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| The Valley is Jolly by Canafinwe | 3 Review(s) |
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| Inzilbeth | Reviewed Chapter: 17 on 1/25/2010 |
| Oh this chapter is a delight! I see I wasn't the only one who wanted to be a fly on the wall to hear Bilbo's story! Bilbo is perfect and I do love the way you portray the relationship between Elrond and Gandalf. They obviously know each other so well and yet thoroughly enjoy scoring points off each other! But best of all here is were the exchanges between father and son. Wonderful! Author Reply: I'm glad you like it! It's nice to know that Elrond and Gandalf came across well. I imagine they would have enjoyed needling each other: neither of them had many people to tease that way. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 17 on 1/21/2010 |
| Ah, bless the child! So, a first introduction, if slightly via the back door, if you will, between the future Dunadan and Bilbo Baggins, and a tale told that Gandalf wished Elrond to hear for some obscure reason of his own. Amusement drawn from the incident, and young Estel shows a bit of his future skill. Now--who did the repair, and how roundly shall that one be chided? Author Reply: Thanks for the lovely review (and sorry for the delay in replying...). Glad you liked the chapter... and scolding irresponsible staff is a skill that every young future king must learn! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 17 on 1/21/2010 |
| Aww...I do love this chapter. Bilbo really shines in his modesty and his politeness and his enthusiasm for all things Elven. I do like that both Elrond and Gandalf detected their small eavesdropper--come to think of it, Aragorn has something else in common with Sam! LOL! I also loved the juxtaposition of Bilbo's role as Hope in The Hobbit, and Estel's future role as Hope. It's no wonder that one day these two will be fast friends. I wonder if he ever confesses his childhood escapade to Bilbo? Author Reply: Thanks so much! I'm glad you like my take on Bilbo. He's such a delightful character, both to read and to write. I'm sure he'd be wonderful to meet, too! Thanks for your remark on Bilbo and Estel as Hope in their respective tales. I think that might have been one of the reasons they were such good friends: each posesses an inate, unshakable optimism. I never thought of Aragorn confessing to Bilbo... it would make for an interesting encounter, wouldn't it? | |