; between the Ring's hold on him and Saruman's curse, he could not blame anything on anyone but himself at that point. | |
| Inkling | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/28/2007 |
| A clever take on the prompt! I was picturing Smaug in a tub. A sad and yet hopeful picture of the Dragon, well reflected by the moods of the two hobbits. Author Reply: *giggle* Someone else used the prompt to write Smaug as a little dragonette, all muddy from his play, LOL! "Sad and hopeful"--just what I was aiming for, thank you! | |
| GamgeeFest | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/9/2007 |
| Poor Frodo. All he can see is the damage and the scars, not the untouched structure, its frame still strong and its supports still intact. I love that Sam tries to reassure him, even though he knows it won't help. So like our Sam. Author Reply: Exactly! I think in those early days, especially, Sam must have gotten into the habit of automatically trying to reassure Frodo that things weren't his fault. I'm quite sure that everywhere he looked Frodo kept seeing signs of his so-called "failure". Poor Sam was not about to let that pass, little good though it would do. | |
| PIppinfan1988 | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/8/2007 |
| That indeed would be a horror for any of the Travellers to face! Then I think about "Silent Partners"....and I smile. I do apologise if I didn't get the title of that latter story right. :-( PF I'm going to sneak in one more before I hit the hay... Author Reply: Yes, it *was* "Silent Partners"! You remember correctly, yay! | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/7/2007 |
| A very clever use of this letter and title Dreamflower. Loved how you turned the mood with the last sentence too. Author Reply: Thank you very much! Since I'm so fond of hobbits, The Green Dragon sprang to my mind immediately. | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/6/2007 |
| Aw, the Green Dragon a casualty of Saruman's coup and the subsequent Scouring. But think what fun the hobbits will have rebuilding the place! Author Reply: Well, we're told that the inns were all closed down by the Chief's order; and I'm sure that the heroes' favorite one would have been one of the first casualties. I'm sure that it was even better than ever! | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/6/2007 |
| Poor old Green Dragon. Still. If it stopped them dancing on tables, it's not all bad!! And it really is very over-simplistic of Frodo to hug all responsibility to himself. As he would know if only he were thinking straight. Author Reply: As he would know if only he were thinking straight. Aye, there's the rub. The Ring had worn his conscience raw with Its nattering, and I am sure he saw every little bad thing as a sign of what he thought of as his "failure". *sigh* | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/5/2007 |
| Wow, that would have stumped me. And wow! this says so very much in so few words! I wish I could do that! :) God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: It was a difficult prompt. You might be surprised. I didn't think I could, either, until the first time I tried it! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/5/2007 |
| Alas, but I can see this happening all too easily. No, Sam's words wouldn't help much, I fear. Author Reply: No, I am quite sure that over the course of those first few weeks home, he found himself saying them all too often, and knowing all the same that they were fruitless. | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/5/2007 |
| Aw . . . Frodo did have an awful shock when they got home, and one knows he would feel it was his fault, even though it wasn't. Wonderful to say so much in so few words! Beautiful!! Author Reply: Yes, unfortunately after the job the Ring did on Frodo, his poor conscience was totally oversensitive--he tended to think *everything* was his fault. | |