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| Eleventy-one Years: Too Short a Time by Dreamflower | 5 Review(s) |
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| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 6/27/2012 |
| Love this chapter especially Gildor and his encounter with Bilbo and Bilbo's encounter with him and the other Elves and Gildor's words. So that love starts very early indeed! :) Also could you please pray for my dad who has bad kidneys and starts dialysis in a month or so. Le hannon! *hugs* Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: Of course I will, dear. And it seemed to me that such an encounter might account for his lifelong interest in Elves! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 6/26/2012 |
| Oh, I love that reference to one of my favorite authors and one of my favorite books! Lamb's blessing is most apt for our little Bilbo! Author Reply: Back when I was writing "Eucatastrophe: the Return" using prompts from Marigold's Challenges for each chapter, I got that quotation from Llinos as one of my elements. I knew INSTANTLY that it was meant for Bilbo. After I wrote that chapter, I also knew that even though that story was AU, the bit of flashback in that chapter was to be part of my backstory for canon Bilbo as well. It really does fit Bilbo so well! (And I loved Five Children and It as well. I guess JRRT did too, since he included a psammead in Roverandom! | |
| Kaylee Arafinwiel | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 6/25/2012 |
| Dreamflower, this story is getting better and better (not that I would expect any less from you! *grin*) But oh, poor Belladonna to get hurt like that! I do hope Bungo's not too annoyed, and maybe Bungo can coax Gerontius to allow Isengar to accompany them home! :) What do you think? I love Bilbo more and more every chapter!! :) *hugs Bilbo* And that was quite a blessing Gildor bestowed on him...*grin* Kaylee!!! Author Reply: Well, it was just a sprained ankle-- I think she felt it was worth it to meet Elves! *grin* Bungo's just glad to have her back and safe. (And I would not be surprised if you are right about 'Gar, whether that makes it into the story or not...) It was indeed! When Llinos gave me that quotation to work into my "Eucatastrophe: The Return" (which I was posting chapter by chapter as part of Marigold's Challenges) I thought of Bilbo immediately! It just seemed so perfect for our brave little "there and back again" hero! And Ithilden's Sindarin translation was just icing on the cake. I knew after I wrote it that it would be a part of my "regular" Bilbo's backstory as well as the AU one. I'm glad I had this chance to fill it out a little more. | |
| Muon | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 6/25/2012 |
| Ah, yes, I remember this story. Nice to see a bit more of the background that led Belladona to go out walking in the woods. And Bilbo is just too cute here! On another note, I think you might have inadvertently left out a sentence while copying over the text from the previous story - the second paragraph of Gildor's section jumps a bit oddly. Over in the original text, it's got this extra sentence in the middle, which makes more sense: "Suddenly, he was startled from his reverie by a sharp cry of distress. It was not one of his people--that was not the voice of an Elf, and it came from ahead of him and not behind. Swiftly, though cautiously, he made his way in the direction of the sound." Author Reply: You were absolutely right! Thank you-- it's fixed now! Yes, showing it from Belladonna's POV kind of rounded things out! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 6/25/2012 |
| The other Elves had begun to gather about Gildor, marveling at the tiny child, who was so small that he easily fit into Gildor’s two hands. Bilbo looked about him, with an expression of delighted wonder, and when one silver-haired Elf leaned over him, he reached up a chubby hand to pull on one of the locks. The Elf laughed, and then the child laughed too. What a sweet, delightful image! I enjoyed this chapter immensely. Bilbo's world is widening in remarkable ways, although he's not yet aware of it. Author Reply: Oh thank you dear! Can't you imagine how an encounter like this might account for Bilbo's lifelong fascination with Elves? I am so looking forward to writing more of his childhood! | |