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| Sharing Sam by Celeritas | 5 Review(s) |
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| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/9/2011 |
| I think a room right next to Frodo would be the only place Sam would be comfortable. Quite right there. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: Yes--unless he wants to be alone with his wife and doesn't want Frodo overhearing! | |
| Virtuella | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/7/2011 |
| You know, it's so easy for Tolkien to say they move in together, but you're quite right, it would have been a little sensitive and needing much diplomacy! I approve of Rosie's decorative choices... Author Reply: It would have been a big change for all of them, and while Frodo keeps on saying, "Oh, it'll be fine," not even he has thought through all the logical consequences. And it must have been a real treat for Rosie to get to do all that redecorating! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/6/2011 |
| I love all the detail in this story. And I'd never thought of this before... I hadn’t given any thought to keys. I suppose there’d be a way to copy this one, but who knows when there will be Dwarves in the Shire again. Rose will have Bag End bright and cheery again in no time. Author Reply: Thanks! I really like looking at the detailed consequences of the changes in these hobbits' lives, and it doesn't take too much envisioning them going up the hill and unlocking the door to wonder exactly how the issue of keys is going to be handled. I'm sure Bag End wasn't dull and gloomy before, but it surely must have been missing something all those years! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/6/2011 |
| *chuckle* Dear Rose! I do love her combination of diffidence and bossiness! Comes of being the sister among the brothers, I'm sure! (The bossiness, not the diffidence-- that's solely Frodo's fault, turning everything upside down as he is.) But once she moves in and gets used to things, I'm quite sure she'll manage both the males just fine... Yellow curtains and yellow tablecloths and a mat... all the little feminine touches that Bag End has lacked since Belladonna's day! What fun! And the part about Frodo not wanting to "pry", LOL! Too funny! I love Rose's practical answer, at any rate. Privacy's rather a modern invention-- centuries ago families shared not just homes or rooms, but the beds as well. The human race managed to muddle along just fine. And hobbits are just as practical. Author Reply: Rosie's only just starting to warm up to Frodo, so she can put her foot in when she needs to, but she needs a moment to do that as well. And she'll have to be a good deal more deft about managing one of the gentry, too, instead of her brothers. And goodness, after how many years of being inhabited by bachelors? *grin* I think the whole place is going to look a lot cheerier! Privacy is modern, but I think wealthier hobbits are a good deal closer to it than most people in Middle-earth--Frodo's a bachelor, but he doesn't have any personal servants, and he can afford better heating than most people. (Living underground really does help with insulation like that, too). Add to that the fact that almost all Shire families are now nuclear, and even if they can't normally afford it, I think it'd be a reasonable expectation for Sam and Rose to get some privacy in the early days of their marriage. At any rate, living with the Gaffer in such a situation is very different from living with Mr. Frodo! But, of course, hobbits are practical, and Rosie's quick to realize that that's a silly reason to not look after Frodo. (And of course, adolescence is just as modern and hobbits had that, too! Dear me, it's such fun dealing with an anachronism!) | |
| goldvermilion87 | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/5/2011 |
| I love the fact that Rosie's isn't shy about suggesting changes. Also, *snrk* Author Reply: She was shy, at first, but she didn't want an altercation and once she started she couldn't stop. Also, that is a perfectly legitimate concern to address. | |