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| The Farmer's Son by Lindelea | 5 Review(s) |
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| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 11/3/2009 |
| This is so sweet. I think Eglantine sensed something as mothers so often do but couldn't quite put a name to it. Just knowing ones child so well would have clued her into a slight difference even if she didn't remark upon it directly. I like this because it makes you think about just how difficult it must have been for Pippin to leave knowing that he might not be back for some time. It also shows just how devoted he was to Frodo and Merry not to allow them to go without him. Author Reply: Thank you, I value your thoughts! It helps, in retrospect, to see what stands out, especially when shaping future chapters... Author Reply: p.s. That mother's intuition... something you can't quite put your finger on, but looking back seems all too clear. | |
| Neilia | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/1/2008 |
| Oh my! If Pip's mum only knew what he knew...she would tie him to his bed for a month. Whooey! I remember finding out about some of my son's 'rambles' after the fact, and they were short! He was a 'Pip' for sure. I think that is why I love stories about the youngest hobbit the best. Hugs, Neilia Author Reply: Ooo, tie him to his bed, what an idea! Reminds me of the old hobbit song where a wife grew so weary of her husband's wanderings that she tied him to a chair! LOL, having raised a 'Pip' I can see how you enjoy Pippin-centric stories! Hugs back. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/1/2008 |
| Awww....Pippin! *hugs him and Eglantine* You know, this is another of those occasions where fanfic has a huge advantage over conventional fiction. If this were an original fic, a lot of the wistfulness and mood would be totally lost--because the reader would not know what's behind all this. Or, to make the hidden sadness clearer to the reader, the author would have to be making all sorts of explanations. But with fanfic, the reader and the author *both* know what's going on, and all of these seemingly innocuous interactions between mother and son are laden with foreshadowing and angst. Author Reply: Yes, to the reader they're laden with foreshadowing and angst, but to the mother... I tried hard to have her come up with reasonable explanations for her son's behaviour. Hopefully it worked! Thanks! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/1/2008 |
| I fear that Eglantine is sensing there is something--wrong--or different--or particularly special--about this trip. And she may well be afraid she won't see her son again before the next few weeks are up! Author Reply: You know, if she is sensing something different, she's being very adept at explaining it away... of course, hindsight is 20/20. Thanks! | |
| Maaya | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/1/2008 |
| Ohh, the good-bye scene between Pippin and Eglantine was so familiar, surely familiar for anyone who has said good-bye to their mother when leaving on a trip. (Or at least, Eglantine reminds me a lot of my own mother here.) And it is such a sad scene, Poor Pippin, poor Eglantine! Author Reply: Yes, definitely, that motherly feeling of being torn between wanting to "baby" them and rejoicing to see them stand on their own feet... Thanks! | |